I first became aware of the existence of Dinks in 2012, when my daughter Nikki accepted a battery hen that became known as Dinks. This was not unusual as many ill-treated animals found their way to the peace and harmony of Nikki and Scott’s wonderful property in Northern Victoria. The harmony of this place is palpable, and spirit presence is everywhere. Everyone who stays here knows they are in a very special place and go away changed – and for the better.
Dinks was in a very bad state when she arrived. Whilst she was not the healthiest due to where she had come from, she did not need vet care for another year. A later trip to the local vet only brought a verdict that seemed appropriate under the circumstances: “Best to put her down as nothing can be done for her.”
Nikki could not accept that and decided that this little hen’s life was worth fighting for. The vets were persuaded to try and restore health to Dinks (against their better judgement, I suspect), but to their credit they joined the ‘save Dinks’ campaign. During the next few months she endured frequent trips to the vets, who became very familiar with our little patient, costing Nikki and Scott a small fortune in fees. However, this was not about money; it was a steely determination to save the life of a little unwanted hen. Now she was wanted, and she basked in the love and 24/7 care of a compassionate lady who didn’t know the meaning of the word ‘quit’.
Early in the attempt to save Dinks I was conscripted into the battle too, to which I readily agreed. I was a naturopath and homeopath (who was now retired after 20 years of full-time practice), so my skills could be used in the treatment protocol. As a qualified homeopath I had treated animals of all types, and they always responded well to the gentle strength of homeopathy. Used correctly, homeopathy is free of side effects and works on all levels of the life force, human or animal.
From that point on, over the next few months, Nikki would keep me informed of any changes in her symptoms, and the mail service became our fast track for the delivery of medicines that were required to repair a cruelly damaged little hen. She responded well to her homeopathic treatment to the point where we were able to stop it as little more needed to be done. During this time she still had tests and a vet overseeing to chart her course as I rarely saw her, except when we drove up to visit her; we lived a good 3-hour drive away, and responsibilities in Melbourne made trips to the property infrequent.
Dinks became a social media celebrity during her short life, and countless thousands worldwide followed the daily life of this brave little hen and her battle for life. The cruel and morally indefensible business of battery farming is a cancer that should not be permitted in any so-called civilised nation. Politicians must be made accountable for the continued presence of these monuments to human cruelty by people who seem devoid of even a modicum of sympathy towards helpless creatures that provide eggs and ultimately their own bodies for human consumption.
The story of Dinks and the effect her story has had may well beg the question as to why this has been the case, after all many people across the globe look after unwanted or abused animals, including hens. For those who believe in a random and lawless world with no point or purpose to it, they will find no answers and cease to wonder further. I have never embraced this soulless philosophy and know that, above the negative events of the world, divinely inspired happenings occur all the time and are recognised by those who look for candlelight in the seeming gloom of our troubled world.
Good things happen all the time; we just need to open our spirit eyes, as well as the physical ones. Dinks’ earthly life was short as we measure time, and this was no accident. At the high point of her physical health, she was taken suddenly and seemingly at random, but this was not the case. Those who come with a message of great importance will follow the time-honoured pathway of leaving once the message is delivered to the world, and then allow the image it evokes to morph into the hearts and minds of humanity. The seed being sown by natural forces will take over, and the presence of the gardener is no longer required. All beings, human or animal, of messianic intent, as clearly shown by history, depart when the mission has been successfully completed.
Great movements on the earth have always started with small beginnings, and this story of an extraordinary little hen has taken on the body of a giant, and has tapped into a great ocean of resentment at the treatment of, not only hens but, all sentient animal life on our planet. The greatest and most impressive example of how people can enjoy supreme health is embodied in the lives of Nikki and Scott and their vegan lifestyle. All the animal life on their property is vegan, and their health is to be envied by all who visit. Animal products of any type do not exist on this property.
Dinks is not just a hen. She is a prophet of change, and by raising animals, we raise ourselves.
That is the law of the universe, and we ignore it at our peril.
Peter N. Hansen, ND
Dip. Hom. ATMS International Federation of Homeopathic Physicians