Home at Last Farm Sanctuary

07/12/2024

This local rescue family works their tails off for fur babies! So grateful for what they do. 💞🐶

By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus Down the rural gravel road in Hartselle stands a sanctuary — a two-story white house surrounded by 25 acres where, on any given day, more than a dozen dogs reside. Welcome to Paws 52. “There’s just something about dogs. They are so trusting and just want to...

06/12/2024

What a good girl! Sugarplum 🍬 will be available for adoption at the Greater Huntsville Humane Society next week! She’s getting spayed soon and will get her rabies shot and microchip too. She’s already dewormed and done with her FVRCP series. We fostered her because she was semi-feral and wanted to like hoomans but still wasn’t sure about them. Now she is a typical kitten—an absolute NUT and loves cuddles after a good romp. 😆💞 It will be bittersweet seeing her go!

20/11/2024

Well, found this friend today in the bathroom. This is the first time I have found such a pal, especially one of such immense size…I think it’s a wolf spider?

11/11/2024

Happy Veterans’ Day to all who served, especially the handsomest part of HALFS—Peter! He has been working his butt off in the Air Force for almost 10 years. Active duty and now the Air Guard take him away from home often, but he can be found cuddling animals minutes after he walks in the door. 🇺🇸

11/11/2024

Happy Veterans’ Day to all who served, especially the handsomest part of HALFS—Peter! He has been working his butt off in the Air Force for almost 10 years. Active duty and now the Air Guard take him away from home often, but he can be found cuddling animals minutes after he walks in the door. 🇺🇸

03/11/2024

I can attest from handling our rescued birds that plucking feathers any time of the year hurts, and to regrow all the feathers is a very painful process too! 😢 There are plenty of toasty warm alternatives to down in bedding, throw pillows, and outer wear.

A lot of us are now starting to get real 'winter' weather 🥶❄
Before you buy a warm blanket or coat this season, remember that compassionate choices extend beyond just your food.
Avoid down/feathers in quilts, bedding, and coats.

"‘Harvesting’, also called ‘gathering’, is the removal of loose feathers by hand from a live duck/goose during moulting, which is the period when these birds naturally lose their feathers. Poor handling at this stage is likely to result in increased fear, stress and injury. It is also important to consider that, while the moulting season is influenced by the age, breed and genetics of the bird, moulting times can vary within a flock. This means that some birds that are not moulting at the time of ‘harvesting’ may be subject to ‘live-plucking’.

‘Live plucking’ occurs outside the moulting season and refers to manually pulling feathers that are still attached to the bird. This procedure is a major welfare concern as live plucking results in bleeding and tearing of skin, causing pain, discomfort and stress to the birds."

https://kb.rspca.org.au/knowledge-base/what-are-the-animal-welfare-concerns-with-the-production-of-down-feathers/

24/10/2024

We are curious…what are your pets’ nicknames? I know we aren’t the only ones who have utterly absurd nicknames for our beloved pets. 😜 This pup is Zoë, our 10 year old beagle/bichon mix, a.k.a…
-Lil’ Stinky
-Zubbl/Zub
-Duddaloo
-The Black Eared Slider
-Sassafras
😋

21/10/2024

All 5 of Millie’s kittens and Millie herself have found homes through GHHS!! We are so excited and grateful! 🥹

(Btw Coraline, the gray one on the left, was fine after taking this pic 🤣 Kittens be slippery)

17/10/2024

We’ve been movin’ & shakin’ down here at HALFS! We are so grateful for many new things, including…
- a new neighbor (my momma’s new house!!) 🥰
- a new in-law (MC’s sister got married!) 💕
- a new (to us) truck. Our first one! 🤠
- a trailer, handy for all these farm projects!

We are continually counting our blessings, particularly when so many in our country have lost so much. We strive to share our resources with others, be they human or animal. 🙏

17/10/2024

They have been waiting at the door to be let in the past 3 nights like this is Anchorage Alaska or something…

16/10/2024

Our good friend Melanie and her coworkers pulled off a miracle today! 💕🙌 This young squirrel is recovering with a rehabber.

08/10/2024

✨Nature✨
Looks like it’s time to trim Aurora’s wings again! It’s painless and keeps her in the bird area for her own safety.

04/10/2024

Available for adoption!! Our precious foster kittens are ready for their new homes! Check out their bios at ghhs.org/adopt! 🎃🍁👻

They will be fixed & microchipped as a part of their adoption contract through the Greater Huntsville Humane Society in Huntsville, AL. Since they are still a little too small to get fixed, they can only be adopted to homes within Madison County. When they have been spayed or neutered in the coming weeks, they will be available to residents outside of Madison County.

02/10/2024

Sunlight and the trust of an animal. Two of my most favorite ways God shows his love to us. ❤️

Featuring Buffy, our adorable, special needs feral adoptee.

23/09/2024

Hen alert! 🐔🥰 We just took in 5 more friendly Rhode Island Red ladies. They are available for adoption in North AL!

We already adopted out 8 hens from the same situation, and these additional ladies have also been dewormed and fed a much more nutritious diet than their previous home. They are also free of bumblefoot.

Merlot, Sangria, Candy, Blush, Burgundy will be available for adoption soon at GHHS.org (a much larger, no-kill rescue we foster for in Huntsville, AL ☺️). They are estimated to be approximately 2 years old. Their adoption fees are $10 each, and all 5 can be adopted together, or they can go as a pair and a trio to separate homes. They say to stock up on mealworms and berries now because they’re little treat hogs. 😉 Message us if you’re interested in taking these ladies home or have any questions!

18/09/2024

All 39 of these are our rescued babies! We have so much to be thankful for. Current bird count:
🦆 Ducks: 15 domestics, 4 Muscovies
🐓 Chickens: 12
🪿 Geese: 6
🦃 Turkeys: 2

There have been many more who have been adopted out or passed on since 2020. No bird fosters at the moment but that will probably change within a week. 😆🤷‍♀️

07/09/2024

ADOPTED!! 🐓 4 more hens to the sweetest couple! Crimson, Coral, Magenta, and Terracotta are already getting quite spoiled at Happy Cow and Friends Hangout, a farm sanctuary northeast of Birmingham! I was so tickled to make new friends! 🌟

Give their pages a follow—the girls now have names from The Plastics in Mean Girls, so what’s not to love? 🤣

A huge thank you as always to the staff at the Greater Huntsville Humane Society who put up with soooo much shenanigans from me adding more farm species to their adoption lists! And another huge thanks to Fabled Farm for alerting us to these hens who needed a new home!

06/09/2024

Foster cats Millie and her 5 kittens are doing great! How cute are they?? 😭💕💕

We are treating Millie for mild mastitis, but the kittens are still gaining weight every day. We will soon be offering kitten formula and gradually mixing in kitten wet food.