A Downed Cow And A Determined Team: We Are Stronger Together. 

A Glimpse of Sanctuary Life From Animal Care Director Kelly Mullins: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller “Sanctuary time” isn’t like time anywhere else. So much can happen here in a single day that it feels like a week has passed. Sunday was one of those … Read more

Remembering Sadie: Lessons From an Old Cow’s Final Hours

Sadie, devoted stepmom to orphaned Blossom and Benjamin and friend to our beloved Tucker, died last week. She was 27 years old. At breakfast on Wednesday morning, we found Sadie down in her barn, unable to stand. Kellie Myers, our Health Care Coordinator, administered 15ccs of Banamine for pain relief, and then, with the help … Read more

Joy to the World! Fabulous Four Graduate to their “Big Boy Field”

Chapter 1:  On July 28, 2012, we welcomed four newborn Jersey calves to the safety and plenty of CAS. Just days old, they were exhausted and afraid. Two were gravely ill—too weak to stand; too weak to swallow.  After an eventual diagnosis of both Giardia and e-coli (both highly contagious), we moved the boys to … Read more

Emergency Rescue: Veal Calves’ Lives Saved

[youtube]http://youtu.be/yHEnwb9Pd_s[/youtube] Just last Tuesday, I got a call about four 3-day-old calves. Unwanted by-products of a dairy farm, they were destined for a veal crate and slaughter at four months old. (Dairy cows must give birth to produce milk for human consumption; their baby boys are of little or no value to the dairy farmer … Read more