Featured Animal of the Week: Shawnee

Meet Shawnee Shawnee is a very special horse who came to the farm when he was only 12 hours old back in 2005. He was an orphaned foal after his mother died shortly after giving birth to him. He was in a place where they were unable to care for an orphan. However we were […]

Our New Journal for You

Introducing: TattleTails & Tidbits We are excited to introduce you to our latest publication – TattleTails and Tidbits – A bi-monthly Journal filled with articles and stories that we think you will find interesting, entertaining, inspiring and helpful for you and your animal friends. This is our way of bringing more of the farm out […]

In Memory of Izzy and Max

Two Memorials: In Memory of Izzy and Max This has been a challenging week for all of us at Spring Farm CARES. We had two cats who passed away on the same day, just hours apart. One passing was expected as she was peacefully transitioning after 17 amazing years with us. The other was a […]

Featured Animal of the Week: Minnie

Meet sheep Minnie! Minnie came to the farm in 2018 as a companion for our lone sheep Daisy who had just lost her goat companion and needed a buddy. Minnie also needed a place to retire as she had incurred a hernia after lambing at the farm where she lived. At the time, it wasn’t […]

Lucy Goose Turns 25!!

Another big birthday to celebrate! Lucy Goose turns 25 years old. That is very old for a goose! Lucy came here when she was already 19 years old and we are so blessed to have this incredible lady with us. She has a heart of gold and is such a vibrant part of this farm. […]

Featured Animal of the Week: Eloise

Meet Eloise! Eloise came to the farm in spring of 2018 from a horrific neglect situation. She was in bad shape and had been bullied by the other pigs. She came to our sanctuary to be by herself where she could decompress and heal. And Eloise did just that! Within a few weeks of her […]

Featured Animal of the Week: Kernel

Meet Kernel! Kernel is estimated to have been born in 2010 and came to the farm in 2017 from an animal cruelty case. Kernel came in with three other horses from extremely poor conditions. While he has healed from his physical neglect, Kernel still struggles with confidence issues in life. However, he has made huge […]

Featured Animal of the Week: Dusty

Meet Dusty Dusty is estimated to have been born in 2008. She came to the farm in 2009 after she had been found as a stray. Dusty had some sort of trauma to her tail when she was found. This injury causes her to leak urine. Because of that we need to be sure to […]

Animal Message of the Day: Jose

Animal Message of the Day From Jose: “I am an old man now. When you get to be old, you realize that there is a certain wisdom that comes with that. It’s a wisdom I didn’t have when I was younger. I still feel young at heart. But there is something sensationally exquisite about savoring […]

Animal Message of the Day: Peter

Animal Message of the Day: From Peter: “Sometimes life is full of surprises that are amazing. And sometimes there are twists and turns that are hard to take. But what I have found is that you just have to keep walking forward and show up on the path. I love being with my duck friends. […]

Animal Message of the Day: Mabel

Animal Message of the Day From Mabel: “The thing that brings me happiness is feeling safe and being part of a wonderful family. My family consists of other donkeys and horses and chickens and ducks and cats and even little wild animals that come by our barn and yard. All of them are unique and […]

Animal Message of the Day: O’Malley

Animal Message of the Day From O’Malley: “Life is never all sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes you have to understand the beauty in the rain. I like finding the uniqueness to each day. I love my friends and showing them affection. If you are my friend, you know it. I am never shy in letting people […]

Animal Message of the Day: Marco

Animal Message of the Day From Marco: “Hi there! Marco Guinea Pig here. It’s a pleasure to chat with you today. Although this is a mostly one-way conversation now isn’t it? I hope you are listening and enjoying the messages we are sharing with you. I love it here. I love hearing all of the […]

Memorial to Belle

Today, Christmas Eve, we said good-bye to a most beautiful soul who graced this farm for nearly 30 years. Belle was a Morgan Horse mare who came here in 1993 at just three years old. She was a determined youngster who made it clear to many who tried working with her that she was not […]

Animal Message of the Day: Izzy

Animal Message of the Day From Izzy: “Oh, let me tell you, there is so much in life to be happy about! I’m on my second lifetime in just this one body. No, I’m not talking about a past life thing. This is a present life thing. You see I started out in life born […]

Animal Message of the Day: Eloise

Animal Message of the Day From Eloise: “Do you know all the things that I know? I bet some of you think I’m just a pig and what could I know. Ah, but you would be silly to think that. I know the different smells in the air on any given day. I know when […]

Animal Message of the Day: Felix

Animal Message of the Day From Felix: “I volunteer every year for this mission of messages. Are you listening out there? We think we have lots of people following us even though we never see or hear them. But we feel you out there. This is a special time. Why? Because you allow yourself to […]

Animal Message of the Day: Olivia

Animal Message of the Day From Olivia: “I always love to be asked to share in these communications. I sit here on my favorite chair as Dawn asks me if I want to share. And I settle in and take a deep breath. I’d love to share. I have so very much to be grateful […]

Animal Message of the Day: Romeo

Animal Message of the Day From Romeo: “Listen to me my human friends. It is far greater to try things in life and fail than to never try anything at all and die empty. I may be just a rabbit to you. If you are thinking that, then you don’t understand rabbits. Actually, you may […]

Animal Message of the Day: Shawnee

Animal Message of the Day From Shawnee: “I’d like to talk about friendship. When I came here to the farm as a baby, I was surrounded by older horses that took me in and raised me as their own. My own mother had died when I was born. I never even knew her. But my […]

Animal Message of the Day: Dandy

Animal Message of the Day From Dandy: “Play, eat, sleep. Run, leap, spin around. Find things, hide them on the humans, and make games out of everything. Snuggle for just a second, then move on as if there is something urgent to do. These are the things I busied myself doing. But sometimes I don’t […]