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Bear
Auggie
Auggie
Bear spent three years in a cage with little to no attention at a no-kill rescue. He's gone now but for a few years was our friendly ambassador at special events.
Auggie
Auggie
Auggie
Auggie was an old guy with a bad leg, heart-worm and a big heart. Instead of euthanasia, he spent three happy years at the Ranch.
Phiona
Auggie
Phiona
Phiona was to be "euthanized" at age 15 because her owners were moving out of the country. She had two active, happy years with us.
Mazie
Calhoun, Joy & Pete
Phiona
Mazie came to the Ranch for hospice care with a huge abdominal tumor (upper right). Amazingly, the tumor was successfully removed and proved benign (thank you Dr. Russel), and she lived several active happy years afterward.
Calhoun, Joy & Pete
Calhoun, Joy & Pete
Calhoun, Joy & Pete
Calhoun, Joy and Pete (R to L) were rescued as puppies from a neglectful back yard breeder. We tried to adopt Joy and Pete's mother from the breeder but were turned down. (She froze to death the following winter. ) These three lived to the ripe old age of 15. Pete and Joy's brother Stetson is still going strong at 17.
PB
Calhoun, Joy & Pete
Calhoun, Joy & Pete
Poodle Boy was surrendered by an owner who could not provide the care he required. He was deaf, nearly blind, and very stiff, but still found his way around. He loved his time on the couch. He was with us for 4 years and died at age 20.
Joey--Rescued from a nightmare
Hideous conditions
Joey was one of the last dogs rescued from a hoarding situation involving over 600 dogs. For months he would cringe and tremble when anyone came near. He bonded to other dogs, but was terrified of people.
Making progress 5 years later
Though he is still timid around people (even Pam who feeds, bathes and grooms him) he occasionally approaches us, offers a paw, and might even let us pat his head. He walks off leash around the farm, running and spinning like a puppy. He often puts small rocks on the porch steps (a little gift for Pam?)
Marvin
Marvin
Marvin
Marvin (formerly Starvin Marvin) was a full grown painfully thin (less than 5 lbs) cat with matted fur when he was abandoned. Pam, our vet techs, and several of our dogs had to be treated for the ringworm he gave us. Now he's filled out, has a luxurious coat, and likes to be held.
Loki
Marvin
Marvin
Lokie, a neighborhood Tomcat, repeatedly showed showed up at a donor's home with new injuries and other signs of abuse. We had him neutered, got his injuries healed, and found a home for him. He has given up his old ways and is a contented, friendly indoor cat.
Uno & Dos
Happy Home
Happy Home
Uno (right) and Dos were rescued along with 40 other cats from a grim hoarding situation. When it was decided that there was no more room for the remaining cats, Uno jumped up on the carrier as if to say "take me too". Most of the others were neutered and became farm cats.
Happy Home
Happy Home
Happy Home
All of our cats are rescued; some were "dumped" at our farm in Wisconsin, others were rescued in Florida. They are housed in our cattery, which has six sections, each with an indoor and an outdoor area. They have access to an outdoor recreation area.
Pam & Betty
Pam & Betty
Pam & Betty
Pam and Betty were wild donkeys that were captured in a Bureau of Land Management roundup in Texas. They were rescued by Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue before we took them in
Eddie
Pam & Betty
Pam & Betty
Eddie was rescued from Animal Control. His back hooves were badly deformed, and he was to be euthanized if no one adopted him. After several hoof trimming sessions (sedation required) he's walking great.
Star
Pam & Betty
Star
Star is a mustang that was born in a Bureau of Land Management holding facility.
Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf
Our first Guinea hen, Edith Piaf , was resuscitated as a newly hatched chick using mouth to beak resuscitation. She was named after the French cabaret singer because of her powerful and rarely silent voice.
Jenny
Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf
Jenny the Guinea were delivered to the Northeast Florida Wildlife Coalition then brought to us, as she did not fit their wildlife definition.
Louis
Edith Piaf
Louis
Our first duck, Louis, was an Easter duckling purchased by our neighbor for her child, who no longer wanted him when he grew up. (Gifts to children of ducklings, chicks and bunnies are generally a bad idea). Most of our current flock are his descendants.
Pigs
Sweet Taty
Pei-Pei & her Piglets
Pei-Pei & her Piglets
This farm pig who was rescued by a friend of the Ranch who did not want to see him raised for meat, which was the fate of the rest of his litter.
Pei-Pei & her Piglets
Pei-Pei & her Piglets
Pei-Pei & her Piglets
Pei-Pei is a pot-belly pig that was abandoned with her piglets, Li'l Lee and CJ, when her owner's property was foreclosed.
Our animals get along very well, here Sweet Taty is meeting with his secret admirer.
Hiding under an abandoned house, we spent 7 hours rescuing Pei-Pei and her piglets.
Goats & sheep
Lewis
Maggie
Maggie
Lewis was a Boer goat, rescued from a goat farm.where he was going to be sold for meat.d Lewis loved his days with us. He passed away at the ripe old age of 20.
Maggie
Maggie
Maggie
Maggie came to the Ranch when her owners became too ill to care for her. Since her arrival she had a hind leg amputated for cancer. She had a few comfortable months before her cancer became widespread.
Karuna
Maggie
Lambsie & Divie
Karuna was rescued on the roadside as a newborn. Her mother and other sheep were being "shipped off" as she was born, and she was left to die. She was rescued by a passerby who bottle fed her for her first month then brought her to the Ranch.
Lambsie & Divie
Lambsie & Divie
Lambsie & Divie
Lambsie (left) and Divie had been in the family since they were a year old. Divie passed away at age 14, Lambsie at 17.
Gertie
Lambsie & Divie
Did you know?
Gertie came to us with Maggie. She was very old and passed away peacefully a few weeks after she arrived.
Did you know?
Lambsie & Divie
Did you know?
Sheep are very intelligent animals, when they feel safe and secure they will flock around and be silly. This shows they're loving, gentle and bright personalities.
tortoises
African Spurred (Sulcata)
African Spurred (Sulcata)
African Spurred (Sulcata)
Their natural habitat is African desert. They tolerate cold poorly, and spend cool summer nights in their shed under the heat lamps. Their winter quarters are a heated room in the cattery building. They drink only occasionally and get most of the water they need from lettuce, kale and collards from our garden.
Jaws & Sandy
African Spurred (Sulcata)
African Spurred (Sulcata)
Jaws and Sandy are not rescue animals. They were acquired 16 years ago at a reptile expo in Albuquerque, NM. They were about 3" across then, and have grown to about 110-120 lbs. They can live for up to 100 years, so they will be cared for by our heirs.
Did you know?
African Spurred (Sulcata)
Did you know?
These girls are extremely strong, and they can dig like bulldozers. The fencing is hog panel sunk 8" in the ground attached to 4" posts. On warm days they spend most of their day grazing on the lawn (they are strictly vegetarians). The grass is always greener (and longer) on the other side of the fence.