Farmaste Animal Sanctuary

We Need Your Help to Continue Farmaste's Life-Changing Work in 2025! 

We are proud of the work we have accomplished in 2024! Thus far, we have: 

• Provided direct care and a peaceful forever home to 26 residents 
• Welcomed Pickles, Hattie Mae, and Opie since this time last year
• Opened the barns to over 375 visitors who learned that farm animals are someone, not something
• Engaged more than 100 volunteers to further Farmaste's mission
• Collaborated with other sanctuaries nationwide on rescues and shared best care practices
• Conducted outreach to advocate for farm animals and spread Farmaste's message throughout our community

These accomplishments have not been easy. Prices for veterinary care, hay, and supplies all remain at record highs. Donations are down across the country, including at Farmaste. We have repeatedly re-examined our costs to find new places to trim and cut, while keeping our standards at the level the residents deserve. But now, we need you! 

We have the most ambitious Give to the Max Day goal in our history! We need to raise $15,000 to close out 2024 successfully and put us on a sound footing for 2025. Your donation will provide:

• Life-saving medical care
• Clean, cozy stalls to keep the residents safe during the harsh Minnesota winter
• Nutritious hay
• Medications for the older residents
• Preventative medical care & grooming
• And of course, the occasional treat 

Thank you for your love of Farmaste's residents and generous support of the mission!

About Farmaste Animal Sanctuary

Farmaste Animal Sanctuary is Minnesota’s only Global Federation of Animal Sanctuary (GFAS) verified sanctuary for farm animals. We believe that all animals have inherent worth and that farm animals are not an exception to that rule. We rescue abused, neglected and unwanted farm animals and bring them home to roam in the pastures, and live out their days free from cruelty at our 28-acre sanctuary in Lindstrom, MN. Our residents include Timothy, a Hereford steer from a WI farm who is blind due to untreated pink eye; Blue, a Khatadin sheep who required a front limb amputation due to congenital defects in all three bones of her leg; and Violet & Ophelia, two pigs whose mother was rescued pregnant by the ASPCA from the largest case of farm animal neglect in the Northeastern US. The animal residents receive top-quality veterinary care, access to spacious pastures and cozy barns, and good friends with whom to live out their lives. At Farmaste, these animals are able to find zen living as someone, not something.