171 Farm Animals Urgently Need a New Home

Farm animals are the most exploited animals on the planet. They experience abuse, neglect, and unspeakable horrors that many of us could never fathom. You can help change that. 

The R.A.S.T.A. Sanctuary in Chemainus is transferring their 101 farm animals into our care by the end of October.  This is a massive undertaking that is much sooner than originally anticipated and we urgently need your help. 

A Home for Hooves is currently located on less than 5 acres of leased land. We are already home to 70 rescued animals and simply do not have the room for 101 more. 

As Canada’s first and only sanctuary accredited through the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, we are uniquely positioned to care for these animals. But we need your help. We urgently need to purchase a 50+ acre property located in southern Vancouver Island.

The Urgent Need for a New Sanctuary

We have now outgrown our leased 4.47 acre location.  We do not have enough room for all the R.A.S.T.A. animals and we are turning animals away daily.  We are now in desperate need of a property with the following requirements:
  • 50+ acres
  • ​Zoned for agriculture 
  • Located between Nanaimo and Sooke on Vancouver Island
  • ​High producing well(s) 
  • Barn(s)
  • ​Perimeter Fence
  • Accommodation for Sanctuary caretakers
  • Pond(s) to allow the ducks to swim and dive, freeing them to exhibit their natural behaviour.

How Will Your Donation Help?

Your gift can help us secure an appropriate property and aid with the building of a medical unit to provide a high standard of animal care including top notch sanitization protocols and a quarantine area.
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Your generosity would give vulnerable animals a warm barn to sleep in which is incredibly important for older animals, especially during the colder months. There would be vast gardens to help meet the animals' dietary and health needs on site and we would have hay to bale in preparation for fall and winter, reducing our reliance on external sources. A new property would also allow us the space to offer more tours, community outreach, and humane education programs.

Donate Now

Give Rescued Farm Animals The Home They Deserve

Please contact our Founder and President, Michelle Singleton, for more information at: michelle.singleton@homeforhooves.org or (604) 512-8362

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