by Ellie Laks | Jan 24, 2020 | Kids Activities
A Very Special Holiday Season This holiday, instead of being home with family and friends eating, drinking, and opening gifts, we instead embarked on a wonderful road trip to bring a family of pigs home to The Gentle Barn. A female pig was purchased to be eaten on...
by Ellie Laks | Dec 27, 2019 | Kids Activities
Harmony’s Birthday This month marks our sheep, Harmony’s 7th birthday. She was born at The Gentle Barn to a mom who was rescued from horrific abuse just prior. Her mom was part of over sixty animals who were rescued from a cruelty case. They were sick and scared when...
by Ellie Laks | Oct 28, 2019 | Kids Activities
Another Year! Another shiny, new year has started at The Gentle Barn to work with animals rescued from abuse and neglect and connect them to people who have suffered the same. This year we are hosting groups from probation camps, drug and alcohol rehabilitation...
by Ellie Laks | Sep 25, 2019 | Kids Activities
Ferdinand Turns Two The Gentle Barn just celebrated its twentieth anniversary, but that is not the only birthday we are rejoicing; our calf Ferdinand just turned two! Mostly we rescue older animals who come in fully grown. We can guess how old they are, but...
by Ellie Laks | Aug 27, 2019 | Kids Activities
A Celebration of 20 Years It feels like a lifetime, and it’s gone by in a blink. I’m so grateful to have saved animals and healed children for the last 20 years and I am excited to serve many more! What started as my 7-year-old dream became a reality when I was...
