Featured Animal of the Week: Libby

Meet Libby! Libby is a mini-donkey who is about 7 years old. She came to the farm in 2018 with six other mini-donkeys from an animal cruelty case. They all came here in very bad shape. But that was then and this is now and Libby is a healthy and very happy little donkey. When […]

Animal Message of the Day: Luna

Animal Message of the Day From Luna: “I love participating in this every year. But why do you only look for inspiration from us once a year? Seriously, you should come check in with us more often. Now, being a goat offers me a very unique perspective in life. I love being a goat. Goats […]

Animal Message of the Day: Molly

Animal Message of the Day From Molly: “Every year I have been at this farm, which is a long time now, I have been asked this question. I love to share what it’s like for me to have no eyes and still be able to see more than most of you with two. I don’t […]

Animal Message of the Day: Gizmo

Animal Message of the Day From Gizmo: “I know a thing or two about feeling hopeless and despondent. I dedicate my message to those of you who may feel lost or feel the loss of someone else around you. I understand a heavy heart as mine has been heavy before too. I felt like life […]

Animal Message of the Day: Merlin

Animal Message of the Day From Merlin: “I may not see as well as I once did. I can’t fly like I once enjoyed. My body is a bit more rickety now. But my joy is still flowing. I love all of my friends of so many species. I have cats and birds and rabbits […]

The Story of Waylon and Mia

Your support helps so many animals who have nowhere else to go and are in need of help. We’d like you to meet Waylon and Mia, two horses who came to us in June. Here is a video showing you the importance of what you do and how you change lives.

Animal Message of the Day: Mary Beth

Animal Message of the Day From Mary Beth: Mary Beth: “I have a very unique view of life. Seriously, I’m not talking about something philosophical here. This is anatomy and science. I was born with my head crooked and I cannot lift my head up very far. So I have always seen and experienced life […]

Animal Message of the Day: Max

Animal Message of the Day From Max: “Oh there is so much to be happy about. One could look at me, and maybe some people do, and think that I have a lot of problems in life. But, you have to realize that I had problems in life for sure. But what I also found […]

Stories From The Magic Years Available Now

Our Latest Book – Stories From The Magic Years is Now Available Stories from THE MAGIC YEARS A Thirty-Year Interspecies Conversation celebrating the Thirtieth Anniversary of Spring Farm CARES – 1991-2021 This an amazing book! We, ourselves, did not realize just how amazing it would be until we began to re-read thirty years of letters and […]

Animal Message of the Day: Mary

Animal Message of the Day From Mary: “I like when there is a sense of quiet around me. Sometimes life moves too darn fast. What the heck is the hurry? You all speed around like you have to be somewhere that you can’t get to fast enough. But you rarely stop to enjoy where you […]

Featured Animal of the Week: Coal

Featured Animal of the Week Meet Coal Coal is estimated to have been born in 2016 and came to the farm in fall of 2017. When Coal came to us he was in really bad shape. But now he is doing very well. Coal’s story is worth telling because he is a perfect example of […]

Animal Message of the Day: Charlie

Animal Message of the Day From Charlie: “Life has a funny way of teaching you things, sometimes in ways you don’t want to hear, but in a way that is necessary to hear it. It was like that for me. I thought myself to be a majestic little prince. I have it all – the […]

Animal Message of the Day: Tom

Animal Message of the Day From Tom: “When life throws changes at you, there are different ways you can respond. At first, change doesn’t always seem good, when in fact, it may be just what you need. That is what happened to me. When I lost my person, my heart was hurting. And I couldn’t […]

Animal Message of the Day: Leo

Animal Message of the Day From Leo: “Sometimes it can be the simplest of things that make me happy.  Why do humans think it strange that animals have the same kind of feelings that humans have? We don’t question if humans have thoughts and feelings? Anyway, there are days that I love to see the […]

Animal Message of the Day: Rollin

Animal Message of the Day From Rollin: “I’m kind of the new guy around here but I’m figuring things out. It’s not always easy being a rooster you know. I have lots to contend with. Some of the hens wander off and I have to get them back. I have to dodge horses and tractors […]

Animal Message of the Day: Nell

Animal Message of the Day From Nell: “The very idea of happiness makes me happy. Maybe that sounds silly.  But it’s not silly to me. There was a time that I didn’t think I would live. I watched all my friends die one by one and no one seemed to care. There was little to […]

Animal Message of the Day: Buster

Animal Message of the Day From Buster: “It is very true that we all see the world a little differently than one another. I see the world through one eye. But I also see the world through a perspective of trauma that caused me to lose my eye. Vision is a tricky thing. Because no […]

Animal Message of the Day: Brandy

Animal Message of the Day From Brandy: “I love to share my heart with humans. And actually, that is also the very thing that brings me happiness. I love when people are drawn to me that have never had anything to do with horses. So many times I have been the first horse that someone […]

Featured Animal of the Week: River

Featured Animal of the Week Meet River, a very special cat indeed. River is estimated to have been born in 2008. He came to the farm in 2010 after he showed up as a stray in our nature sanctuary and was caught in a humane trap. There were several cats who were found in our […]

Animal Message of the Day: Evelyn

Animal Message of the Day From Evelyn: “I love being a pig. I love life! Where I live, I get to see so many things. I love hearing the donkeys calling out first thing in the morning. They let us all know they are there and we are welcoming another day. I love to hear […]

Animal Message of the Day: Misty Mew

Animal Message of the Day From Misty Mew: “I love my life. I love each day. Now there are some parts of my days that get annoying at times. But you have to overlook those little things in life. If something gets too uncomfortable for me, I simply move along to something else. I love […]

Animal Message of the Day: Kernel

Animal Message of the Day From Kernel: “So many things make me happy and filled with gratitude. Standing in the sun makes me feel charged with energy. Spending time outside with my friends fills my heart with contentment. My friend Finnegan and I start each day by grooming one another and feeling great appreciation for […]

Animal Message of the Day: Piper

Animal Message of the Day From Piper: “Have you ever seen my tail in action? A cat’s tail is a wondrous thing. We balance with them. We think with them. And we announce our annoyance of others with them at times too. I love my tail. Yet, I’ve never even seen it. I was born […]

Animal Message of the Day: Noah

Animal Message of the Day From Noah: “Let me tell you about what makes me happy. There is so much love in this world if you’d really stop for a second and look around you.  I’ve noticed humans feeling so heavy about things. But they seem to then accept a notion that you can’t change […]