Visit a Farm and Wild Animal Sanctuary in Your Area

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Visit a Farm and Wild Animal Sanctuary in Your Area

A great way to help animals is by visiting, volunteering and supporting farm and wild animal sanctuaries. This list of animal sanctuaries in the U.S. combines sanctuaries that are accredited by the American Sanctuary Association (ASA), the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), are listed in the Compassionate Farming Education Initiative (CFEI), as well as some larger animal sanctuaries that are outside of these lists.

The sanctuaries listed below are for farm animals, exotic animals, wildlife rehabilitation and some more notable sanctuaries for domestic animals, primarily for dogs. This list is not comprehensive for the U.S., but it does highlight the sanctuaries that are accredited by the two accreditation organizations in the U.S. plus includes some larger, notable animal sanctuaries.

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Arizona

Aimees Farm Animal Sanctuary (Gilbert, AZ) www.aimeesfarmanimalsanctuary.com
** Cochise Canine Rescue (Pomerene, AZ) www.conchisecaninerescue.org
* Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary (Green Valley, AZ) https://www.equinevoices.org/horses/
Friends For Life Animal Sanctuary (Gilbert, AZ) azfriends.org
Goats With Horns Animal Sanctuary (Gilbert, AZ) www.gwhsanctuary.org
Healing Hearts Animal Sanctuary (New River, AZ) http://healingheartsaz.org
** Hermitage Cat Shelter (Tuscon, AZ) hermitagecatshelter.org/
** Hope Animal Shelter (Tuscon, AZ) www.hopeanimalshelter.net
Ironwood Pig Sanctuary (Tucson, AZ) ironwoodpigsanctuary.org
Morning Starr Animal Sanctuary (Verde Valley, AZ) morningstarr.org
New Dawn Sanctuary (Tonopah, AZ) newdawnsanctuary.org
* (**) The Oasis Sanctuary (Benson, AZ) the-oasis.org
** Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center (Scottsdale, AZ) southwestwildlife.org
(**) Tucson Wildlife Center, Inc. (Tuscon, AZ) https://tucsonwildlife.com

Arkansas

* Turpentine Creek Foundation, INC DBA Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, (Eureka Springs, AR) https://www.turpentinecreek.org

California

** American Tortoise Rescue (Malibu, CA) www.tortoise.com
Animal Place (Grass Valley, CA) animalplace.org
* Blue Apple Ranch (Poway, CA) http://blueappleranch.org
Cat Haven (Dunlop, CA) cathaven.com
D.E.L.T.A. (Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals) (Glendale, CA) www.deltarescue.org
Farm Sanctuary (Action, CA) (Animal Acres) and (Orland, CA) farmsanctuary.org
Forever Wild Exotic Animals (Phelan, CA) foreverwildexotics.org
* Fund For Animals Wildlife Center (Ramona, CA) www.fundforanimals.org/wildlife-center/
* Glen Ellen Vocational Academy (Glen Ellen, CA) www.glenellenfarms.com/geva/
Goshala Animal Care (St. Martin, CA) www.GoshalaAnimalCare
Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary (French Camp, CA) harvesthomesanctuary.org
Heaven Can Wait Equine Sanctuary for Healing and Learning (San Miguel, CA) heavencanwait.us
* Humanity For Horses (Mt. Shasta, CA) www.humanityforhorses.org
* (**) Lions, Tigers and Bears (Alpine, CA) lionstigersandbears.org/#
Living Free Animal Sanctuary (Mountain Center, CA) living-free.org
** Lockwood Animal Rescue Center (Frazier Park, CA) lockwoodarc.org
Pacific Marine Mammal Center, (Laguna Beach, CA) pacificmmc.org
* Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Wildlife Sanctuaries, (San Andreas, CA) pawsweb.org
Piece of Peace Animal Sanctuary (Penn Valley, CA) pieceofpeaceanimalsanctuary.org
Planet Rehab (San Dimas, CA) planetrehab.org
PreetiRang Sanctuary (Dixon, CA) preetirangsanctuary.org
* Red Bucket Equine Rescue (Chino Hills, CA) redbucketrescue.org
* Redwings Horse Sanctuary (Lockwood, CA) redwingshorsesanctuary.org
** Shambala Preserve (The Roar Foundation) (Acton, CA) shambala.org
* Swan Center Outreach (Castaic, CA) www.swancenter.org
* The Association for Parrot C.A.R.E. (Frazier Park, CA) www.parrotcare.org
The Gentle Barn (Santa Clarita, CA) gentlebarn.org
** The Gorilla Foundation (Redwood City, CA) koko.org
Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary (Silverado, CA) tuckerwildlife.org
Wild Horse Sanctuary, (Shingletown, CA) wildhorsesanctuary.org
Wildlife Waystation (Sylmar, CA in the Angeles National Forest) wildlifewaystation.org
(**) Win Place Home, Inc. (Canyon Country, CA) https://www.winplacehome.org
Wolf Mountain Sanctuary (Lucerne Valley, CA) wolfmountainsanctuary.net

Colorado

* Colorado Horse Rescue (Longmont, CO) www.chr.org
* Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center (Longmont, CO) www.ctrcinc.org
* Longhopes Donkey Shelter (Bennett, CO) longhopes.org
Mission: Wolf (Westcliffe, CA) missionwolf.org
* Mountain Valley Horse Rescue (McCoy, CO) www.mountainvalleyhorserescue.com
Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary (Deer Trail, CO) peacefulprairie.org
Rooster Sanctuary at Danzig’s Roost (Bennett, CO) roostersanctuary.org
** The Wild Animal Refuge (Springfield, CO) www.wildanimalsanctuary.org/the-refuge
* The Wild Animal Sanctuary (Keenesburg, CO) wildanimalsanctuary.org
** Wolf Sanctuary W.O.L.F. (Laporte, CO) wolfsanctuary.net
* Zuma’s Rescue Ranch (Littleton, CO) zumasrescueranch.com

Connecticut

Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary, (Middlebury, CT) www.freedomfarmanimalsanctuary.org
* Mitchell Farm Equine Retirement, Inc. (Salem, CT) www.mitchellfarm.org

Florida

* Big Cat Rescue (Tampa, FL) bigcatrescue.org/jnk/
* Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation (Was Center for Great Apes), Inc. (Wauchula, FL) www.centerforgreatapes.org
* Equine Rescue and Adoption Foundation (Palm City, FL) https://eraf.org
** Forest Animal Rescue by Peace River Refuge & Ranch, Wild Animal Sanctuary (Silver Springs, FL) forestanimalrescue.org
** F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Horse Rescue & Sanctuary (Southwest Ranches, FL) www.eiahorses.org
* Front Range Equine Rescue (Ocala, FL) www.frontrangeequinerescue.org
* (**) Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary (Gainesville, FL) junglefriends.org
Kindred Spirits Sanctuary (Citra, FL) kindredspiritssanctuary.org
** Koreymonde Capuchin Rescue (LaCrosse, FL) www.koreymonde.org
** Lucky Parrot Sanctuary (Naples, FL) luckyparrot.org
* Peaceful Ridge Rescue (Davie, FL) www.peacefulridgerescue.org
Rooterville, A Sanctuary (Melrose, FL) rooterville.org
** RVR Horse Rescue (Plant City, FL) https://rvrhorserescue.org
Save The Chimps (Fort Pierce, FL) savethechimps.org
* South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Homestead, FL) www.spca-sofla.org
** Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation – Lowell Correctional Facility Second Chance Farm (Ocala, FL) www.trfinc.org/farms-and-facilities/lowell-correctional-institution/

Georgia

A New Hope: Animal Sanctuary & Education Center (Winterville, GA) anewhopesanctuary.org
Bear Hollow Zoo (Athens, GA) athensclarkecounty.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/1
Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary (Locust Grove, GA) noahs-ark.org
* Project Chimps (Morgantown, GA) projectchimps.org
* Red Clay Ranch Equine Rescue and Sanctuary (Lyerly, GA) redclayrescue.org

Hawaii

Leilani Farm Sanctuary (Maui, HI) leilanifarmsanctuary.org
* (**) Three Ring Ranch, Inc. (Kailu-Kona, HI) threeringranch.org

Idaho

Idaho Farm Animal Sanctuary (Boise, ID) www.idahofarmanimalsanctuary.org/index.html
** Idaho Horse Rescue (Meridian, ID) https://www.idahohorserescue.org

Indiana

* Black Pine Animal Sanctuary (Albion, IN) blackpine.org
** Peaceable Primate Sanctuary (Winamac, IN) www.baboonsanctuary.org
Uplands Peak Sanctuary (Salem, IN) uplandspeaksanctuary.org

Kentucky

Home At Last Animal Sanctuary (Salvisa, KY) homeatlastanimals.org
** Kentucky Humane Society (Louisville, KY) https://www.kyhumane.org
** Refuge Ridge (Williamsburg, KY) www.refugeridge.org

Louisiana

* Chimp Haven (Keithville, LA) chimphaven.org
Wings of Hope Wildlife Sanctuary (Livingston, LA) wingsofhoperehab.org

Maine

Cottontail Cottage Animal Sanctuary, (Cherryfield, ME) www.cottontailcottage.org
* Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals (South Windham, ME) www.msspa.org

Maryland

** Chesapeake Parrot Sanctuary (Annapolis, MD) www.icarusfoundation.org
* Days End Farm Horse Rescue (Woodbine, MD) www.defhr.org
* Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue (Mt. Airy, MD) www.gentlegiantsdrafthorserescue.org
** Little Longears Mini Donkey Rescue (Westminster, MD) https://www.littlelongears.org
* MidAtlantic Horse Rescue (Chesapeake City, MD) midatlantichorserescue.org
Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary (Poolesville, MD) animalsanctuary.org
Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary (Boyds, MD) stargazingfarm.org
* Thoroughbred Placement Resources, Inc. (Upper Marlboro, MD) www.goodhorse.org

Massachusetts

Maple Farm Sanctuary (Mendon, MA) maplefarmsanctuary.org
** New England Equine Rescue (West Newbury, MA) https://neernorth.org
Sunny Meadow Animal Sanctuary (Holden, MA) sunnymeadowsanctuary.org
Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary (Norton, MA) normanbirdsanctuary.org

Michigan

Black Sheep Crossing Farm Animal Sanctuary (Northport, MI) blacksheepcrossing.org
Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary (Whittaker, MI) rabbitsanctuary.org
Mackenzie’s Animal Sanctuary (Lake Odessa, MI) mackenzies.info
Sasha Farm (Manchester, MI) sashafarm.org
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory (Paradise, MI) wpbo.org

Minnesota

Chicken Run Rescue (Minneapolis, MN) www.chickenrunrescue.org
* (**) The Wildcat Sanctuary (Sandstone, MN) www.wildcatsanctuary.org
* This Old Horse, Inc. (Hasting, MN) www.thisoldhorse.org

Missouri

** Dreamchaser PMU Rescue & Rehabilitation (Falcon, MO) www.dreamchaserpmu.org
* Forget Me Not Horse Rescue and Sanctuary (Linn Creek, MO) www.missouriforgetmenot.org
** Karma’s Rescue (Richmond, MO) www.karmarescue.com
Planet Pig (Gerald, MO) www.planetpig.com/main.html

Mississippi

** Cedarhill Animal Sanctuary (Caledonia, MS) cedarhillanimalsanctuary.org
Francis Animal Sanctuary (Tylertown, MS) www.sfas.org

Montana

Animal Wonders Inc. (Missoula, MT) animalwonders.org
Montana Grizzly Encounter (Bozeman, MT) grizzlyencounter.org
The Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary (Red Lodge, MT) yellowstonewildlifesanctuary.org

Nebraska

Hearts United For Animals (Auburn, NE) www.hua.org
Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, Inc. (Omaha, NE) www.nebraskawildliferehab.org

Nevada

** Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary (Reno, NV) animalark.org
Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary (Las Vegas, NV) gnslasvegas.org
* (**) Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary (Imlay, NV) safehavenwildlife.com

New Hampshire

Live and Let Live Farm Rescue (Chichester, NH) liveandletlivefarm.org
Rolling Dog Farm (Lancaster, NH) rollingdogfarm.org

New Jersey

Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary (Warren County, NJ) antler-ridge.com
Barnyard Sanctuary, Blairstown, NJ barnyardsanctuary.org
Funny Farm Rescue & Animal Sanctuary (Mays Landing, NJ) funnyfarmrescue.org
Goat Mountain Ranch Sanctuary (Leicester, NJ) Goatmountainsanctuary.com (May be closed)
Under My Wing Avian Refuge (Wantage, NJ) undermywing.org/home.html
Popcorn Park Zoo & Sanctuary (Lacey Township, NJ) Facebook page
Skylands Animal Sanctuary & Rescue (Wantage, NJ) skylandssanctuary.org
** Tamerlaine Animal Sanctuary & Preserve (Montague, NJ) tamerlainefarm.com
The Cow Sanctuary (Bridgeton, NJ) thecowsanctuary.org/sanctuary.html
The Oasis Animal Sanctuary (Franklinville, NJ) oasisanimalsanctuary.org
The Raptor Trust (Millington, NJ) theraptortrust.org

New Mexico

Four Corners Equine Rescue (Aztec, NM) fourcornersequinerescue.org
** Heart and Soul Animal Sanctuary (Santa Fe, NM) animal-sanctuary.org
Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary (Santa Fe, NM) kindredspiritsnm.org
** New Mexico Farm Sanctuary (Tijeras, NM) NewMexicoFarmSanctuary
Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary (Las Cruses, NM) http://www.shaspets.com
* The Horse Shelter (Cerrillos, NM) thehorseshelter.org
The Lazy Pig Animal Sanctuary (Silver City, NM) thelazypiganimalsanctuary.org
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary (Ramah, NM) wildspiritwolfsanctuary.org

New York

Asha Sanctuary (Newfane, NY) ashasanctuary.com
** Begin Again Horse Rescue, Inc. (Lima, NY) www.beginagainrescue.org
* Catskill Animal Sanctuary (Saugerties, NY) casanctuary.org
Coming Home Animal Sanctuary (Candor, NY) cominghomesanctuary.org
* Equine Advocates Rescue and Sanctuary (Chatham, NY) www.equineadvocates.org
* Farm Sanctuary (Watkins Glen, NY) farmsanctuary.org
Happy Tails Animal Sanctuary (Ulster County, NY) happytalesanimalsanctuary.org
Hudson Valley Animal Rescue and Sanctuary (Pleasantville, NY) hvars.org
Love and Hope Animal Sanctuary (Franklin, NY) loveandhopeforanimals.org
* Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue (Dover Plains, NY) www.luckyorphanshorserescue.org
Pets Alive (Middletown, NY) petsalive.com
Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary (Poughquag, NY) safehavenfarmsanctuary.org
Spring Farm Cares Animal & Nature Sanctuary (Clinton, NY) springfarmcares.org
Spirit Animal Sanctuary (Booneville, NY) spiritanimal.org
Spring Farm Cares (Clinton, NY) springfarmcares.org
Sunnyskies Bird and Animals Sanctuary (Warwick, NY) sunnyskiesbirdsanctuary.org
* (**) Unbridled Thoroughbred Foundation (Coxsackie, NY) http://www.susankayne.com/foundation.html
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary (Woodstock, NY) woodstocksanctuary.org

North Carolina

Blind Cat Rescue (St. Pauls, NC) blindcatrescue.com
* Blue Bloods Thoroughbred Adoption and Placement, Inc. (Blanch, NC) www.bluebloodstb.org
Carolina Raptor Center (Huntersville, NC) carolinaraptorcenter.org
** Carolina Tiger Rescue (Pittsboro, NC) https://carolinatigerrescue.org
Chocowinity Chicken Sanctuary, (Chocowinity, NC) piedmontrefuge.org/chocowinity-chicken-sanctuary/
Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary (Salisbury, NC) faithfulfriendsnc.org
For The Animals Sanctuary (Blairstown, NJ) fortheanimalssanctuary.org
Full Circle Farm Sanctuary (Weaverville, NC) fullcirclefarmsanctuary.org
Goathouse Refuge (Pittsboro, NC) goathouserefuge.org
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge (Pittsboro, NC) piedmontrefuge.org
Triangle Chicken Advocates (Triangle Region, NC) www.trianglechickenadvocates.org

Ohio

** Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary (Ravenna, OH) happytrailsfarm.org
Lasa Sanctuary (Jefferson, OH) http://www.lasasanctuary.org
Noah’s Lost Ark (Berlin Center, OH) noahslostark.org
Sunrise Sanctuary (Marysville, OH) sunrisesanctuary.org
* (**) Union Ridge Wildlife Center (Wilkesville, OH) www.Facebook.com/unionridgewildlifecenter

Oklahoma

Free To Live Animal Sanctuary (Edmond, OK) freetoliveok.org/animal_sanctuary_adoption/
Safari’s Sanctuary (Broken Arrow, OK) safarisanctuary.org
** Thoroughbred Athletes, Inc. (Guthrie, OK) https://www.thoroughbred-athletes.com

Oregon

Chimps, Inc. (Bend, OR) chimps-inc.org
* Dutchess Sanctuary (The Fund For Animals) (Oakland, OR) www.fundforanimals.org/duchess-sanctuary/

Green Acres Farm Sanctuary (Silverton, OR) greenacresfarmsanctuary.org
Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary (Scio, OR) lighthousefarmsanctuary.org
Out to Pasture Sanctuary (Estacada, OR) outtopasturesanctuary.org
Sanctuary One at Double Oak Farm (Jacksonville, OR) sanctuaryone.org
** Skydog Sanctuary (Prineville, OR) www.thoroughbred-athletes.com
Wildcat Ridge Sanctuary (Scotts Mills, OR) www.wildcatridgesanctuary.org
Wildwood Farm Sanctuary (Newberg, OR) wildwoodfarmsanctuary.org

Pennsylvania

** Animal Care Sanctuary (East Smithfield, PA) www.animalcaresanctuary.org
** Chenoa Manor Sanctuary (Avondale, PA) www.chenoamanor.org
Farm Animal Rescue of Mifflinburg (Mifflinburg, PA) www.farmanimalrescueofmifflinburg.org
Hog Heaven Rescue Farm (Cochranton, PA) www.hogheavenrescue.org
* (**) Indraloka Animal Sanctuary (Mehoopany, PA) www.indraloka.org
** Omega Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation Center (Airville, PA) www.omegahorserescue.com
* Ryess Farm For Aged Equine ((Pottstown, PA) ryerssfarm.org

Rhode Island

* Foster Parrots Ltd., & The New England Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary (Hope Valley, RI) www.fosterparrots.com
Norman Bird Sanctuary (Middletown, RI) normanbirdsanctuary.org
West Place Animal Sanctuary (Tiverton, RI) https://www.westplace.org

South Carolina

* Cotton Branch Farm Animal Sanctuary (Leesville, SC) cottonbranch.org
SC-CARES Coastal Animal Rescue & Education Sanctuary (Georgetown, SC) sc-cares.org

South Dakota

Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary (Hot Springs, SD) wildmustangs.com
Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (Spearfish, SD) spiritofthehillssanctuary.org

Tennessee

Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary (Hendersonville, TN) freedomfarm.net
* Safe Harbor Equine & Livestock Sanctuary (Cottontown, TN) safeharborhorses.org
** Shepherd’s Green Sanctuary (Cookeville, TN) 9sites.org
* The Elephant Sanctuary (Hohenwald, TN) elephants.com
** Tiger Haven (Kingston, TN) tigerhaven.org

Texas

* Bat World Sanctuary (Weatherford, TX) batworld.org
* Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary (Dilley, TX) www.bornfreeusa.org/primate-sanctuary/
* Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch (Murchison, TX) blackbeautyranch.org
** Dreamtime Sanctuary (Elgin, TX) dreamtimesanctuary.org
** In-Sync Exotics (Wylie, TX) insyncexotics.com
* (**) Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue (San Angelo, TX) donkeyrescue.org
** PrideRock Wildlife Refuge (Terrell, TX) priderock.org
** Primarily Primates (San Antonio, TX) primarilyprimates.org
* Safe Haven Equine Rescue & Retirement Home (Gilmer, TX) www.safehavenequinerescue.com
Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary (Montgomery, TX) saintfranciswolfsanctuary.org
SARA Sanctuary (Sequin, TX) sarasanctuary.org
** The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Texas (Boyd, TX) https://www.wildanimalsanctuary.org/sanctuary-texas
Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge (Tyler, TX) tigercreek.org
* Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (Kendalia, TX) wildlife-rescue.org
** Wings of Love Bird Haven (Red Oak, TX) www.bird-haven.org

Utah

Best Friends Animal Society (Kanab, UT) bestfriends.org
Ching Farm Animal Rescue & Sanctuary (Riverton, UT) Ching Sanctuary

Vermont

** Mountain View Farm Animal Sanctuary (East Burke, VT) mvfas.org
The Hooved Animal Sanctuary (Chelsea, VT) hooved.org
Turtle Hill Farm Animal Sanctuary (near Woodstock, VT) turtlehillfarm.net
VINE (Vegan is the Next Evolution) Sanctuary (Springfield, VT) bravebirds.org

Virginia

* Brook Hill Retirement Center (Forest, VA) www.brookhillfarm.org
Butterfly Field Farm (Bedford, VA) www.butterflyfieldfarm.org
Peaceful Fields Sanctuary (Winchester, VA) peacefulfieldssanctuary.org
* (**) Project Perry – The Central Virginia Parrot Sanctuary (Louisa, VA) www.projectperry.com
Rikki’s Refuge Animal Sanctuary (Spotsylvania, VA) rikkisrefuge.org
* Serenity Farm Equine Sanctuary (Louisa, VA) www.serenityfarmequinesanctuary.org
** Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation – Eastham Sanctuary Farm (Fort Royal, VA) https://www.trfinc.org
United Poultry Concerns (Machipongo, VA) upc-online.org
* White Bird Appaloosa Horse Rescue (Burkeville, VA) www.whitebirdapps.com

Washington

Baahaus Animal Rescue (Vashon, WA) baahaus.org
** Black Dawg Farm and Sanctuary (Rainier, WA) https://blackdawg.org
* Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (Cle Elum, WA) chimpsanctuarynw.org
** Heartwood Haven Animal Sanctuary (Gig Harbor, WA) https://heartwoodhaven.org
Higher Ground Animal Sanctuary (Green Bluff Mead, WA) highergroundanimalsanctuary.org
* Horse Harbor Foundation (Poulsbo, WA) www.horseharbor.org
OPR Coastal Primate Sanctuary (Longview, WA) oregonprimaterescue.com

* Pasado’s Safe Haven (Sultan, Washington) pasadosafehaven.org
Pigs Peace Sanctuary (Stanwood, WA) pigspeace.org
Precious Life Animal Sanctuary (Sequim, WA) preciouslifeanimalsanctuary.org
River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary (Spokane, WA) riverswishanimalsanctuary.org
Sammamish Animal Sanctuary (Renton, WA) sammamishanimalsanctuary.org
Sara’s Sanctuary (Redmond, WA) saras-sanctuary.org
* (**) Wolf Haven International (Tenino, WA) wolfhaven.org

West Virginia

PIGS Animal Sanctuary (Shepherdstown, WV) pigs.org

Wisconsin

** Amazing Grace Equine Santuary (Elkhart Lake, WI) https://www.rescuehorses.org
Home for Life (Star Prairie, WI) homeforlife.org
Heartland Farm Sanctuary (Madison, WI) heartlandfarmsanctuary.org
** Primates Incorporated (Westfield, WI) https://primatesinc.com
Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue (Lodi, WI) wisconsinbigcats.org

Wyoming

Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary (Hartville, WY) kindnessranch.org

CANADA

BRITISH COLUMBIA

** A Home for Hooves Farm Sanctuary Foundation (Duncan, BC) http://www.ahomeforhoovesfarmsanctuary.com

Ontario

* The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada (Puslinch, ON) www.thedonkeysanctuary.ca

Quebec

Fauna Foundation (Carignan, QC) www.faunafoundation.org

Accredited Animal Sanctuaries in the U.S.

American Sanctuary Association

https://www.americansanctuaries.org

The American Sanctuary Association (ASA) is an accrediting organization that maintains strict policies and procedures for animal sanctuaries to comply with including a detailed application process, high quality animal care standards and housing requirements. They conduct routine visits to animal sanctuaries to verify that sanctuary facilities are meeting or exceeding set standards and policies. Plus, member sanctuaries cannot breed, sell or trade animals, nor use them for commercial purposes. In addition, ASA works to find homes for abused, neglected, abandoned, seized exotic, farm and companion animals, and seized and abused exotic animals.

GFAS Accredited Sanctuaries & GFAS Verified Sanctuaries

Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries

http://www.sanctuaryfederation.org/gfas/about-gfas/gfas-sanctuaries/#usa

http://www.sanctuaryfederation.org/gfas/

These are GFAS Accredited and Verified Facilities. Per the GFAS website, both Accredited and Verified facilities provide humane and responsible care of the animals, including housing, physical facilities and security, records, transportation, nutrition, veterinary care, and well-being (physical, emotional, behavioral), as well as at least minimal financial reserves and a lease contingency plan if on rented land. A “Verified” status as opposed to an “Accredited” status often reflects constrictions imposed by financial resources.

The Microsanctuary Movement

There is a growing movement worldwide that encourages people who have the space, financial resources, commitment, passion—and are vegans—to consider rescuing and providing a home for small animals that have been exploited for business or farming. These can be chickens, pigs, rabbits, mice, rats, fish, or even larger animals. Like with our pets, it is a commitment to provide a safe forever home, appropriate food, shelter, veterinary care, and daily well-being to an animal or animals that have been exploited, abused and used as a commodity for business or farming.

Last updated: 03/25/2021

Photo Credit: Photo by Jennie Richards

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