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It’s
been a tumultuous few weeks here at the Pasado's Safe Haven sanctuary.
Four feet of snow, power and water outages, the usual holiday mayhem,
and the loss of
our beloved
Roy has tested the mettle of staff, volunteers and animals alike.
The very last thing we expected was a miracle, but that's what we got!
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| With the frozen pipes, snow everywhere and volunteers unable to make it out to the farm, I had been working long hours for many days straight to make sure that the animals all received what they needed in the frigid temperatures. When you’re stressed and over-worked, it’s sometimes very easy to forget just how important your work really is. Luckily the universe has its own special way of reminding us now and again when we need it most. |
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| I had just spent a long, but rewarding day loading up food into several four-wheel drive vehicles to deliver to the local foodbanks. It was refreshing to see all of those smiling faces from people that love their animals as much as I do. These were people that had been going without food for themselves to make sure that their animals had something to eat. As I stood, waiting for the doors to open and listening to the various stories of the animals that they had left at home, I could almost picture myself standing in those long lines, waiting and hoping to make sure that my children of the furry and non-furry variety could have something to eat for the week. And there were many times where if the tables had shifted ever so slightly, I knew I would be one of the ranks. |
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I
returned to
the farm somewhere around six thirty and was feeling a little
overwhelmed because I still had to feed barn cats and close for the
evening. With a heavy sigh, I began trudging through the snow to make
sure that all the animals were fed, watered and warm for the evening.
Relieved to finally make it down to the NARN barn (the barn housing the
sheep and goats, and my final stop for the evening) I didn’t pause to
sweep the snowy pasture with a flash light as I normally do. Instead, I
went directly into the barn and began prepping it for their night's
slumber. Somewhere in the midst of opening the sixteen cans of cat food
that goes out for the feral kitties living in the NARN barn I heard the
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| Thinking that I was obviously hearing things, I went to check just in case. Standing right in the doorway of the barn were two teeny tiny lambs. My first thought was who on earth left these poor babies out in the cold?! Collecting myself, I saw the umbilical cords hanging from their abdomens and they huddled close to their Momma (Mary Woolite). Ushering them through the door, I set them up under a heat lamp, and immediately called Heather (our Farm Manager) even though she was out sick with an inflamed lung to see what more I should do and what to look for. |
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She answered the phone with a tired Hello? Hi, it’s Autumn. Listen....Did you know Mary was pregnant and just forgot to tell me? Because there are two baby lambs down here and... What?! |
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Although their arrival was a surprise, and we haven't even named them
yet, our lambs know how much they will be loved, cherished and lavished
with attention. But the most important thing we can do is fight
for a conviction on behalf of their mother who was treated so cruelly by
her former owner. If you want to help us get justice for Mary, read more
here.
Pasado's Safe Haven is
the only animal sanctuary that rescues all farm animals in the Pacific
Northwest, and one of a few in the entire U.S. Farm animals are
expensive to rescue - from transportation, to feeding and veterinary
care. Please help us help the animals few shelters care for! |
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