Sanctuary Life

Twin sisters Henrietta and Carol LOVE fresh grass clippings. The cattle are SO happy there is finally green grass to eat! They are...

We have the most amazing rocks at Pleasant Pasture. They are a large part of what makes the land so magical. Their variety is beyond...

Pre-school Farm Tours start this week. Some of my favorite moments include a child looking into the beautiful, sensitive eyes of a hog;...

Farm tours are for everyone! Families, individuals, children, babies, adults. We hear great feedback from everyone (except the babies...

On our way to see Buttons, Farmer Terry kept saying - 'we don't have room for another steer'. After seeing the sad and unsafe conditions...

ALL the creatures at Pleasant Pasture have spring fever, including the humans! The wild creatures at the Sanctuary are so beautifully...

In Britain, 1824 (almost 200 years ago) a compassionate group of women formed the very first animal rescue ever. The Society for the...

Update: Sanctuary Cat Colony. Everyone endured the long winter and are feeling frisky in the spring air and sunshine! We've unplugged the...

Have you ever wished you could communicate with your pets? Animals have secret lives, thoughts, feelings and wisdom. They know things we...

Sometimes we forget that the Sanctuary is part of a larger, well developed and longstanding eco-system. Forest, field and prairie are...

I always feel SO GOOD after volunteering. A sense of satisfaction from making a difference, meeting new people in my community and...

Every animal resident at the Sanctuary has a unique, fitting name. Handsome Karl Barley the Drunken Pig Large in Charge Marge Moo Puppy...

Art heals. Creative activities grow self-esteem, self-awareness, improve brain function, cultivate emotional resilience and slows down...

At Sanctuary Farm Tours we play 'farm trivia' and give a really nice prize. Researching this article I realized I knew very little about...

Henrietta the Highland Heifer is feeling SO frisky this week - must be spring fever! She was just a little, weak, sickly thing 3 years...

Okay it doesn't feel or look like spring yet - it has been grey and cold. However the Sanctuary animals are full on celebrating spring!...

Many of us know the comfort associated with a pet being near. How a gentle purr can calm our nerves, running our hands over the soft fur...

This is a photo of all 6 hogs (that is over 3,500 POUNDS of piggies!) in their house at the same time. Three years ago Farmer Terry built...

So I noticed something odd when I was organizing my digital photos the other day - a strange reoccurrence I hadn't seen before - Moo...

That's a friendly Scottish greeting you can use next time you see the Sanctuary's 3 Scottish Highland cattle - Warren the Warrior Steer...