Shelter Farm Sanctuary

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Shelter Farm Sanctuary

An ethically vegan, woman-run, registered 501(c)3 nonprofit farmed animal sanctuary.
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11/11/2024

Morning sheep greetings are a pretty sweet privilege in life.

11/03/2024

The kitten found a good home, for those who were concerned. Also, thanks to those of you who respect me as a person with rights and responsibilities. Love y’all.

10/18/2024

Rescheduled for Saturday. Come by!

10/11/2024

Hey, y’all. has generously pledged a $1000 donation match for fill dirt funds. If you’re able to help with a donation, you will make double the impact! Thanks so much. ❤️

10/11/2024

We got our power back last night. We’re all very tired and working on cleanup and getting back to normal. Thanks for loving us.

10/10/2024

Did you know that it’s World Mental Health Day? Oh, the irony.
Everyone here is ok and accounted for! We have no power, which means no water. But everyone got fresh water yesterday, so we will cross our fingers that the power outage will end quickly. I do have the generator, but the one big enough to run the well pump has to be wired into the house panel, and I’m not a fan of messing around with electricity. We will utilize patience. Lots of branches and standing water. The biggest need right now is to raise money for fill dirt for the flooded areas. Pete needs a dry place to eat his breakfast. Cleanup will be slow and steady. Protecting my mental health by not overwhelming myself.
Thank you for worrying over us. I love you.

10/09/2024

Caught a little break in the rain. Going to be quite a bit of water on the ground for a while. (Eric is not amused.) Power is still on. Keep the good juju coming.

10/07/2024

Really tired of watching these come straight for us. Maybe y’all could make a donation if you have the means.

10/01/2024

Hey, y’all. I’ll be vending at this market with some SFS merch and some fun vintage pieces from my former life as a buyer and seller of all things old and cool. Come out and say hi!

09/27/2024

Thank you for checking on us. I have some debris cleanup to do, but we are all in one piece. ❤️

09/26/2024

Hi. Thanks for checking on us. So far, we are just a little soggy. Definitely having some Hurricane Ian PTSD, though. RIP to what was left of my mental health. 🪦🧠

09/20/2024

People have asked how they can help right now (thank you). The biggest two things are financial support and placement assistance. Please reach out to every sanctuary or safe home you know and beg them to consider taking in some potbelly pigs. I believe I have placement for the big pigs and Pete. There are 16 small pigs who need safe placement. The ideal situation is for them to go in family groups. The Simpsons pigs are a family of 6. The Office pigs are a family of 7. Please help me find safe homes for them. We all know what the alternatives are. This is not immediate, I just need to have a plan for everyone. Pigs are incredibly difficult to place, so I want to have as much time to look for safe placement for them as possible.
Thank you all for your love and support. ❤️

09/18/2024

Hey, y’all. I wanted to let you know that last weekend, Maia, Arcus, and Betty Mae left SFS for their new, safe forever home. I’m grateful to their adopters, who live right down the road and have committed to caring for them for life. I’m grateful to my neighbor for bringing a trailer over, helping me get them loaded, and driving us to their destination. I’m grateful to all of you for helping me to care for them for the past five years.

I’m still processing this, sorting out the feelings of incredible loss, gratitude, failure, and relief. If you’ve been here since the beginning, you watched Maia and Arcus come home in the back of my Volvo at just a week and a half old. You watched me become their mom, bottle feeding them for months. It’s hard to believe those tiny babies grew into 2000-pound giants. I’m so humbled that I have had the opportunity to love them.

The financial situation here is pretty dire. I have time to attempt to find homes for everyone, and that’s my primary focus (besides making sure everyone continues to receive the most excellent level of care that Leah and I can provide). There are still 19 pigs, 5 chickens, 11 goats, 3 sheep, a huge flock of ducks, and a giant tortoise who need your financial support in order to continue to thrive in safety, the way that they deserve. SFS may never completely shut down, but changes are definitely coming. Huge ones. Life doesn’t always happen the way you think it’s going to. The mission is still the same. To care for these guys and help people understand that they’re individuals, deserving of life and freedom and safety. Please help me to keep sharing that mission as long as humanly possible. And thank you for your love and support.

09/07/2024

Glenn here to remind you that all clothing in the Etsy shop is 25% off. Etsy.com/shop/shelterfarmsupply

The animals have lost hundreds of dollars in monthly patreon support over the last couple of months. I know that finances are tough for everyone. But if you have the means to sign up for even $10 a month, it would mean so much.

09/03/2024

Hey, y’all. All clothing is 25% off in the Etsy shop. Etsy.com/shop/shelterfarmsupply

08/18/2024

Matilda. ❤️

07/31/2024

Y’all, I have been trying so hard not to make this post. But here we are.
My caretaker has had to leave her post due to medical issues. I work full time. I have to have caretakers to help get everything done here. On top of that, I had an EMG this week that identified damage to my spine. Probably from the heavy lifting around here.
The fact is that I need to find safe homes for some of the animals. Their safety is my biggest concern. If you know of anyone who can provide a forever home to groups of potbelly-size pigs or goats, please let me know. If you have animal caretaking experience and could help here, please reach out. It is physically impossible for me to do all of this alone.
I’m sorry. I hope you’ll continue your financial support while I try to navigate this time.

07/28/2024

Swim time. 🐷🌊

Address

1837 SW County Road 769
Arcadia, FL
34266

Telephone

+18593513993

Website

http://www.shelterfarmsanctuary.org/

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Videos

To the garbage pile who dumped this tiny girl over my gate last night, I’m a farm animal rescue and I don’t take dogs and cats. There are lots of domestic rescues around. Anybody want a really cute kitten?

Newborn baby. I love Luna moth season.

Are you filming this?! 🙀 #Shelterfarmsanctuary #farmsanctuary #animalrights #ethicalvegan #veganfarmsanctuary #ditchdairy #dairyisscary #vegan

Just cronchin’ celery. #Shelterfarmsanctuary #farmsanctuary #animalrights #ethicalvegan #veganfarmsanctuary #ditchdairy #dairyisscary #vegan

Been a little moist out here, y’all. I hope everyone is staying dry. The animals are honestly just stoked that it’s not 110 degrees. #Shelterfarmsanctuary #farmsanctuary #animalrights #ethicalvegan #veganfarmsanctuary #ditchdairy #dairyisscary #vegan

NORMAL.

Filling waters with Pete. #Shelterfarmsanctuary #farmsanctuary #animalrights #ethicalvegan #veganfarmsanctuary #ditchdairy #dairyisscary #vegan

Just watching Oni be so happy about playing in his little pond. 😍 #Shelterfarmsanctuary #farmsanctuary #animalrights #ethicalvegan #veganfarmsanctuary #ditchdairy #dairyisscary #vegan

Nicole sent me this Carol compilation and I’m crying. 😭

Very normal, Maia. 👀 If anybody wants to send this lady a new broom base, she’d appreciate it. #Shelterfarmsanctuary #farmsanctuary #animalrights #ethicalvegan #veganfarmsanctuary #ditchdairy #dairyisscary #vegan