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Darrowby Farm Sanctuary provides a safe and lifelong home for farmed animals, and educates people about living a mutually beneficial life with those animals in ways that do not use them for food or forced labor.

Tony, aka Blue Steel, says goodnight to all our friends. mainenonprofit rescuegoat rescuepig rescuegoat rescue...
18/12/2025

Tony, aka Blue Steel, says goodnight to all our friends. mainenonprofit rescuegoat rescuepig rescuegoat rescuehorse pigsarefriendsnotfood rescuecow rescuesteer stardustandthecomets rubmytummy love

I haven’t given a good update on Flash since he got home from his hoof procedure to help his canker, but unbelievably, t...
17/12/2025

I haven’t given a good update on Flash since he got home from his hoof procedure to help his canker, but unbelievably, tomorrow will already be a week since Andy brought him back home. For the next two months we’ll be cleaning out his surgical site, re-medicating it, re-packing it, re-bandaging it, and keeping it dry— every single day. Very fortunately, Flash is being incredibly patient with us through this process— he actually likes having the area rubbed— it probably itches as it heals— and he stands really beautifully, not asking for many breaks. We have a road ahead of us, but he is up to the challenge, and so are we. His movement is easy, he’s not showing lameness, and he still gallops into the barn for breakfast most mornings. It’s so good to have him home again, with his mares and with us.

17/12/2025

Goat Facts with Clark, Cleo, and Abby.
A warm stall and plenty of food is just the beginning of goat care.
We are so grateful for our community of donors, volunteers, and students who make us able to provide the highest quality of care for our goats and all of our residents.

Inigo Montoya, Vizzini, Fezzik, and Humperdinck all have one message today: As you wish. ...
15/12/2025

Inigo Montoya, Vizzini, Fezzik, and Humperdinck all have one message today: As you wish.

14/12/2025

I’m really grateful to all of you who reached out to share your condolences about Lilac. She was so special and so loved, and she was able to grow into her best self here. When our friends and supporters share kind words, it makes us feel less alone in our sadness that she is no longer with us. It really means a lot, so thank you all. To bring some brightness to our account, I’m sharing a video I took last week of me trying to convince the Seven Drakes to go to bed. They know that I’m not about to hop into their pool, so they love to toy with me and make their last dip of the day a nice leisurely one. And I know they’re talking about what a do**us I am the whole time. So much to say, these boys.

Tonight, as the sun set and well after the stars were out, Lilac was laid to rest. We are so saddened by this loss of ou...
13/12/2025

Tonight, as the sun set and well after the stars were out, Lilac was laid to rest. We are so saddened by this loss of our biggest girl. Lilac arrived in sanctuary 1,000 pounds of anxiety and yearning for affection, never having interacted with another pig. Over months and months, despite her deafening but nonviolent protests, Lilac slowly allowed her family to expand to include all the pig residents. She had the honor of being absorbed into The Empress’s inner circle, and this afternoon Viola, The Empress’s best friend, lay down next to Lilac’s body after she had been released from it and kept watch, just as the did for The Empress. I can’t put into words how much we loved Lilac, how proud we were of her for her growth and courage. She had the deepest, most soulful eyes, and Andy was her Person. She adored him, and he spent her entire time here caring for her hooves, which just could not keep up with the demands her oversized body put on them. Over the last few months she’d begun moving less, staying longer in one place as her family rotated around her. This is an extremely hard loss for us, but we are grateful that Lilac came to us when she did and was able to experience the joys of having a pig family, having a wallow to spend summer days and a warm barn to spend winter nights, and an Andy to love. We love you Lilac.

12/12/2025

Flash is home! He and Andy are both extremely tired but we are REALLY happy with how things went, and how kind everyone was, and how good he looks. Chey has really struggled with his absence and was still calling for him this morning, so my favorite part may have been her joy at his return. We have a lot to be grateful for tonight.

Amanda here. Andy and Flash are on their way home from a successful procedure, which we are incredibly grateful for. We ...
11/12/2025

Amanda here. Andy and Flash are on their way home from a successful procedure, which we are incredibly grateful for. We will share more details when they are safely home and both of them have eaten and gotten some rest. I am so extremely grateful to our high school volunteers today, and to Volunteer Josh, all of whom did amazing work in very little time. Because of them, emergencies were dealt with, animals were fed, stalls were made spotless, and the load for Melinda and me was incredibly lightened. We are so fortunate on days of multiple unexpected events to have a community to reach out to.

11/12/2025

Flash and I (Andy) have made my longest sanctuary road trip yet. We arrived yesterday to help Flash with a hoof procedure to deal with a canker.
We are so thankful to the people here and Nancy at Maple Hill for helping us through this with Flash. It takes a strong rescue network to do this work and give amazing beings like Flash chances to keep living a good life of sanctuary.
Your support is why we can do this work. We are so grateful.

10/12/2025

Get your tv warmed up, because Inigo Montoya is on ‘s 207 tonight at 7:00! His journey is a beautiful one of community coming together to protect animals regardless of species, and Inigo’s proud spirit, loving nature, and handsome looks make his story a little extra special. (No one who lives here has to earn their keep or be grateful, but when they show us that loving connection, the bond is unforgettable.) We are grateful to for taking him in and finding him a safe home in sanctuary, to Peg Keyser for making a way for his story to be told, and to David Guildford for doing an incredible job with the storytelling. We had a great time with him. So did Inigo, while doing some of his trademark footwork. Tune in!

Hey, our calendar is for sale! It’s a perfect end of year gift, and stars some of our most photogenic residents (I will ...
10/12/2025

Hey, our calendar is for sale! It’s a perfect end of year gift, and stars some of our most photogenic residents (I will admit that Merlin is in it twice). If you would like to order one, you can go to this link: https://darrowbyfarmsanctuary.org/buy-a-2026-calendar/
, and we will drop one in the mail for you pronto.

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Why Offer Sanctuary?

Darrowby Farm Sanctuary provides a lifelong home for farmed animals in need of safety and love. In 2019 alone, hundreds of animals were seized from neglect and abuse in Maine. Thanks to the work of animal shelters and animal welfare laws, domestic animals have a fair chance of escaping these horror stories. Unfortunately, farmed animals have fewer legal protections, fewer advocates, and fewer places capable of taking them in.

​We believe that all livings creatures deserve the respect and security that comes from having a single loving home. We are proud to provide this home for our animals who would otherwise have very different fates.

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