Lily’s Place Animal Sanctuary

01/12/2025

Can Milo and Daisy ask you a favour? ⁣💕
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Our charity is applying for funding and needs to request a small favour . If you have ever been touched by what we do, please consider leaving a Google review to show that the animals are deserving of funding and support.⁣
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Reviews can be made here:⁣
https://g.page/r/Ca3sYoWCaFAeEAI/review

Even if you’ve left one in the past, leaving a review starts the year in the right direction (aka, the direction that helps more animals!) and helps with positive press, grant applications, and forming new partnerships.

Thank you to everyone who takes us up on this! As we pursue several avenues to secure the resources to help more animals this year, we’ll need your help to get us there.

P.s If you have any troubles with the link (sometimes fb doesn’t play nice with the links!), simply type “Lily’s Place Animal Sanctuary” into Google to find us and click “write a review”

01/11/2025

What social media content do Rosie (in the video) and Tim (our co-founder) create when they get a hold of our rarely used TikTok account? This is the answer….

Check out Lily’s Place Animal Sanctuary’s video.

01/10/2025

🌟 Happy 5th Birthday to Gracie! 🌟

📸 From Top left: Johnny, Annie, Gracie (looking at the camera), and June

Today, we’re celebrating baby Gracie’s birthday! As the only resident born here, Gracie continues to be known as “baby Gracie” no matter how old she gets.

Perhaps the most congenial sheep, Gracie, was born on Jan 10, 2020, to momma Betty. Betty, who passed on March 21, 2023, was rescued during a neglect case and was pregnant when she joined us in the fall of 2019. Gracie was fortunate to have her mom by her side for the first 3 years of her life, teaching her to navigate the world and being a close, comforting presence.

Gracie is shy with humans she doesn’t know, yet very sweet once trust is built. Gracie is also very sweet with the other sheep and is respected by them all. Her preference for avoiding conflict positions her quite low in the hierarchy, but don’t let that fool you; she will stand up for herself and others when she feels they’ve been wronged. As a result, she is rarely pushed around by the others. Watch her long enough, and you will see her using affectionate touch with the other sheep in the form of nuzzles and light bumps.

She looks up to her Uncle Sid, and she and June have formed a lovely bond since June’s arrival. Gracie is definitely the most vocal of the sheep. She greets us with a few baa’s every morning, anytime we leave her area, and always says goodnight!

🐑 Fun fact - Gracie has a different coat than the other sheep and LOVES a good brushing. Being part haired sheep, her coat is more like the fur of a dog, like an Alaskan Malamute with a thick undercoat. She sheds a good portion of her coat but still needs a shearing to help her out.

Happy birthday, Gracie! You’re a joy to care for, and we’re so thankful to have you here with us!

01/09/2025

Before the sun came up today, we picked up Billy to take him to AVC in PEI. Billy has been transferred to the care of the sanctuary as he has a fractured long bone in his leg and needed to be taken to AVC for surgery.

It was looking like surgery would be tomorrow. However, to determine if that’s the best route for him, the vets have advised additional x-rays of his pelvis as well as further assessments to screen for neurological issues or another underlying cause that may have caused his fracture. They are doing what they can to get a complete picture of his health, and we should know more soon.

We’ll update everyone as we know more. Please send good thoughts to Billy!

If you’re in a position to help with Billy’s medical bills, donations can be made on our website at lilysplace.ca, e-transfer to [email protected], or at CanadaHelps.org

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-----UPDATE-----

We’ve received an update from AVC regarding Billy. He was sedated for the X-rays, handled it well, and is now awake and eating after a very long day. They re-did his leg x-rays because he wasn’t presenting like how they thought he would with this type of fracture. We’re glad they took the X-rays again rather than going right into surgery because the fracture line wasn’t present this afternoon. Surgery has been put on hold while they continue investigating. Billy also had additional x-rays of his neck and pelvis. Those tests didn’t reveal anything obvious, but the radiographs have been sent to a specialist for review. Tomorrow morning, Billy has a neurological test scheduled. We should hear more about how the test went and what the specialist says about the X-rays sometime tomorrow.

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UPDATE #2:
Jan 10th
I wish I had better news to share, but Billy is struggling. The imaging of his neck and spine shows irreversible spinal damage. His spine isn’t properly lined up, which is causing compression and, therefore, significant pain. He has a lot of inflammation that is also making it hard for him to use his back end. Sadly, there’s no surgical option to help him. Long-term pain management was discussed as a course of action if the team can get him comfortable and sufficiently mobile. It’s unclear whether the damage was caused by trauma or a degenerative disease/condition, and we’re seriously concerned about his quality of life going forward. The vets have added additional medications to his treatment plan to ensure he’s comfortable and to give him a chance to improve over a 24-hour period post-travel, but we're fearing the worst for Billy 🙁.

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Update #3
Jan 11th
We got better news than we expected: Billy improved overnight and the team at AVC will be continuing with treatment for at least several more days to see if he continues to improve🤞

01/08/2025

Sunday afternoon I (Tim) picked up another 96 bales of hay to keep the sheep and goats well-fed through the winter. Jamie and I unloaded and stacked the hay while Gabby took on the role of quality control, testing each bale for comfort (very thorough, as usual). Rosie was busy with other things and wasn’t available for this round of supervision.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated to our hay fund—your support is what keeps these bellies full and everyone happy! We couldn’t do this without you!

Big thank you to our hay supplier, Frank, for fighting with a frozen barn door to get it open for us to fill up during this decent weather window. And for always being easy to deal with.

01/07/2025

Now entering our sixth year, Lily’s Place has provided compassionate care to over 60 farm animals. Sid, Gracie, and Annie are 3 of them! These friends have been with us since our first year and still continue to call Lily's Place home today!

🐑 Sid (left) needed a forever home that could manage the challenges of his previously broken back leg and the other back leg that compensated for so long.

🐑 Gracie (right) was born after her pregnant mother, Betty, was one of the few survivors of severe neglect at a hobby farm.

🐑 Annie (top), a lamb on her way to auction, was rehomed to the sanctuary by a caregiver who fell in love with her and recognized the medical care she needed but hadn’t received.

📸 Psst… Do you recognize this picture? It might look familiar as it’s the picture for this month in our 2025 Calendar. 🗓️

✨ Special thank you to:
🌿 Tracy Justason for capturing this photo!
🌱 for being the calendar sponsor for January.

01/06/2025

If you’re wondering why you haven’t seen Will Feral since his arrival, that’s because we haven’t really seen him either! ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Will is fully feral, possibly even from a lineage of several generations of feral cats. Volunteer Robyn has been the only person to actually see Will since he was released here. He has shown up on our surveillance camera’s a few times, and we know he’s around, but it’s always nice to have confirmation. Maybe one day he’ll feel comfortable to be in our presence, but that’s up to him to decide. We’re just glad he’s got a warm bed, lots of food, and isn’t out adding to feral cat populations. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Here’s a little clip of him from Saturday, thinking about heading off to the woods to do cat things before deciding his warm bed in the barn is better.

01/01/2025

This is Rosie’s stink eye. It’s the same look we’ve gotten so many times from those who don’t think operating a sanctuary for farm animals is realistic, possible, or worth all the hard work.

But guess what?

When animals like Rosie needed people to rally behind them in 2024, so many of you were there.

Making a sanctuary here in Codys realistic, possible, and 100% worth it.

We can’t thank you enough for that.

It still stops me in my tracks to think about Rosie’s recovery from needing support on every joint to becoming footloose and fancy-free. It’s the kind of progress that feels almost unbelievable—especially in a world so often filled with bad news.

And yet, it happened.

In the same year that Rosie went from crawling on her knees to becoming a full-speed mischief maker, 17 other animals also found a second chance at recovery and a forever home here at the sanctuary.

Merlin, Mel, Kate, Beatrice, Sage, The Boys (Professor Peapod, Black Beard, Ebenezer, Bandito), Mr. T, Blondie, Hart, Mitch, Chickpea, Milhouse, Gabby, and Will Feral.

Every single one could have had a year that broke our hearts...
But instead, they came here—
To the sanctuary.
Thanks to YOU.

This isn’t just a sanctuary for animals.
It’s a sanctuary for all of us who believe the world can be kinder, brighter, and better for everyone when we set our minds to it.

Thank you for making the sanctuary possible.

Thank you for proving that even in a challenging world, compassion is here to stay 😎💕

And a very happy New Year to everyone who made Lily’s Place possible in 2024!! 🥳

12/28/2024

Lily’s Place is at the in Fredericton from 7am-1pm today, stop by and say Hi, or pick up some new swag!

12/27/2024

Gabby came to us recently because she needed a warm, safe place to spend the winter (and every day after). She’s fitting right in and keeping up with the happenings at the barn.

Will Feral, the feral feline that joined us the same day as Gabby, is still around, too! He’s rarely seen in person (he’s a shy, sneaky guy), but we’ve spotted him on the cameras, he’s using the litter boxes, and we’re pretty sure he’s taken up residence in the barn loft. ☺️

12/25/2024

Sanctuary Santa view vs my view 😅
Mel, being the social butterfly she is, wasn’t shy about getting right up in Santa’s grill to tell him about who’s been naughty and nice 😂.

Meanwhile, Merlin is never far from Mel, so naturally there’s not one photo from this angle without his nose making an appearance 🥹.

12/25/2024

There are smiles all around this morning (Christmas morning!) because so many helpful elves made this holiday season the best one yet for the animals! Thank you to everyone who participated in our Sanctuary Santa campaign and checked off the animal's wishlist by donating warm bedding, nutritious gain, winter shelter, medical supplies, a visit from the vet, and the gift of the sanctuary. We may be heading into the harshest months of the year, but we’re heading in strong, smiling, and supported by all the helpful elves! Thank you 🥰

12/24/2024

The littlest reindeer was spotted leading Sanctuary Santa’s sleigh 🛷😅.

Ok, more like a wheelbarrow.
And Rosie is a sheep, not a reindeer.
But if anyone deserves to lead Sanctuary Santa’s team this Christmas Eve, it’s this resilient sweetheart.

Thanks to supporters like you, Rosie and all her friends at the sanctuary have a safe and joyful place to call home this holiday season.

Wishing you and your loved ones a warm and peaceful Christmas Eve!

12/24/2024

Hey Procrastinators...it's not too late 👇👇

Head on over to https://lilysplace.ca/santa to grab those last minutes gifts! 🎁🎅⛄️

Send a holiday e-card or grab a gift for one of the animals. Not only will you put a smile on someone's face, you will also directly support the care of all the animals here at Lily's Place.

If you want to send a gift to someone special or honour a loved one, please make sure to check the ‘I would like to dedicate this gift’ we’ll make sure to let them know who the helpful elf was (that’s you) that helped the Sanctuary Santa spread some Christmas cheer to Lily’s Place. Unless, of course, you’d like to remain anonymous - in that case, we’ll let them know that the gift was on behalf of Sanctuary Santa 😉🎅🧑‍🎄🤶🎄⁣

From the bottoms of our hearts and hooves, we thank you for supporting Lily's Place Animal Sanctuary and helping to make Christmas extra special for all the animals here at the Sanctuary! We wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday season! 💚🐔🦆🐑🐏🎄

12/24/2024

Merlin and Mel are lined up and ready to tell Sanctuary Santa what’s on their wishlist!

12/23/2024

Still got a few gifts to buy?? 😳

Well, you’re in luck…Sanctuary Santa is here to help! And you don’t need to worry about shipping a thing. This year we have lots of amazing ways you can send some holiday cheer to the animals AND your friends and family without having to leave your house!

Sit back and enjoy getting your shopping done while helping out the animals at Lily’s Place!👍⛄️

✨Head over to https://lilysplace.ca/santa and buy a gift for your loved ones 🎅🎁
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If you want to send a gift to someone special or honour a loved one, please make sure to check the ‘I would like to dedicate this gift’ we’ll make sure to let them know who the helpful elf was (that’s you) that helped the Sanctuary Santa spread some Christmas cheer to Lily’s Place. Unless, of course, you’d like to remain anonymous - in that case, we’ll let them know that the gift was on behalf of Sanctuary Santa 😉🎅🧑‍🎄🤶🎄⁣
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Our goal is to ensure all the residents at Lily’s Place have fully bellies and hearts this holiday season. By giving a gift that brings warmth, nourishment, safety, and care you are supporting the essential needs of our sanctuary residents and truly creating a holiday filled with comfort and kindness.

12/23/2024

It might be a bit early to start watching for Santa, but that isn’t stopping Mr Green from keeping an eye out! Maybe Mr Green heard that Johnny 🐑 had a visit from Sanctuary Santa already 🎅.

Meanwhile, the other merry Misters are going about their usual business (aka living the good life in their toasty warm Mister’s Manor).

12/23/2024

Look how happy Johnny is 😄. He was pretty excited that Sanctuary Santa stopped by to see what he wanted for Christmas! 😅