Lissa's Lil Haven Animal Sanctuary

04/04/2022

We are all so sad right now. Had to put Sarah's sweet pony Strawberry down tonight. She was a part of our family for over 10yrs. RIP sweet girl. 😭😭😭💔💔💔

12/26/2021

Lol Yep. Add in some bailing twine, a few horse treats, and a barb wire steeple and that's me too. Farmers got to have big pockets! 😀

Hahaha!! SO true and too good not to share!! 😂

12/25/2021

So cool.

To tell the age of any horse,
Inspect the lower jaw, of course.
Those six front teeth the tale will tell,
And every fear and doubt dispel.

Two middle nippers you behold
When the c**t is two weeks old.
Before eight weeks, two more will come,
At eight months, corners cut the gum.

The outside grooves will disappear
From middle two in just one year.
At two years old, the second pair
Will show these corners, too, are bare.

Again at two, the nippers drop,
At three, the second pair can't stop.
When four years old, the third pair goes,
At five, a full new set he shows.

The deep black spots will pass from view,
At six years, from the middle two.
The second pair at seven years;
At eight, the spot each corner clears.

From middle nippers, upper jaw,
At nine, the black spots will withdraw.
The second pair at ten are white;
Eleven finds the corners light.

As time goes on, all horsemen know
The oval teeth three-sided grow.
They longer get, project before,
'Til twenty, when we know no more.

***

Prof. O.R. Gleason
‘The Handbook of Horses’
c. 1890s.

***

This old news clipping, from the Toronto Star Weekly (1910-1973) was originally saved by my grandfather. He sent the yellowed scrap on to me when I was just a little girl... and it was among my earliest goals, to commit the poem to memory.

11/16/2021

Y'ALL, I'm so excited! UPDATE on the 11 kittens who were being abandoned. I've been holding on to faith that I would be able to find those little babies homes.
The night that I got them I was able to place 1 of them with an amazing couple who work with Lucky Paws in Greenville. It was sheer coincidence that they saw me at the QT as I was cleaning up their cage. I hadn't even made it home at that point. So that left 10 babies. Within a week I had found a home for 2 more with a sweet family in Liberty. So that left 8. This evening the lady who boards her rabbits at my farm met the litters of kittens. She's going to foster 2 of them & within a half an hour she had found homes for 2 more! We have 4 left!
Sometimes, things fall into place at just the right time!

11/08/2021

I was contacted day before. yesterday by a person who trapped 11 feral kittens around 5-6 weeks old. She was going to put them out on the side of the road in Clemson! I agreed to take all 11 because I couldn't stand by and let them die. They are safe at my farm now and judging by their behaviour I don't think they are feral. There are most likely 3 different litters looking at their sizes. They have now been cleaned up, wormed and started on antibiotics for an upper respiratory infection. If there is anyone who would like to take 1 as a foster I would be forever grateful. We specialize in special needs and elderly farm animals not kittens. Any help would be most appreciated. Please text Melissa at Lissa's Lil Haven at 864-484-3629

10/02/2021

It's bath time in the Duck Intensive Care Ward! and Yes that is my master bathtub. 🤷‍♀️❤️🦆🦆😜

10/02/2021

I LOVE MY COW BOY! lol Livingston is one of the coolest critters I've ever had!

09/22/2021

Cuteness overload! Cinnamon and Fireball.

09/17/2021

YES!

09/12/2021

When your best friend is a calf, of course you take your food bowl to him so you can share! Lol

09/10/2021

Just some of our photos over the last year or so. I'm going to update the descriptions a bit at a
time just FYI none of these animals are up for adoption.

09/03/2021

Find beauty in everyday

09/01/2021

Solar powered w**d eater! LOL He's loving his new training halter and lead.

08/31/2021

Today has been a very bad day! Had to say goodbye to sweet Bella this evening. We rescued her a little over a year ago. She developed a rapid growing tumor in her jaw bone. It spread so fast that it was untreatable. I rubbed her little fuzzy ears (her favorite pettin spot) as she crossed the rainbow bridge. RIP my sweet Bella. 😭😭😭😭

08/15/2021

Officially decided to keep Stanley this evening. He's my new business helper. Lol Cat help goes like this:
1) lay down in between whatever the human is doing and the human.
2) Start to knead and purr uncontrollably and refuse to move or take no for an answer
3) Securely wrap the human around your tiny little paw
4) Assure the human falls in love with you and vows to never ever let you go❤️❤️😻❤️

08/15/2021

This boy Livingston is so spoiled rotten he has his dinner in bed! LMBO I love this sweet, silly, smart calf!

08/15/2021

08/12/2021

This week has been great! Earlier this week one of the kittens, Bob, found a loving family and Today, we placed 2 piglets and a grown pig with good homes! Sir Rupert of Hamshire, Princess Priscilla, and Lord Petey all found their forever families this morning! Woohoo!

08/12/2021

This week Horse Plus Humane Society rescued over 50 equines from the slaughter auction. Please help these dedicated folks by giving generously.
Check out their Face book page and You Tube videos.
Thanks so much!

08/12/2021

A LOT of cleaning & changing going on around the farm. Getting some new fencing up & removing a bunch of old junk. Building a larger enclosure for Mr Murphy the mini donkey. Adding 2 new pig pens. Rearraning the dog kennels, & adding on to the chicken barn! Not to mention our very first rabbit boarder will be here tomorrow evening! Exciting times at lil Haven!

08/12/2021

Even when they wreck my bed covers I still think these 2 are the sweetest dogs on Earth! ❤️🐾🐾❤️

08/06/2021

Truemoo is doing a lot better tonight. He's walking around the barn and following me at times. Still a little wobbly. Took his bottles today like a champ and he loves the electrolyte replacer!

08/05/2021

Update on Truemoo. Overnight he got his electrolyte replacer 2X, switched out warm blankets 2X and had 2 bottles. Happy to report that at 4am he was up walking & took his bottle. Next feeding-7am. Time for this human to take a nap.

08/05/2021

Pulling an all nighter in the barn. Truemoo isn't doing well this evening. Warm blankets, electrolyte replacer, and extra formula. His vitals are good. He's just not acting right, very weak and sleepy.
Notice Livingston keeping a close eye on his little brother.

08/04/2021

Beginning to search for ways to fund Truemoo's surgery. He has a cleft palate.

08/02/2021

When you're a calf sometimes it's necessary to nap in your human's lap. Livingston had his nighttime bottle and fell asleep on Sarah's lap. His new little brother in the pic is Truemoo.

07/31/2021

From squirrels, to kittens, to cows. The bottles never stop at lil Haven.

07/29/2021

My Boy❤️ Livingston ❤️🐄❤️

07/10/2021

Apologies for the delay in the adoption event. We are having technical difficulties. We will reschedule for next week. Thank you for your patience and understanding. ❤️

07/08/2021

Virtual adoption event and merchandise sale planned for this Saturday! Please join us by viewing the pictures and responding by messenger during the event. Thanks for your support!