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EMERGENCY FUNDRAISER FOR JESSIE ???? Our beloved old epileptic lady Jessie ended up in the ER last night with an aura (pre-seizure) or post-ictal (after seizure) signs. Because Jessie is a grand mal, cluster seizure sufferer, we were expecting a long night of activity for her, and when this happens, it’s life threatening very quickly. […]

Watch the video! Linked here! Thank you to Kristian Lopez for this perfect and thoughtful coverage of our situation. And thank you @thedenverchannel

For just $2, you can buy us one square foot of land to improve the lives of our rescued animals…and a generous patron will pay for the 2nd square foot! We have always been a sanctuary of the regular folks, like us. We talk about winning the lottery, what we’d do with a million dollars […]

The return of events is finally here!! BUY TICKETS HERE! Because it’s already so hot, we’ve opted for an evening event, which is our favorite time at the sanctuary. Spend a warm summer night with rescued animals of 23 different species. Meet Mateo the calf and Valentina the baby goat, our two amputee rescues, for […]

WE HAVE BIIIIIIIG NEWS!! FINALLY! Yep, we are under contract. We are soooo close, friends! Here’s the thing…we still have a long way to go for our down payment to make this actually happen by closing at the end of the month. Not a lot of time for BIG goals to happen. BUT!!! We’ve been […]

This photo is special to me. Just before, my boss agreed that this beautiful goat Willy could be mine. She was on the sale list at the dairy, and in this instant, my life changed forever. When I started this whole adventure, I was just turning 34. Young, wide-eyed, enthusiastic, energetic, I fell in love […]

Heather says “Puppy day??? Think again!!” We got invited to do something very cool today, to visit backstage with @blink182 at @ballarenadenver with our baby goat Valentina and my best little old cuddle chicken Heather, plus puppies from @brighterdays_rescue ! We had a great time, got to meet some wonderful animal lovers and an incredibly gracious tour staff. And Heather got […]

Folks it’s HOT out here! Today we might all pretend to be water buffaloes. #sesamestreet #notabuff #clifford #babycow #babybuffalo #waterparkfun???? #poolsopen #summervibesonly #sanctuarylife #friendsnotfood

Agatha raises money with Snooze in Westminster! is happening NOW! Go see the worlds cutest, bravest little disabled goat and tell her how special she is. And then have some vegan pancakes! You’ll also get to meet our fabulous board members, Vikki, Morgan and Dr. Jason who are facilitating Aggie snuggles ♥️

Sometimes I fall into a lot of paralyzing anxiety, deep grief and frustration that comes with this work, and/or critical exhaustion, and it’s hard for me to do much more than what needs to get done for the animals and the big projects we are working on. When it happens, it’s not easy for me […]

Yama has not stopped snuggling his “babies” since they got home yesterday. Being gone nearly a week to allow them to heal, I’m sure he was beginning to think they were never coming back. Of course he had other companions to keep him busy, but he never forgot his little ones. Farm animals make specific, […]

Good morning! We’ve had abother busy weekend of fixing flood damage, but we also got to bring the baby buffaloes home to their adoptive papa Yama. He missed them so much and was overjoyed to see them come home. And they got to meet their new big buff roommates Dobby and Gandalf as we finally […]