Sanctuary Animals

Here, They're Home.

These are the beautiful souls we see and care for every day at our headquarters. Many came under the most dire of circumstances, and they're part of our family now. We make them whole again, and ensure they live their best life at our ranch.

Sanctuary Animals

Izzy's Emergency Colic Scare
Izzy's Emergency Colic Scare
Izzy started showing signs of discomfort, so we gave her Banamine and kept a close eye on her. But when she became more uncomfortable, we...
Pickles’ Skin Is Feeling Better
Pickles’ Skin Is Feeling Better
Pickles is our sweet “strawberry blonde” Boer goat, and if you know him, you know he’s one special guy. A few years ago, we learned...
Getting to the Bottom of Huck’s Weight Loss
Getting to the Bottom of Huck’s Weight Loss
Huck is one of our original mini horses, so when we noticed him starting to lose weight, we knew something wasn’t right. Our mini horses...
Remembering Piper: A Brave Little Life, Beautifully Lived
Remembering Piper: A Brave Little Life, Beautifully Lived
She was tiny, determined, a little spicy, and she never let one missing leg define her. Piper’s story was filled with tenacity, hope, wonder and—above...
Delilah’s Emergency Colic Scare
Delilah’s Emergency Colic Scare
We knew something was wrong with Delilah when she suddenly stopped eating. She wouldn’t touch her food and kept going into her yard to lie...
Heather’s Colic Scare (and a Happy Homecoming!)
Heather’s Colic Scare (and a Happy Homecoming!)
Heather was uncomfortable one morning and was lying down in the pasture. We gave her Banamine, moved her into a stall, and checked in with...
Keeping Our Donkey Barns Cool & Comfortable
Keeping Our Donkey Barns Cool & Comfortable
When you’re caring for a barn full of donkeys in Texas, good ventilation isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity! That’s why we recently made an important...
Helping Pegasus Beat the Texas Heat
Helping Pegasus Beat the Texas Heat
While Pegasus was at the hospital being treated for pneumonia, her veterinary team discovered something unexpected. She wasn't able to sweat. It may not sound...
Ten Years Without Trust
Ten Years Without Trust
She's 10 years old. Her entire history was scribbled on just four short lines: "Lived in a feed lot its whole life. Never messed with...
A Rescue That Ended Before It Began
A Rescue That Ended Before It Began
Some stories don't get the ending we hoped for. This week, our transporter headed out first thing in the morning to pick up a neglected...
A Scary Start for Baby Peggy
A Scary Start for Baby Peggy
Mornings at the Sanctuary are usually full of happy nickers and breakfast excitement. But one morning, something wasn't right.Our team noticed that Peggy, our sweet...
We Got Our Lolly Back
We Got Our Lolly Back
Lolly may be our sweet old man now, but he definitely didn't arrive at the Sanctuary that way. For years, he has kept us on...

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