February Star Sanctuary & Adoptions

12/02/2025

Happy ! 🙏 To kick off the , we ask that you to our that need veterinary care and rehabilitation. 🩺 Zoey, a 15 year old mare arrived with hooves in need of serious help. 🐴 With several farrier treatments still in her future, we need your donations to cover her expenses. Mia, a 4 month old came to us suffering from re**al prolapse. 🐱 After 45 days in veterinary care, she's on her way to a bright future, but we still need your help covering the costs of her life saving care. 💲 Zoey and Mia are just 2 of the hundreds of animals in our care. Any amount you donate helps us, help them. 💸 Make a tax deductible donation today via one of the quick and easy ways below: ⬇️

PayPal: 📲 https://www.paypal.me/febstarsan

Website: 💻 https://februarystarsanctuary.com/ -8e92-406d-8395-d1091ec0af75

Check: 📬 Made payable to February Star Sanctuary, mailed to 3910 Ausherman Rd., Knoxville, MD 21758

12/02/2025

Vet visit

12/02/2025

💛✨ Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! ✨💛
A day dedicated to lifting up the animals who depend on February Star Sanctuary for safety, compassion, and a fresh start. If you’ve ever wondered how to help, here are 5 meaningful ways to make a difference:

💙 DONATE – Every dollar gives our rescued horses and cats the feed, vet care, and daily support they need.
❤️ ENGAGE – Like, share, and comment on our posts to help us reach more animal-loving hearts.
💚 VOLUNTEER – Join us in the barn, help with cat care, or lend a hand at events and community outreach.
💛 LEARN – Visit our website, explore our programs, and stay connected to the lives you’re helping change.
💜 TELL – Share our mission with friends & family so more people learn about the animals who need a second chance.

No matter how you choose to support us, we are truly grateful.
Our animals are safe, fed, and loved because people like you believe they deserve a chance at a better life. 🐴💛🐱

Donate Here:
https://www.paypal.me/febstarsan
or visit our website: www.februarystarsanctuary.com

12/01/2025

This pretty girl really needs a foster.  She needs to eat special food and be on medication.  I just picked her up from the vet. Reach out to me if you’re interested in giving her a quiet place to recover.

12/01/2025

📣 December Donation Days are Here! 🥳 All month long, your generous donations will go directly toward our significant veterinary and rehabilitation costs. 🩺 When arrive at our rescue, especially , companions and those retired from competing, they often require significant veterinary care and rehabilitation (e.g., medication, joint care, X-ray bone scans, chiropractic services). 🐎 When arrive, they usually need extensive veterinary help, such as respiratory care. 🐈

If you have family and friends who would also love to help save the lives of vulnerable horses and cats, please encourage them to donate, too. 📲 https://www.paypal.me/febstarsan

12/01/2025

✨ Giving Tuesday — Help Us Care for the Ones Who Need It Most ✨

This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking for support for some of our hardest medical cases this fall — the ones who needed emergency care, specialist treatment, and all the compassion we could give.

This season brought us fragile kittens fighting upper respiratory infections, little ones with a**l prolapse who required immediate intervention, and several sick babies who needed round-the-clock care just to get stable. We even had a tiny cat whose eyeball became severely infected — a case that required extensive vet care, medications, and follow-up visits to save the eye and get the infection under control. These are the moments that test our hearts and our budget, but these animals deserve every chance.

And it wasn’t just the cats.
Horses like Cosmo and Zoey have needed repeated vet visits, X-rays, and specialized hoof care to stay comfortable and continue their rehabilitation. These gentle souls rely on us daily — and your generosity is what makes their care possible.

Vet bills add up fast when emergencies come one after another. Your support today helps us keep saying “yes” to the animals who arrive scared, hurting, and out of options.

If you’re able, please consider helping with a Giving Tuesday donation to support:

🩺 Emergency exams and urgent vet visits
💊 Medications, antibiotics & infection treatments
🐾 Farrier and hoof care for horses like Cosmo & Zoey
💖 Critical care for our sickest kittens and most vulnerable rescues

Every dollar goes directly to the animals who need it most.

📩 PayPal: paypal.me/febstarsan
🌐 Website: www.februarystarsanctuary.com
🛒 Chewy Wish List: available on our website
💙 You can also donate right here on Facebook!

Thank you for helping us save lives, ease suffering, and bring hope to the ones who need it most. 💛

12/01/2025

Throughout November, those of us who follow February Star Sanctuary & Adoptions have been able to read about all of the things that go into making the Sanctuary the wonderful place that it is. All of them except one.

Phyllis Smith is the heart and soul, the brains and brawn, the very Spirit of February Star. Every day, from the minute she wakes up until the minute she falls into bed, Phyllis is doing the 1,001 things that it takes to keep everything going, and she does it with grace and a smile on her face. The cats, the horses, the volunteers, her family and her friends, all of the humans and animals that have been lucky enough to cross her path are better for having known her.

Thank you Phyllis, for all you are and all you do. We see you, we appreciate you and we love you! ❤️🧡💛🤎🖤

11/30/2025

That still eating leftovers, feeling 😋😴

11/30/2025

✨ Gratitude Post — Day 30 ✨

As we wrap up our 30-day gratitude challenge, my heart is so full. I have truly enjoyed taking this time each day to reflect, celebrate, and shine a light on all the beautiful people, animals, and moments that make February Star Sanctuary what it is. ❤️

Today, I’m especially grateful for you — the people who follow our journey, read our posts, and help spread our mission far beyond our fences. Every share, every comment, every kind word… you help our rescues find homes, you help our programs grow, and you remind us that we’re surrounded by an incredible community.

Thank you for showing up for us, for believing in this work, and for being part of our farm family. Your support means more than you’ll ever know.

11/30/2025

Yep 😂

Please ignore yesterday's dishes in the sink... 🫣

11/29/2025

Taff, our cute horse is waiting for a fun sponsor who wants to help feed him, groom, hold for the farrier and of course, share lots of hugs and kisses. 😘🐴 Sponsorship is only $150/month with an additional $50/month for riding. 🏇 If you think you should be Taff's sponsor, complete our form: 📲 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaUmlN5Tk-M6pscDBOSx30N49sgTcteZX2019e7334y8tLtg/viewform

11/29/2025

✨ Gratitude Post — Day 29 ✨
Honoring Our Horse & Cat Adopters

Today my heart is overflowing with gratitude for every single adopter who has welcomed one of our horses, kittens, or cats into their homes and families. ❤️

When you choose to adopt from February Star Sanctuary, you’re not just giving an animal a second chance — you’re giving them love, safety, and a lifetime of belonging. The updates you send, the pictures of cozy naps and barn adventures, the messages telling us how they’re thriving… those moments keep us going on the hard days and fill our hearts on the good ones.

Every adopter becomes forever part of our farm family. Once a February Star animal, always a February Star animal — and the same goes for you. 🐴🐱💕

Thank you for the love you give…
For the patience…
For the joy…
For the understanding…
And for choosing rescue.

We are endlessly grateful for you.
— Phyllis & the February Star Sanctuary family 🌟