Spirit Keeper Animal Sanctuary

15/12/2024

Thank you to whoever donated the bags of alfalfa cubes! They arrived just as we ran out and needed more.

12/12/2024

TEMPORARY FOSTER HOME NEEDED! LAS VEGAS AREA.
Las Vegas Temporary dog foster needed (2 lap dogs)

From Elizabeth (one our our supporters and a client of our behavior and training services):

Las Vegas Emergency Help! I need resources and ideas please! My brother is in crisis and needs a temporary home for his two lap dogs, Gus and Gizmo. He has asked me to help him find a good foster home for approximately 30 days. He can drop them off ASAP, but they need a home by Monday.

They are vaxed, neutered, good with cats, dogs, and kids. They will come with food, beds, and toys. They are okay being kenneled but are accustomed to being free in the house. I’ve met them, and they are your typical lap dogs (friendly, jumpy).

08/12/2024

26/11/2024

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23/11/2024

https://www.chewy.com/g/spirit-keeper-animal-sanctuary_b119374783 -list&wishlistsortby=AVAILABILITY
Great news for one of our animals if someone is inclined to donate a very specific item from our Chewy's Wishlist. Bail, is a 9 year old retired breeder Python regius who arrived at our sanctuary almost a year ago and was placed into routine quarantine. He is over that in so many ways. He was seen by our vet and given a clean bill of health and has been out a the quarantine room for a few months. He was quarantined in and still resides in a 36" x 18" x 18" Exo Terra glass terrarium that is adjacent to a window. Bail spends a lot of time looking out the window and he has become very active at night, he needs a larger enclosure but we want to make sure it is similar to the one he is in since he is doing well and likes to look outside. Oiibo makes a 48" x 24" x 24" glass enclosure similar to the one he lives in now, just larger and it is discounted right now on Chewys! Check it out and if you can donate this very specific item to this specific snake, we would be grateful and I know he will appreciate it! He weighs about 1500 grams and is just longer than the enclosure he is in now.
https://www.chewy.com/oiibo-120-gal-large-tempered-glass/dp/966470

22/11/2024

In modern culture this phrase "ride or die" means to be completely loyal to someone, no matter what the danger. Its funny because, in the equine world it means the exact opposite.

A chronic problem facing the equestrian community as a whole is the disposable culture we have for our equine partners. No matter what they've done for us or given us throughout their lives, the day they can no longer be ridden or work, they are treated disposably. This pushes people to use their horses well beyond ethical use. Riding sick, old, or lame horses just because they must keep working. Often the day they stop, this path ends at a slaughter house. Even if you give your horse "to a good home" that good home may run out of money, time, or care for a horse they can't ride, and pass them on, and on, and on.

The painful reality is that humans often show very little loyalty to their horses, though they expect complete loyalty back. With horses "ride or die" is quite literal, if we can't "use" you, your path leads to death.

Horses like Zephyr, 10 years old, beautiful, bright, happy and smart, but too neurological to carry a rider or do any work. At any normal farm he would have been euthanized on diagnosis, because he'll never have a future career. But he can live a full life of love and fun. His quality of life is only mildly irritated by his discoordination.

Horses are chronically forced to ride/work until the end of their life, so long as they're able they keep working them. They are frequently disposed of, either by passing them to the next owner or euthanizing them, or worst, dumping them at auction for slaughter buyers to pick up.

We need to change equestrian culture. The change is beginning, but we need to keep pushing. Horses are no longer "ride or die". There are too many ways to love your horse without riding or labor, there are too many ways to keep a horse enriched and their life full even when their career is done. There is no more excuse for treating horses disposably. Horses are a choice, a leisure, treat them with the same loyalty you expect from them.

19/11/2024

Lucy update coming soon. She seems more comfortable in general. Her poor knees still look horrible and are swollen but she is covering more ground. It’s been two weeks since her knee injections and it can take 3-4 weeks to see real improvement.

10/11/2024

https://youtu.be/94_DSiSUvxc?si=VXKpRwHPrXEUFj1w

On November 8-9, 2024, a significant winter storm impacted Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas, including Ellicott and Yoder where Spirit Keeper Anima...

09/11/2024

Shoveled snow today. Anyone else get to move snow.

03/11/2024

We are sad to report we lost Poncho Pony this evening due to liver failure. Poncho was saved from slaughter many years ago and has been with us for over 20 years.
Poncho 1999(?) - November 2, 2024.

03/11/2024

Lucy is doing well post-knee injections. The knees are at risk of initially being worse due to the trauma from the injections but she is still getting anti inflammatory cream and oral pain management so she is doing the same as prior to injection. The Spryng™ with OsteoCushion™ Technology can take about 3 weeks to fully integrate and bind to the synovium. It’s a long set-in time to start working but also works for a long time. This is a biotechnology not a medication.

01/11/2024

Lucy today just before getting her knee joints injected with Spryng gel. She had to have two injections in each knee. We got some video footage and will post something to YouTube soon. We couldn’t have done the is for her without those of you who donated to her fundraiser!

https://www.sprynghealth.com/