They are looking for a heart to share their love with. Could it be YOU?
ANIMAL ADOPTIONS
We always have cats and rabbits for adoption, and sometimes dogs. If old enough, animals will have been spay/neutered and have their shots. Our adoption rules are stringent, for these animals are our friends and associates. We adopt out only those who tell us that they want to be sent to a home. (Animals come to us with differing purposes. Some want to stay here and teach. Others have come to us specifically to connect or re-connect with a particular person, family, or situation. They let us know when their person walks in.) We require that you sign a contract guaranteeing your new animal friend a proper home, love, and medical care. You must agree to spay/neuter if your new friend is too young at the time of their adoption and, while we sometimes get de-clawed cats for adoption, cats not already de-clawed are not to be subjected to that cruelty. You must also guarantee to keep them indoors, and to allow check-up visits from us. We must be informed if you change address; your new friend may not be transferred to others without our consent; and if, for any reason, at any time, even years from the point of adoption, you cannot or will not care for your animal friend, they must be returned to us. We will either find them another home or give them a home for life here with us.
The Adoption Procedure is as follows:
First, you can visit with our adoptable animals, and our staff will help you find the animal best suited for what you are looking for and for your lifestyle. Then you will need to fill out our Adoption Application. There is a minimum 24 hour waiting period, or longer pending the approval of the application. Once approved, you will need to sign our Adoption Contract. There is a $50.00 adoption fee per animal.
Click here to view and print our Adoption Contract (PDF file)
Click here to view and print our Adoption Application (PDF file)
VIEW SOME OF OUR ADOPTABLE PETS
Special Needs Animals
We also have several animals at the farm with special needs, but nonetheless they have lots of love to give and are looking for a heart to share it with. Weather it be an amputated leg, a neurological disorder, or other such condition, these very special animals give freely of their love and are often the ones to answer the special needs of humans in their lives.
SPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTIONS
by Dawn Hayman
The rewards for adopting a special needs animal are enormous. Frequently I have heard people say that they don’t want to inherit someone else’s problems and mistakes. They would rather start from scratch with a puppy or kitten so that they know what they are getting into and can form that life from the very beginning. First, to think that we can “form” any life is human arrogance at its best. Each being brings to life their own goals and missions and paths. That we happen to meet them on that path is one of the greatest wonders of life itself.
It is true that the many animals who for whatever reasons have come into the realm of rescue and are dubbed special needs, indeed have problems or issues that need special care. Whether they be physical challenges or emotional or behavioral issues, they await that special home where their healing can occur. It is a healing that will work both ways. For on the journey of them finding their healing, so will you find yours, if you are willing to step forward with them on that path. Some of them have health problems or physical handicaps that may make their lives shorter. This doesn't mean that they still don’t have the same love to give, the same joy to share, and the same desire to be loved and comforted in a family. Their lives may be shorter, but their light is somehow brighter. Many feel that they can not go through the hardship of losing them, can not bear the thought of the death of that animal. But the truth is that all of Life moves from physical to spirit, it is not a matter of if but of when. I have heard people say, “I can’t adopt an animal that I know will someday die.” Yet, I have yet to find any living thing that wouldn’t someday die. Life holds no guarantees. But love holds many guarantees. Whoever said, “it is far better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all” understood this principle.
Life with an animal who has never understood a kind pat on the head, a gentle stroke, or praise, will open your eyes to the world around you in a way that you have forgotten. You will indeed be starting fresh, because the love you have to give them may be the first they have ever known. Once they feel it, that love you have to give them, something somewhere deep inside themselves will open. It will be like a beacon to their soul and they will find their way to trust again. Love eventually dissolves all fear. I have heard people say that it takes so much time and patience to “retrain” an animal from all the bad things done to it. It also takes time and patience to train an animal from scratch, but we seem to forget that. Mostly what it takes is an open heart, an open mind, and the willingness to go into the world of that animal and see how they see your world. Once there, a world of magic opens before you. Every little step, even the smallest imaginable, becomes a success and a joy beyond measure. Each day becomes a milestone and a memory to cherish. The day they realize that their food bowl isn’t going to jump at them. The day they look you in the eye for the first time. The day they master letting you know when they have to go outside. The day they pick up a toy for the first time and play. The day you look into their eyes and realize they are not the same animal you first adopted. The day you understand the power that your love has by looking in their eyes and seeing it reflected back at you. The day you understand the love you feel for them is beyond anything you could have imagined or hoped for. The day you realize the gift that has been given to you simply for opening your heart and your home. And, yes, the day you say good-bye and feel the depth of sadness, the pain of grief, the incredible loss of your dearest friend, yet at the same time, you know the reality that you would have never traded one single day, not one precious moment that was spent with them. Feeling cheated for having dealt with someone else’s mistake is the furthest thing from your mind, because you have been given the greatest gift of all – unconditional love. And you have seen and felt first hand the magnitude of the healing of that love. Looking back at the time you spent with that animal, you suddenly realize who it was who really had the special need and you understand the gifts that they have brought to you and left with you forever.
To sponsor some of our special needs animals, please go to our Special Needs Sponsorship Page.
