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 […]
Animal Message of the Day: Chester
Animal Message of the Day: From Chester: “I think it is important to dream. And it is not a waste of your time to spend time imagining and visualizing things. I love when people come sit in my room with me and my cat friends. If they are too much in their heads, it is […]
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Animal Message of the Day: Gilligan
Animal Message of the Day From Gilligan: “I grew up needing to be tough to survive. It became my identity. I thought it was kind of cool. I could push my way through anything. I’m a big goat. But while I was pushing everyone around, I was missing the finer points of life. I’m still […]
Featured Animal of the Week: Max
Meet Max If ever there were a poster cat of Spring Farm CARES, Max would be the ideal candidate. Max is the embodiment of all that Spring Farm CARES is here for. Check out his incredible story… Max was born in 2014 and came to the farm in 2016 after he had been hit by […]
Animal Message of the Day: Woodward
Animal Message of the Day From Woodward: “What brings me happiness is being a cat. I love being a cat. I love how my body moves. I love my purr. I love being able to climb and scratch and roll and stretch. I also love my other cat friends. I don’t know if I’ve found […]
Animal Message of the Day: Ginny
Animal Message of the Day From Ginny: “I love feeling peacefulness. There is a special quiet that happens just after sunset that I love. It makes me feel comforted deep inside. I didn’t always feel this peace. It took me many years to find it actually. When I was younger, I just was consumed with […]
Animal Message of the Day: Sheena
Animal Message of the Day From Sheena: “When you close your eyes at night after your day is done, do you feel content? Do you rest with a sigh of how good your day was or how full your heart is? Or do you count the items you didn’t get done and worry about what […]
Animal Message of the Day: Finnegan
Animal Message of the Day: Finnegan From Finnegan: “I can tell you what I’m grateful for. I’m grateful to have a place I can trust to call home. I’ve been in some tough places in my life. Never able to measure up to what I was supposed to be. The truth is that I am […]
The Daily Messages are Coming!
We are so excited! We’ve all been working hard at our gift to you for the holiday season. From November 25ththrough December 31st we will be posting a message from one of our animals along with their photo. Animals are so great at keeping us present and reminding us of what truly is important. So […]
Featured Animal of the Week: D.K.
Featured Animal of the Week: D.K. D.K. is a most gentle and kind soul. He was born in 2009 and came to the farm as a tiny kitten. He had been adopted out but was later returned because he was scratching the furniture. This really rattled D.K. who is rather sensitive and shy. After that, […]
Open Letter to Person Who Abandoned Dog in our Parking Lot
On Sunday, November 14, someone callously and cruelty abandoned a dog in our parking lot. The person has since been found, and the case has been turned over to law enforcement for investigation. The dog is safe. But before we knew all of that, Dawn posted an open letter on behalf of the dog on […]
Featured Animal of the Week: Cashew
It’s time for our featured animal of the week: Cashew Cashew is estimated to have been born in 2014 and came to the farm in 2018 with six other mini-donkeys. All of them came from a very bad neglect situation. They suffered from very overgrown feet and they were in overall poor condition. But three […]
Featured Animal of the Week: Sesame
It’s time for our Featured Animal of the Week – Sesame Sesame is estimated to have been born in 2017 and arrived at the farm in 2018. Sesame was found by a landlord who was cleaning an apartment after tenants left and opened a dresser drawer to have a cat come bolting out. She had […]
Special Message from Co-Founder, Dawn
I’m asking for a few minutes of your time for a deeply personal message from me (Dawn Hayman, Co-founder). Halloween always has a deep emotional charge for us here at Spring Farm CARES. October 31, 1993 was a day like any other day here on the farm. Except it was a day that changed the […]
Featured Animal of the Week: Gilligan
Gilligan is estimated to have been born in 2015 and came to the farm in 2020 with his goat friend Max. Both were from a serious neglect case and both were in need of immediate help. We took them in to rehab them and they have both recovered well. But Gilligan was not socialized well […]
How You Create Miracles
Lucy is a special goose with a real miracle story. There are so many ways you help create miracles here at that farm. We are so grateful for your support. There are many ways you can help on our mission. Lucy is just one example of an animal whose lived was saved but who also […]
Featured Animal of the Week: Meia
Featured Animal of the Week: Meia Meia is a cat who has really grown and come a long way in her life. She was found living under a dumpster at a factory with several other cats. She came in 2013 at just a few months old but she was born feral and at first wanted […]