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Animal Place

Vegan California sanctuary home to nearly 250 rescued farmed animals. Sanctuary * Education * Advocacy

Founded in 1989, Animal Place fills a much-needed niche of farm animal rescue, sanctuary, education, and adoption. Animal Place is one of the largest and oldest animal sanctuaries in the nation. We operate a 600-acre sanctuary in Grass Valley, California, and a 60-acre animal shelter in Vacaville, California. Animal Place extends compassion to all life with a special emphasis on farmed animals. Th

is is executed by providing permanent sanctuary, education, legislation, and appropriate placement of needy animals. Commenting Policy:

Our page is for supporters of Animal Place. We love engaging discussions and the sharing of opinions–we encourage you to do just that! However, we reserve the right to remove comments or posts that contain the following:

- mocking of rescued animals (e.g. "bacon!" "looks tasty")
- promotion of violence towards humans or nonhumans
- spam
- personal attacks
- off-topic
- encouraging or promoting illegal activities

Anyone leaving an inflammatory, callous comment encouraging the consumption of any of the rescued animals at Animal Place will be permanently banned. If you have questions, email [email protected]

Thank you!

07/04/2025

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07/02/2025

Compassion fatigue - what is YOUR sustainability plan?

Compassion fatigue is a form of secondary trauma experienced when working with or witnessing others who are experiencing primary trauma.

Symptoms of compassion fatigue can include feelings of despair and hopelessness, headaches, digestive upset, depersonalization, emotional numbness, irritability or anger, sleep problems, as well as mental and physical exhaustion.

A sustainability plan can help you develop tools to combat the effects of secondary trauma.

🗒Develop your boundaries list, which can include limiting exposure to harmful social media or requesting friends and families to not discuss certain topics.

🧰 Create your coping skill toolkit. What are things that help you reconnect to your body or bring comfort? This might look like exercise, fidget toys, meditation, socializing, being around animals (visit a sanctuary!), staying hydrated, dancing, organizing a room or area, crying/screaming, etc.

🤲 List out your support system - who can you rely on to be there for you? This could be your companion animal, a dear friend or family member, support group, or your therapist.

And remember, it is absolutely okay to seek out professional help.

You are not alone. You DO matter. You DESERVE to feel safe.

06/30/2025

Given how harmful fireworks in so many ways, we are perplexed why they remain a popular form of entertainment.

We have some tips on how you can keep your indoor and outdoor domestic animal friends safe this Friday. Fireworks also impact wild animals. Consider keeping out some extra water and keep your companion animals inside.

Humans are impacted too. From survivors of war, people with PTSD, and those with sensory processing disorders, the 4th of July can be particularly hard.

Please keep your animals safe this Friday!

06/26/2025

Our sweet girl Sunflower is getting bigger and more playful!

Unfortunately she has a disease that means she cannot be with Zinnia, another calf rescued from a dairy farm.

Sunflower is still dealing with ringworm. And she is likely always going to have respiratory issues from the damage caused by the mycoplasma infection (the disease that keeps her from Zinnia).

Sunflower could use your support. We would like to install an air conditioning unit in her small barn. It is solar operated. She has a vent and filter to help but temperature control would help her on the hotter nights.

Donate now and your gift will double. 🥰🥰

06/24/2025

You matter. You are valued.

Recently, an animal activist and sanctuary operator took her life. Our thoughts and love to her family and friends during their time of incomprehensible grief.

Sadly, grief, compassion fatigue, and burnout are all too common in the animal protection movement.

Jennifer Blough, LPC provides some amazing free resources, along with organizational workshops on compassion fatigue and grief. We highly recommend her. She has a resource for a safety plan and we have adapted that here.

You can access that resource here and also listen to Jen's most recent podcast on this issue:
* Free resources: https://www.animalwelfarewellness.com/free-resources
* Podcast: https://beyondcompassionfatigue.podbean.com/e/suicide

06/22/2025

Zinnia is just too cool for everyone.

*Note: Zinnia came with an identification ear tag. It has been removed but we have given her an ear tag that keeps flies away. It is safer than wearing a collar and is helping immensely keep her safe from flies.

06/18/2025

Adoptable animal alert! We have some amazing animals looking for their forever homes!

🐐 Stardust is a 7-yr-old Nigerian dwarf goat saved from a dairy. Baby Rebel is her female kid. Stardust has hyperextension in her left leg and may need pain management. She will be placed with her kid and can also be adopted with Sugar and her baby. CAE/CL/Johne's free. UTD vaccines and deworming.

🐐Sugar is a 2-yr-old Nigerian dwarf goat from the same dairy as Stardust. Her kid is Major Tom (who will need to be neutered at a later date). She will be placed with Major Tom and can also be adopted with Stardust & Rebel. CAE/CL/Johne's free. UTD vaccines and deworming.

🐔 Derek is a bantam rooster. He is 2-3 years old and blind in one eye. Good with hens and people. Bee-Jay is a 2-3 year old Silkie cross with a mild crossbeak. He is comfortable with humans and hens. Blanche, Laila, and Lola are 5-yr-old Ameraucana hens. They will only be adopted with Bee-Jay or Derek and must stay together.

🐹Bubba and Tank are 2-3-yr-old guinea male guinea pigs. They are very food motivated but still shy around humans. They love cilantro.

Interested in adopting? Fill out an adoption form here: https://animalplace.org/adopt/

Address

17314 McCourtney Road
Grass Valley, CA
95949

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 4am
Thursday	10am - 4pm

Website

https://animalplace.org/, https://linktr.ee/animal.place

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