Barn Sanctuary

RESCUE FARMED ANIMALS AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO EMBRACE A PLANT-BASED LIFESTYLE.

RESCUE AND REHOME PROGRAM: BARN SANCTUARY WORKED WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AREA HUMANE SOCIETIES AND CONCERNED CITIZENS TO PROVIDE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION TO FARMED ANIMALS SUFFERING FROM ABANDONMENT, ABUSE AND NEGLECT. WE PROVIDED FARMED ANIMAL CARE EXPERTISE, EMERGENCY CARE, AND WHEN WE COULD NOT TAKE THEM IN, COMMUNICATED WITHIN OUR NATIONAL NETWORK OF SANCTUARIES TO FIND THEM A SAFE FOREVER HOME. BARN SANCTUARY PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO REHOME THEIR FARMED ANIMALS.TOURS: OUR PUBLIC TOURS PROVIDE AN INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE 90-MINUTE TOUR, GUESTS VISIT EACH BARN AND COOP ON THE PROPERTY AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EACH RESCUED ANIMAL SPECIES. LED BY A TRAINED GUIDE, VISITORS LEARN SPECIFIC RESIDENT RESCUE STORIES AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THEIR SPECIES' NATURE AND LIVED EXPERIENCE IN THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. PRIVATE TOURS ARE GIVEN BY THE CO-FOUNDER AND PROVIDE A MORE INTIMATE AND UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE WORKINGS OF THE SANCTUARY AND THE ANIMAL RESIDENTS WHO MAKE THEIR HOME HERE. FIELD TRIPS: IN 2023 WE INTRODUCED ON-SITE FIELD TRIPS, WHICH PROVIDED K-12 SCHOOL GROUPS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EDUCATIONAL AND AGE-APPROPRIATE TOUR AND ACTIVITY TO LEARN ABOUT OUR RESIDENTS AND THE REALITY OF FARMED ANIMALS IN OUR FOOD SYSTEM.PAID ANIMAL CARE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: IN 2023, 16 INTERNS WORKED ALONGSIDE BARN SANCTUARY PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR DESIGNATED AREA. OUR INTERNS CAME AWAY WITH VALUABLE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE BARN SANCTUARY MISSION, A COMPASSIONATE CONNECTION WITH OUR ANIMAL RESIDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS BUILT DURING THEIR TIME AS AN INTERN.VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: IN 2023, WE HAD 90 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE 3,322 HOURS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AND CARE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THEIR LIVING QUARTERS. MEAL PLANNER: OFFERS CUSTOMIZED PLANT-BASED PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS WITH SUPPORT FROM FOOD COACHES

FARMED ANIMAL SHELTER AND CARE: IN 2023 WE PROVIDED SAFE HAVEN AND LIFE-LONG CARE TO OVER 140 RESCUED FARMED ANIMALS, INCLUDING COWS, DONKEYS, CATS, GOATS, PIGS, POTBELLIED PIGS, SHEEP, DUCKS, CHICKENS AND TURKEYS. WE ALSO ADDED A NEW PIG BREED, POTBELLIED PIGS, TO OUR ANIMAL FAMILY AND GREW THE SANCTUARY OVERALL BY 40 NEW ANIMALS. EACH INDIVIDUAL FARMED ANIMAL WAS PROVIDED WITH SAFE, CLEAN LIVING SPACES BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS, WITH PLENTY OF PASTURE SPACE AND SHELTER FROM INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS WERE MAINTAINED AND IMPROVED TO ENSURE A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE ANIMALS AND STAFF.EACH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT RECEIVED AN APPROPRIATE DIET OF FEED AND SUPPLEMENTS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE THEIR HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND LONGEVITY.VETERINARY CARE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR REGULAR HEALTH MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS EMERGENCY CARE, AND ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE. SEVERAL OF OUR RESIDENTS REQUIRE SPECIAL CARE FOR ONGOING MOBILITY ISSUES AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS.