Broken Shovels News

The face you make when you just got cozy in your chair with movie snacks and a HUGE THUNDERSTORM comes rumbling through and rains everything out ☹️ So sorry to everyone who got ready to watch What About Bob with us only to get interrupted by unforecasted rain. We hope you had such a great […]

With the extreme weather and air quality warnings making the outdoor world unsafe for our special needs animals, we are desperate for your unneeded linens! If you’re late on spring cleaning and need to clear out used, clean towels, blankets, sheets, rugs, or comforters (no pillows please!) you can drop them off on the wooden

Here is the first photo we took of Ethel, one of the sanctuary’s oldest residents. Today, she said her last goodbyes to her loving human and animal friends. Ethel was one of the most abused, starved animals to ever join us, part of a herd of 150 animals who were fed one bale of hay

Current real feel temp: 106 degrees. How are we beating the heat today?? We’re not. We are miserable. But little ball of sunshine frostbite survivor Frances says it’s better than too cold! She’s currently hanging out under the shade sail on her comfy blankie near the misters, staying hydrated with a big bucket of high

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