Fighting neglect is the reason Orphan Acres was founded. We see animals for many differing reasons. They arrive because they are ill, injured, or abused. Animals in dire situations are brought here by both local law enforcement agencies and private individuals.
The luckier ones are brought in when their owners first discover they are unable to provide adequate care, and before the animals are in bad shape. Many are not so lucky.
Many of the horses at Orphan Acres are rescues, or are the progeny of rescues. Horses are animals that can be very difficult to care for. Traditional humane societies generally will have nothing to do with them, since they require such large facilities.
We love each and every one of the animals at Orphan Acres, even when they wake us up in the middle of the night needing medical or other care. It's a joy to watch them heal and grow, while they learn what it's like to be around humans who care, sometimes for the first time in their lives.
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Cricket, the smaller of the two, has gone on to bird heaven after being with us several years. This left the larger bird, Mercury, on his own until another rescue arrived, Jack, a blue Conure. Jack has settled in nicely.
Both he and Mercury will probably stay at Orphan Acres for life, because it is so difficult to find appropriate homes for birds that need such specific care.
Of course, they do us a great service by providing the greeting committee: many a visitor is first greeted by Mercury's raucous "Hello!"
HORSE SPONSORSHIP
You can sponsor a grateful Orphan Acres senior or special needs horse for approximately $3 per day. This covers hay, grain, vaccinations and farrier costs.