The Rescue Crisis

The last two years have been interesting to say the least. Many would agree that they have been actually quite challenging. As a young farm animal sanctuary who got started more or less right before the Covid pandemic closed everything down, we are very grateful to have survived the last two years as an organization. Now, life has returned to somewhat normal and we were able to pick up the pieces and return to our regular educational, outreach and fundraising opportunities again. However, new challenges are arising on a daily basis and some are more frightening than others. We are almost daily faced with increment weather from terrestrial rains, high winds, thunder storms to scorching heat and this weather is leaving a mark in our supply chain as well. Feed pricing has been increasing and some of the feed prices almost doubled from what they were just a few years ago. Hay prices went 40% up and we couldn’t even get all the hay we need to cover a full year until next hay season. The hay harvest was way down too and we are expecting very high hay pricing later in the year. Pricing for metal and lumber is way up as well and is impacting our capability to buy building materials. Additionally, intake requests and dumping rates of animals tripled as people return to work and can’t or don’t want to take care of their farm animals anymore. Simultaneously, donations dropped. Most sanctuaries are at capacity and so are most shelters and horse, dog and cat rescues. We plainly can’t keep up anymore with all the odds stacked against us and the increasing pressure from all sides. We need support in form of donations, hands on deck (volunteers/board members) and people being responsible pet/animal owners.

If you wonder how you can help, here are some of the most helpful things you can do for our animal residents:

Donate
Become a monthly Supporter
Hands-On Volunteer
Become a Board Member