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501(c)3 nonprofit vegan rescue and sanctuary committed to the rescue and rehabilitation of animals

29/11/2024

Last month we received news that a sanctuary near us was unfortunately closing its doors. Over the years we had placed eight ducks with this sanctuary, so of course we offered to welcome them back into our care. Five of those ducks were these beautiful boys, all rescued from the Barn Restaurant neglect case we worked at the beginning of 2023. When we told our friends at Harley's House Rescue that five Barn Restaurant survivors were losing their home, they did not hesitate to offer all of them a place at their sanctuary 😭 Harley’s House is home to a number of Barn Restaurant survivors, so in addition to receiving the top notch care, attention, and love that every duck who is lucky enough to call Harley’s House Rescue their home receives every day these boys will also be reunited with some familiar faces 🥹 We are so grateful to the team at Harley’s House for all they do and we know these babies will enjoy the best of everything with them!

29/11/2024

Today while taking Clyde for his daily walk, I stumbled upon yet another mass grave. The property our sanctuary now sits on was once home to a dairy farm. As we have added fencing and built barns, aviaries, etc., we have continually come across the bones of the many, many cows who once lived here. It is always a sobering experience to find someone’s vertebrae, or femur, or rib jutting out of the earth, especially when only a few feet away our sheep residents are grazing or our duck residents are splashing happily in their pools. It is hard to imagine how different this land once looked, and how many animals suffered and died here 😞

The bones we saw today were all pushed against the edge of a field at the bottom of a hill. As Clyde and I crested that hill, I saw the aviaries our rescued birds live in and could hear them quacking, crowing, and enjoying their day. It was an incredibly emotional experience, as only a few minutes earlier it felt like death was all around me. And it just… doesn’t have to be this way. Every single one of the cows whose bodies we walked by today was a unique individual with their own personality, thoughts, and feelings. Instead of being valued and loved for the persons they were, they were viewed as machines spent their entire lives being used and exploited until they were deemed no longer profitable, at which point they were tossed aside like trash and left to rot. And for what... milk? Cheese? Steak? It’s all just completely unnecessary, especially with how many delicious plant-based alternatives exist for all of these products.

Before going back inside at the end of our walk, Clyde and I walked over to the fence and peeked in at the residents. Eddie and Flecha were standing guard over some pumpkin they were gobbling down, Murphy, Matilda, Meadow, Daylily, and Driftwood were napping contently, and Kiki, Lentil, and Arrietty were dust bathing 🥹 It was such a good feeling to watch the animals enjoying their days, not a care in the world. I just am so thankful, today and every day, for the opportunity we have been given to live here, to transform this land that was once a site of so much suffering into a place where animals rescued from the animal agriculture industry can be free and know nothing but respect and love and care for all of their days. And I am so, so thankful for our amazing supporters and community that make this possible ❤ I hope that the work we are doing here brings some semblance of peace to all of the beautiful cows who once called this land their home, too.

20/11/2024

A few weeks ago we let the Cornish Cross crew out of their coop in the morning and noticed that overnight Flecha’s right foot had swelled up twice its normal size. The same exact thing happened to Flecha last year, in the same foot, which turned out to be an infection. We treated the infection, but even after cultures were taken that showed that the infection was completely gone Flecha’s foot continued to swell. X-Rays taken at that time unfortunately showed that the infection was only the tip of the iceberg for Flecha’s foot troubles, as he was also suffering from severe degenerative osteoarthritis. We were able to get the swelling to subside (and get our guy feeling a whole lot better!) with steroids, and for the last year Flecha has been taking a daily anti-inflammatory medication and receiving Adequan injections weekly to help with the pain and inflammation of his osteoarthritis. Flecha is still very active, and we were hopeful that his arthritis was well-controlled and that he had lots of pain-free days ahead of him. Seeing Flecha’s foot swell up again – so quickly and much worse than before – was devastating 😔

We got Flecha into the veterinarian where he received X-Rays which revealed that his osteoarthritis had indeed worsened. The doctor took a sample of the fluid in Flecha’s swollen foot and sent it off to two different labs – one to culture the fluid to check for infection and one to run a cytology fluid analysis so we could see why exactly Flecha’s foot is swelling up the way it is. The culture came back negative, which was surprising as we were all sure that Flecha was dealing with another infection. However, the cytology fluid analysis showed that Flecha’s swelling is due to an autoimmune reaction. Our poor guy has a disease very similar to rheumatoid arthritis in humans, which is why his foot is so red, hot, and swollen 🥺 We are going to try a round of steroids again to hopefully stop the autoimmune reaction and get this swelling under control. Miraculously, Flecha is still active and using his foot, even scratching around and jumping up into the wheelbarrow to fling shavings everywhere while I’m trying to clean his coop 😅 We are very thankful that our silly boy is still feeling good despite everything, and we’re going to try really, really hard to keep him comfortable and happy for as long as we possibly can.

The cost of Flecha’s veterinary appointment was $800, with both the culture and cytology fluid analysis tests being $700 of that cost. These tests were absolutely necessary, as without them we wouldn’t have any idea that Flecha’s condition was autoimmune in nature and therefore wouldn’t have been able to get him on the right treatment plan. We will always go the distance for the animals in our care, no matter the cost, because that’s the promise we made to them and that’s what they deserve. Please consider helping us recoup the cost of Flecha’s appointment so we can continue to provide our residents with the highest level of care possible and give them the best lives we can!

20/11/2024

A few weeks ago we introduced you to a sweet trio of Pekin ducks who we rescued after they were dumped in a creek in Allentown. We are so ecstatic to announce that two of those ducks, Dilly and Dolly, have been adopted! Their new mom and dad fell in love at first sight when they saw Dilly and Dolly’s pictures, and were so excited to bring them home! Dilly and Dolly were introduced to their four new ducky sisters and integrated seamlessly in with their new friends 🫶 Their new human caretakers absolutely adore them and we couldn’t possibly imagine a better home for these two sweethearts. Congratulations Dilly and Dolly!

When Dilly and Dolly were adopted, that left us with one remaining Pekin boy from their group, Dalton, without a friend. As fate would have it however, our friends at Sweet Peace Farm Sanctuary were contacted about another trio of domestic ducks who were in need of rescuing – two Khaki Campbell boys and one Pekin female. These poor friends were living on a neighborhood retention pond, and while they were obviously starving they were too scared of us strange humans who seemed way too interested in them to come to shore and eat the food we had brought. Thankfully though after only a few minutes of kayaking we were able to convince them to abandon the water and come up on land where we were able to quickly capture them. We named our new Pekin friend Dotty, and after she completed her quarantine period we introduced her to Dalton. They fell in love instantly! These two were obviously made for each other and we are so happy they are both safe and will never have to be scared or lonely again ❤

We cannot stress enough how dire the current situation is for domestic ducks. We receive new reports of dumped ducks almost daily, and though we try our best to help as many as we possibly can we simply cannot keep up. It costs us a tremendous amount of money, time, and energy to go out and do these rescues – and that’s the easy part. Helping the birds decompress from their struggle to survive out on their own, treating their parasitic infestations, infections, and injuries, and eventually processing their adoption applications, conducting interviews and home checks, and coordinating any necessary transport to get them into their approved forever homes is an enormous undertaking. It absolutely breaks our hearts to have to say no, to not be able to rescue an individual in critical need, but we cannot just magically create more room here, or put more hours in the day, or more money in the bank. We try so hard to operate responsibly, to never compromise on the high level of care that each and every animal who lives here receives, and unfortunately that means that we cannot always immediately jump in the van and head out to rescue someone. If you have reached out to us about an animal in need lately and we have said that we were unable to assist, please know that we care, we appreciate you caring too, and we are trying our absolute best 💔

If you have ever thought about adding ducks to your family, please, please, please consider adopting Dalton and Dotty or any of the other amazing ducks we are currently caring for who are waiting to find their forever homes. You won’t just be rescuing the individuals you take home, you will be freeing up critical space for other birds who are in desperate need! Ducks are happy, joyful people who will never fail to bring a smile to your face 🥰 Contrary to popular belief, a pond is NOT required for domestic ducks and they in fact thrive in suburban backyard spaces! If you are new to domestic duck caretaking we will provide you with one-on-one coaching to get you and your new ducky friends set up for success. If you have any questions about Dalton and Dotty, getting set up for ducks, or our adoption process, please do not hesitate to send us a message!

18/11/2024

On Friday we took Clyde to see a board-certified veterinary behaviorist and wow, it was an absolutely amazing appointment! The doctor really took her time with Clyde, reviewing his entire history and examining him thoroughly. She agreed with us that his anxiety level was very high -- much higher than is healthy. Clyde is already taking one anti-anxiety medication which undoubtedly does help him some, but since it is not enough to bring his baseline level of anxiety down to where it should be we added a second medication to his regimen as well. This new medication works on a different part of the brain than his first medication, so both can be used together to get Clyde to where he needs to be -- and we are ecstatic to report that we’ve seen a huge difference already! Clyde is no longer wide-eyed and trembling with his head on a swivel while hanging out with us. Instead Clyde seems much more at ease and comfortable as he relaxes on the couch, and he has even started to sniff and explore around the house which is something he seemed scared to do before 🥹 We are so happy that Clyde is more comfortable now, and we hope that he continues to improve!

Medication is just one piece of the puzzle for Clyde. We are still doing daily training sessions with him, with the goal of building his confidence and encouraging him ❤ In addition to his training sessions Clyde has really enjoyed hiking with his friends Sweetpea and Sarah, and it’s been absolutely amazing to see him go from being scared to leave the house to being excited to jump in the truck and go on a new adventure at a new trail!

We think that Clyde is almost ready to begin looking for his forever family 🥰 A very special person is out there for this sweet old man, and we can’t wait for them to find him and fall in love just like we have!

On a more solemn note, Clyde’s friend Sweetpea (pictured here behind him) is the co-founder of Sweet Peace Farm Sanctuary, an absolutely amazing organization that we work extremely closely with. Sweetpea was recently diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive cancer affecting the blood vessels. A few weeks ago Sweetpea had surgery to remove her spleen after a tumor that had formed there ruptured, and just a few days ago she received her second round of chemotherapy. Devastatingly, even with all of these interventions, hemangiosarcoma is such an aggressive disease that Sweetpea most likely only has a few more months to live. Clyde absolutely loves Sweetpea, and so do we. Please send everyone at Sweet Peace Farm Sanctuary your love during this difficult time -- we hope that Sweetpea's days are filled with just as much love and joy as she brings to everyone around her ❤️‍🩹

15/11/2024

Two weeks ago we learned that a sanctuary in our community was unexpectedly needing to close its doors 😔 The farmed animal sanctuary community is very small, and when one of us needs help it is so, so important that we rally around each other. We have worked with this organization several times over the years and have placed a total of eight ducks with them, so we of course offered to take all eight back into our care as well as help in any other way we could. We drove two hours to the sanctuary to pick up our old friends, and ended up leaving with some new ones too! In total we welcomed 14 ducks into our program ❤ They’ll all be introduced to you in the coming days, but we thought we’d start with these two cuties! We are calling them Dilbert and Abby, and they are a bonded pair of crested ducks. Dilbert, the male with the beautiful gray spots on his feathers, is a gentle guy who will eat right out of your hand. His girlfriend Abby is never too far from him, and while we still are getting to know them so far we have learned that they enjoy napping in sunny spots, digging through the straw for yummy treats, and chatting animatedly with their other duck friends. They are such sweet ducks and we’re so glad we have the chance to help them!

Dilbert and Abby are almost finished with their quarantine period and will soon be ready to find their forever home. Contrary to popular belief, a pond is not required for domestic ducks and they do remarkably well in suburban backyard spaces! We require our adopters to provide their feathered friends with a predator-proof coop/enclosure and to take them to a veterinarian when they are sick or injured. We provide our adopters with one-on-one coaching, so if you are new to ducks or have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to us! It is our goal to match you with the right birds for you and set both you and them up for success. If you are interested in adding Dilbert and Abby to your family, please send us a message!

26/10/2024

If you have been following us for awhile, you may remember Clyde. We rescued Clyde from the Pickaway County Dog Shelter in 2021. The Pickaway County Dog Shelter utilizes an antiquated policy that prohibits any “bully type” dogs from being adopted out to the general public and instead will only release them to rescue organizations. Unfortunately there aren’t many rescues lining up to take “bully type” dogs, so Clyde spent nine long months at the shelter before we pulled him. Nine months is a long, long time for a dog to be in a kennel, much less in a kennel at a loud, stressful shelter 😔 Clyde was so grateful to be out of there, and immediately fell in love with his foster mom. She helped him decompress from his long shelter stay and learn how to be a dog again! After a few months with his foster mom, Clyde was officially ready to be adopted. He found a home with a lovely human who he fell head over heels in love with.

Unfortunately, Clyde’s adopter reached out to us recently to let us know that due to extenuating circumstances out of her control, she would no longer be able to care for Clyde. We were absolutely heartbroken to hear this, as Clyde is 11 years old now. A transition like this is hard on any dog, but it is especially difficult for seniors. Our incredible friend Shauntae volunteered to bring Clyde to Pennsylvania, and he made his journey from central Ohio to southeastern Pennsylvania a few weeks ago. As we expected, Clyde’s first few days here were hard for him. Clyde has always struggled with anxiety, so being in a new place with new people really overwhelmed him at first. Thankfully Clyde settled into the routine here very quickly, and every day his stress level diminished more and more. He is definitely feeling better now, but Clyde is still very, very anxious – he is by far the most scared dog I have ever met. We want to help him to conquer his anxiety and get him feeling his best, so we started with a visit to the veterinarian for bloodwork to rule out anything physical that could be causing his symptoms. Thankfully all of Clyde’s bloodwork looks great – especially when you consider he’s 11 years old! After talking with Clyde’s doctor, we decided that a consultation with a veterinary behaviorist should be our next step. We have Clyde’s appointment scheduled for November 15th, and we are very hopeful that this specialist will be able to help Clyde feel much more at ease!

As Clyde has opened up to us more, we have all fallen in love with his friendly, affectionate personality. Clyde absolutely LOVES belly rubs, and will happily flop over for one at every opportunity. He has the cutest froggy face and SNORES so loud I swear it shakes the walls of the house 😆 When we pulled Clyde from the shelter in 2021, we promised him that we would always be there for him. While we are deeply saddened by the circumstances that have led him back into our care, we are proud to keep that promise to him and welcome him back here with open arms when he needs it ❤

Clyde’s medical care was an unexpected expense, but a necessary one. So far we have spent $261.60 at the veterinarian for Clyde, and we expect his consultation with the veterinary behaviorist to be more than double that. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation towards Clyde’s care, we would be so grateful! We want to make sure this sweet old man gets everything he needs to live out his golden years in comfort 🥰

09/10/2024

Last October we welcomed four beautiful chickens to the sanctuary. Hope, Kadaj, Bo, and Loz were rescued from the streets of Brooklyn, New York only moments before they were going to be slaughtered in a religious ritual called Kaporos. At only four weeks old these babies were tightly packed into crates, stacked several feet high on top of one another. For DAYS while they awaited their fate they sat in those crates, pressed tightly against one another with barely any room to turn around, with no food or water. It is unfathomable to think of what these baby birds, still peeping and covered in baby fluff, were forced to endure. For the last four years we have welcomed Kaporos survivors into our sanctuary, and it is always so extraordinary to me how quickly these incredible birds adapt to life here. These birds were raised in factory farms, so the first time they get to breathe the fresh air and feel the sunshine on their feathers is the day they are rescued. It’s absolutely amazing to see them taking in the world around them as they feel the soft grass beneath their feet and get to scratch at the earth, dust bathe, and flap their wings for the first time.

This morning when I let Hope, Bo, and Kadaj out of their coops for the day and fed them (as well as Eddie and Flecha who were rescued in 2020, Cloud and Sephiroth who were rescued in 2021, and Manny who was rescued in 2022) their breakfasts, as I watched them stretch their wings and dart around their aviary, I became so overwhelmed thinking of where they were this time last year that I sat down and cried. As I was sitting there, Cloud abandoned his breakfast and came over to me. Then Hope, then Eddie, and so on until all of the chickens were there eyeing me curiously, wondering what on earth was wrong. That just made me cry harder, as these birds had endured unfathomable abuse at the hands of humans. They have no reason to care about humans or even like us at all, but here they were, gathered around me and offering me comfort. They are the most forgiving, kind people I have ever met and it is a true honor to offer them a safe, loving, forever home here ❤

Right now, hundreds of thousands of baby birds are once again stacked in crates on the streets of Brooklyn with no food or water, helplessly waiting their turn to be killed. This week we will be heading to Brooklyn to give them food and water, to offer them with what is likely the only compassion they have ever or will ever know in their short, brutal lives. While Kaporos offers us a unique opportunity to view these birds and their suffering up close, I think it is important to reiterate that these are the same exact birds who end up at the grocery store. They grow up on the same farms, are packed into the same crates, are transported in the same trucks. The ONLY difference is that instead of being transported to the “regular” slaughterhouse, they are transported to Brooklyn to be slaughtered on the street. Regardless of where they are, all of these baby birds want to live. They want to feel the warmth of the sun and scratch the cool earth with their feet. They want to run and flap their wings and experience life. Please don’t be the reason they can’t.

Vegan for Hope. Vegan for Kadaj. Vegan for Bo.

07/10/2024

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of our new chukar friends, who we named Samosa. Samosa was rescued in a suburban backyard. She found refuge under a deck, but thankfully we were able to coax her out, capture her, and get her safely to the sanctuary. As I evaluated her I was shocked that she was even alive – she was skin and bones, the most emaciated bird I had ever seen. Her beak was so long that she was unable to get anything in her mouth to eat at all, and clearly that had been the case for a long time. I trimmed her beak and offered her some critical care mash, which she ate enthusiastically. Who knows how long it had been since this poor girl had eaten? After she ate she snuggled up in the corner of her enclosure and slept deeply – I actually had to physically touch her to rouse her when it was time for her next meal. Samosa was so exhausted physically, but mentally she was sharp and showed a tremendous desire to keep going. As the days went on she showed us her spunky, loving, opinionated personality, and we quickly fell in love with her. Samosa’s favorite time of day was her meal times. She would stick her whole head into her bowl of mash, only to realize what she’d done and immediately start shaking her head ferociously flinging mash EVERYWHERE in the process 😆 After her meal she would allow me to hold her for a moment so I could do my best to carefully clean as much mash as possible from her feathers. I was never able to get all of it off really, but Samosa really was the happiest when she was wearing her dinner and this is how I will always remember her ❤

When we rescue someone, I always envision the future they will get to experience in sanctuary. I pictured Samosa flying in her aviary with the other four chukars we rescued, happy and free. I imagined her frail, skeletal figure plump and round the way a chukar’s body should be. I imagined her dust bathing in the sunshine and pecking impatiently at her food bowl when it was time for breakfast. I imagined everything but her passing in her sleep, her body succumbing to the neglect she endured for who knows how long. Samosa wanted to live, and fought so hard to do so. Her mind was willing, but her body was too far gone. It’s just not fair. The only consolation I can take from this is that Samosa passed in a clean bed, with a full crop, warm and safe. She wasn’t shot by a human, or chased and brutally mauled by their dogs, or killed by a predator, or any of the other horrible things that happen to these beautiful birds when they are abandoned in the wild. She had a name. She was comforted and cared for and so very loved, the way that all animals should be. We just wish she could have experienced that for so much longer 😞

30/09/2024

Last year six Pekin ducks were abandoned at an apartment complex in Hilliard, Ohio. The sweet baby ducks, all only a few months old, were desperately approaching the humans who lived at the complex for food and comfort. Thankfully someone recognized that this behavior was abnormal and the ducks needed help, and contacted us! We rescued the ducks, got them the medical care they needed, and found them wonderful forever homes. Two of the ducks went to a wonderful private adopter who recently reached out to us to give us an update on them 🥹 She reports that her two friends, named Bonnie and Clyde, are doing very well! They bring their mom a lot of joy with their silly antics and enjoy swimming in their pool and playing in the mud. We are so happy to see them experiencing so much love and being so well-taken care of!

Over the weekend, history unfortunately repeated itself. We received a report of three Pekin ducks who were also dumped behind an apartment complex, this time in Allentown, Pennsylvania. We drove up to Allentown and found the ducks swimming in a creek behind the complex. The current was so strong that the poor friends were being swept downstream and had to try really hard to make it over to where we were waiting with a bowl of food. All domestic ducks struggle to survive when they are abandoned out in the wild like this, but Pekin ducks are especially vulnerable due to their bright white plumage which makes them extremely noticeable to predators and their large, slow bodies. Thankfully this also makes them very easy to catch, and with some teamwork (and a little wading) we were able to get all three ducks safely captured! They are back at the sanctuary now where they will quarantine for the next 30 days. Our friends are a little skinny, but overall seem to be in good health! They are incredibly sociable and friendly – they are not wary of humans whatsoever, which means that most likely they were handled by humans from a very young age. If that is indeed the case, that makes it even more tragic that they were abandoned. Can you imagine if the person who raised you, fed you, sheltered you, provided you with everything you ever needed from the time you were a small baby, suddenly brought you to a fast-moving creek and tossed you out like trash? Can you imagine how frightened they must have been as they watched their caretaker leave them? We are heartbroken that this happened to them, but we are so thankful they are safe now and will never have to experience anything like that ever again!

Two males and one female were rescued from the creek. If you are interested in adopting these sweet ducks, please send us a message! As always, we require our adopters to house their ducks in a predator-proof coop/enclosure and take them to an avian veterinarian in the case of illness or injury. We do NOT adopt out to homes that participate in animal agriculture or breed animals as we want to make sure our birds go to homes where they will be treated as valued family members, not commodities. Ducks make excellent little backyard companions (no pond required!) and do well in suburban settings! We provide one-on-one coaching for individuals who are interested in adding ducks to their family but aren’t sure where to start, so don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! We hope that soon these sweeties will get to experience the same kind of love and devotion that Bonnie and Clyde have found in forever homes of their very own!

26/09/2024

When we aren’t out catching abandoned chukars, we are caring for our residents at the sanctuary! Lohse has a chronic reproductive disease called egg yolk peritonitis (EYP). Instead of eggs being laid outside of the body, EYP causes egg material to be deposited inside of the abdominal cavity. Over time this egg material build up can actually cook and rot inside of a hen’s body, causing life-threatening infection. To keep Lohse’s EYP under control, every few months she sees the veterinarian for reproductive healthcare treatments. She received another round of this treatment recently and did very well! While she was at the clinic the doctor also took a look at Lohse’s feet. For those of you who have been here for a while, you might remember that Lohse has a troublesome history with bumblefoot infections. Our poor girl has been through multiple surgeries for her bumbles over the last two years, and unfortunately during her exam the doctor noticed that one of her feet was beginning to show the telltale signs of infection once again. Agh! What are we going to do with this girl?! 😫 Thankfully, the lesion was caught early and her veterinarian thinks that it can be resolved without the need for surgery or antibiotics 🤞 We are soaking Lohse’s feet in an Epsom salt and betadine solution every day and are slowly but surely seeing improvements!

Until her infection is cleared, Lohse has been staying inside so we can keep her foot as clean as we possibly can and prevent any dirt or mud from complicating her situation. We decided to put her with Manny, and the two of them have become such amazing friends! Manny is a 2022 Kaporos survivor. At some point in her first six weeks of life, whether at the factory farm she was raised at or when she was actually being used in the Kaporos ritual, Manny's neck was broken. Miraculously Manny can still walk, dust bathe, jump around, and enjoy everything she wants to do, but she does display some neurological symptoms like extremely impaired vision and difficulty keeping her balance. To keep her safe, Manny lives indoors with us where we can monitor her and accommodate her needs most effectively. Lohse has really taken to Manny and vice-versa! The two of them can often be seen preening each other or snuggled up close to each other to nap, and Lohse always stays very close to Manny during their daily walks out in the yard. One of the most rewarding aspects of the work we do is seeing the beautiful friendships that form among the residents, and we are so happy these girls have found each other!

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We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of our new chukar friends, who we named Samosa. Samosa was rescued in a suburban backyard. She found refuge under a deck, but thankfully we were able to coax her out, capture her, and get her safely to the sanctuary. As I evaluated her I was shocked that she was even alive – she was skin and bones, the most emaciated bird I had ever seen. Her beak was so long that she was unable to get anything in her mouth to eat at all, and clearly that had been the case for a long time. I trimmed her beak and offered her some critical care mash, which she ate enthusiastically. Who knows how long it had been since this poor girl had eaten? After she ate she snuggled up in the corner of her enclosure and slept deeply – I actually had to physically touch her to rouse her when it was time for her next meal. Samosa was so exhausted physically, but mentally she was sharp and showed a tremendous desire to keep going. As the days went on she showed us her spunky, loving, opinionated personality, and we quickly fell in love with her. Samosa’s favorite time of day was her meal times. She would stick her whole head into her bowl of mash, only to realize what she’d done and immediately start shaking her head ferociously flinging mash EVERYWHERE in the process 😆 After her meal she would allow me to hold her for a moment so I could do my best to carefully clean as much mash as possible from her feathers. I was never able to get all of it off really, but Samosa really was the happiest when she was wearing her dinner and this is how I will always remember her ❤ When we rescue someone, I always envision the future they will get to experience in sanctuary. I pictured Samosa flying in her aviary with the other four chukars we rescued, happy and free. I imagined her frail, skeletal figure plump and round the way a chukar’s body should be. I imagined her dust bathing in the sunshine and pecking impatiently at her food bowl when it

A quick Atheon update! Our sweet girl is doing well! She is stable and tolerating her medications well. She is enthusiastically drinking her critical care formula and even starting to show some interest in solid foods! We are keeping in close contact with her veterinarian and while she is not out of the woods yet, we are very hopeful that she will continue to recover. Please keep her in your thoughts! We have some very happy, very exciting news to share! Everyone, meet Celeste 🩵 Celeste is a budgie who, like Grumpy, was purchased from a pet store and discarded by her humans once she became inconvenient. Also similarly to Grumpy, Celeste was kept alone, without another bird companion 😞 When our amazing friends at For The Love Of Birds - New Jersey Exotic Bird Rescue told us about her, we knew that she was going to be the perfect friend for our Grumpy girl! We introduced the girls to each other and they formed an instant connection. It has been so beautiful watching them preen each other, chat together, and of course share their favorite snacks! At night the girls perch on their rope and sleep shoulder to shoulder, making sure that they can each feel the other’s presence 🥹 Celeste is much more wary of humans than Grumpy is, but she is slowly catching on that we are not here to hurt her and instead just want to see her happy. Like most budgies Celeste was kept on an all-seed diet in her previous home, which can cause a wide variety of health issues. Thankfully she has transitioned to pellets beautifully, and is even starting to show some interest in vegetables! Of course, nothing comes close to sharing some millet with a beloved friend 🥰 Welcome home, Celeste! We would like to thank our friends at For The Love of Birds - New Jersey Exotic Bird Rescue for their care and dedication towards all of their birds both large and small! We are honored to have had the opportunity to work with this organization and recommend them to anyone looking for a parrot

Tonight we received a call from Atheon’s veterinarian. She had received Atheon’s bloodwork results, and thankfully for the most part everything looks good! A certain type of white blood cell called a heterophil was noted to be elevated, but that is to be expected with the GI upset that Atheon is currently experiencing. The important stuff like the values that tell us about Atheon’s organ function were all within normal limits, and so we can safely rule out anything really scary that might be going on underneath the surface. This was extremely welcome news, we are so relieved! 😮‍💨 We will continue Atheon’s medications, critical care formula, etc. and closely monitor her as she recovers. Please keep her in your thoughts 🩷 We would like to take a moment to sincerely thank each and every one of you for helping us yesterday 😭 Emergencies are scary, and we are so grateful to you all for helping us when we really needed it. We are so lucky to have this community! This video was taken a few months ago. I was taking shelter in Atheon’s aviary during a downpour and got to watch the ducks enjoying the rain 🥰 It’s little moments like this that are the most magical to me about sanctuary work. Only a few months before this video was taken, Atheon was living at The Barn Restaurant. Over 100 ducks lived at The Barn and resources were extremely limited, so Atheon had to fight for everything she had in order to survive. I wonder if in this video, as she was watching the rain fall, she was thinking about how different her life looks now. I hope that she feels better soon so she can get back out to the aviary with her flockmates. After all spring will be here soon, and Atheon never misses the opportunity to play in a mud puddle!

One of the most rewarding aspects of the work we do is seeing the animals we have rescued living happily in their forever homes! Two Barn Restaurant survivors, a pair of stunning Rouen girls, found the most incredible home with a vegan activist and microsanctuary caretaker earlier this year. They have a handsome drake boyfriend (rescued by our dear friends at The Good Shepherd Animal Sanctuary!) and recently moved to a larger property with lots of room to stretch their wings! It is hard to imagine that this time last year these girls were starving on a frozen lake with no shelter. We are so grateful for the love and devotion all of our adoptive families give their beloved animals!

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