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Star Gazing Farm, Animal Sanctuary Star Gazing Farm is a farm animal sanctuary in Maryland. We run a work program for youth, in which they learn hands-on humane care of farm animals.

Star Gazing Farm is a small farm animal sanctuary located in the Agricultural Reserve of Montgomery County, Maryland. We take in animals in need of rehabilitation and permanent homes and work closely with animal control on abuse and neglect issues. We also have an active network through which we help to place animals at hobby farms and animal sanctuaries where they will be well cared for. We are a

501(c)3 and donations are tax deductible. Please visit our web site www.stargazingfarm.org to learn more and to donate. Thank you for caring!

Sweet Stephanie taking her afternoon nap. She has the cutest feet!
29/09/2025

Sweet Stephanie taking her afternoon nap. She has the cutest feet!

Sweet Pancha had the privilege yesterday of hanging out in a garden that no one is ever let into… especially goats. We ...
28/09/2025

Sweet Pancha had the privilege yesterday of hanging out in a garden that no one is ever let into… especially goats. We are working to find the most comfortable environment for her. One of her legs is so crooked that she uses her wings to balance and this is causing some wear on them. She’s a nervous turkey because of the horrible environment she came from so working to gain her trust is quite the project. She seemed to really love being outside yesterday amongst the grass and the flowers and the bugs.

Never too old to pose. Falkor has been with us five years now. To say that he has a strong personality doesn’t quite cap...
27/09/2025

Never too old to pose. Falkor has been with us five years now. To say that he has a strong personality doesn’t quite capture it. Let’s put it this way: we have to lock him in the Goat containment center when people come to the farm; otherwise he will try to bust into the house, bust into their cars, and knock them over just in case they might have treats…. I don’t know why he is so naughty but I suspect he has an extra high IQ. Highly intelligent goats always spell trouble 😳🐐🙀

So this is pretty darn cool! How often do our cows end up in print? Well, our dear friend Mark Peters (whose work many ...
22/09/2025

So this is pretty darn cool! How often do our cows end up in print?

Well, our dear friend Mark Peters (whose work many of you will know from his gorgeous photographs in our calendar) has published a book entirely about cows. You can find a coy picture of Petey (that happened to be taken the day Petey was chasing Mark around and around the tree), a woolly photo of Wilbur, and our sweet Carmen is featured both in photo and in an essay (written by your very own Farmer Anne).

Mark will be at our Fall Farm Festival on Saturday, October 18 from noon-4 doing book signings. Take a peek inside the book! https://www.amazon.com/Voices-Herd-Portraits-Rescued-Sanctuary/dp/159056751X/

And reserve your spot at our festival! https://shop.stargazingfarm.org/product/fall-farm-festival-2025/

Sport found the perfect chin scratching post.
20/09/2025

Sport found the perfect chin scratching post.

We're holding our second $6 Saturday this weekend, and the beneficiary is little Pancha. https://givebutter.com/iVkt51 ...
20/09/2025

We're holding our second $6 Saturday this weekend, and the beneficiary is little Pancha. https://givebutter.com/iVkt51
(or text 53-555 with 6FORPANCHA in the message)

Pancha is a very shy turkey so she's asked me to introduce her. She had a sad beginning, but she is being coddled and given every comfort possible now.

Pancha was just a baby; born with a crooked foot, she moved slowly and got relentlessly picked on by the other turkeys and chickens. The owners said, "well, we should just let nature take its course." Their relative, visiting and temporarily graced with the role of turkey guardian angel, couldn't stand her screams and the sight of her wounds. She spoke up, and the owners said, "all right fine, if it upsets you so much, we'll just chop off her head." That was when she loaded Pancha into her car and drove many hours to our sanctuary.

Pancha needs to eat a very healthy diet to keep her weight down. Your $6 can help us purchase lettuce, arugula and her favorite, papaya as a special treat!

Waldo gets eye boogers. A lot of potbellied pigs have this problem. Our volunteers are trained how to safely clean his e...
19/09/2025

Waldo gets eye boogers. A lot of potbellied pigs have this problem. Our volunteers are trained how to safely clean his eyelids (hint: the process needs to start with a belly rub and a lot of compliments).

Caroline says, “bleah!” because Farmer Anne has the flu and is not available to give out regular cookies. It’s really ni...
16/09/2025

Caroline says, “bleah!” because Farmer Anne has the flu and is not available to give out regular cookies. It’s really nice to know where you stand with people at all times.

Stella la Princesa is the smallest Goatie on the farm but she is one tough little broad. She was born here and so did no...
14/09/2025

Stella la Princesa is the smallest Goatie on the farm but she is one tough little broad. She was born here and so did not suffer the same conditions that her mother did. For sure that has contributed to her immense self confidence!

Sport in his cozy cabin contemplating complaining about his cat food. He’s come a long way since his wild days! ...
12/09/2025

Sport in his cozy cabin contemplating complaining about his cat food. He’s come a long way since his wild days!

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