Rani — When Protection Meant Standing Firm
Rani — When Protection Meant Standing Firm
Rani was born into a fragile situation.
Rejected by her mother soon after birth, she would not have survived without human intervention. A compassionate family stepped in, feeding her, nursing her through her earliest days, and giving her the care her mother could not. They did what anyone guided by conscience would do — they protected life.
But care alone was not enough.
In Western Australia, regulatory changes classified deer as feral animals, placing them under strict control measures. This meant that keeping Rani was no longer permitted, and her life was suddenly at risk — not because she was unwell or dangerous, but because the law no longer recognised her right to be protected.
The family who had saved her could not continue to care for her under these conditions.
That is when Rani came to the Mohanji Centre of Benevolence.
Taking Rani in was not a simple act of goodwill. It required full compliance with Australian regulations — and more importantly, a conscious decision that life would not be measured against cost.
To ensure Rani’s safety and to remain fully within the law, extensive infrastructure had to be built: secure fencing, reinforced posts, purpose-built gates, and compliant enclosures. The cost ran into thousands of dollars, all funded with one intention — to protect a life that could not protect itself.
It would have been easier to walk away. It would have been cheaper to say no.
But Rani’s life was not negotiable.
Today, Rani lives safely within a protected space, cared for with consistency and respect. She is calm, alert, and secure — no longer a vulnerable fawn facing an uncertain fate, but a being whose life was consciously chosen.
Her story reflects a deeper truth behind animal care in Australia and beyond: true compassion does not stop where regulations begin — it works responsibly within them, without compromising on life.
Rani is alive not because it was easy. She is alive because responsibility mattered more than money.
The soul is the SAME in all beings
Mohanji
