Ruminant Residents

As a monthly sponsor you will receive:

• A sponsorship certificate which includes a photo of your sponsor animal
• Regular updates on how your gifts are making a difference
• Our annual calendar 
• The opportunity to go behind the scenes at the Sanctuary and meet your sponsor animal

Recommended sponsorship amount:

• $35/month Goat or Sheep

All monthly donations are eligible for a tax receipt.

Camille

​Camille came to the Sanctuary in the fall of 2022.  She was surrender because her previous owners were no longer able to care for her.  She is best friends with Sam the sheep and she will use your leg as a scratching post when ever you are standing idle.

Chester
​Chester and Elliot are Suffolk sheep. They are big boys. On Chester's arrival the helpful hint on how to recall his name, and difference between he and Elliot, was using the mnemonic, chess. While Elliot’s face is a solid black rugby ball, Chester's face contains mottled white and looks a bit like a chess board. He has a soft gaze through soft eyes and has matching mouth manners when presented with a treat. He is a mostly mellow friendly dude. His interactions with Patty can be tender or rough. Despite the great size difference between he and Patty, there are times when his only option is to run.

​Chico

Chico was transferred into our care in the fall of 2021 and he is currently in foster care.  He is very laid back and is an absolute sweetheart.  He also has beautiful horns that resemble Princess Leia's buns!

Daisy

Daisy came into our care with her sister Munchkin after their herd was being killed by coyotes.  Daisy is very shy and you have to earn her trust before she'll come near you.  When Daisy came into our care she was quite sick with an abscessed mass in her reproductive system.  She soon received spay surgery, which is incredibly uncommon in goats due to the difficulty of the surgery, but recovered remarkably well due to our incredible Veterinary team!

Elliot

​Elliot is slightly smaller than Chester, but still a big boy. The mohawk wooldo atop his head was suggested to be kept when he was sheared, and it suits him. He likes a scratch and lift on the wooldo to keep it prominent. When a treat is near, he becomes excited, wide-eyed, and impatient to grab it from your hand. He loves peanuts in the shell and would like them right now thank you very much.

​Miguel

Miguel was transferred into our care in the fall of 2021 and he is currently in foster care.  He's a rather pushy boy who likes to test your boundaries every chance he gets and we frequently call him "Mr. Spicy Pants"!   When you're next to him he will frequently put his head against you and try to push you around with his magnificent horns.  

Munchkin

Munchkin came into our care with her sister Daisy after their herd was being killed by coyotes.  Munchkin is very sweet and will cautiously come up to you for scratches when she feels safe.  She also loves to dig a good size hole in the ground and nap in it during the day.  

​Patty

Patty was transferred into our care in the fall of 2021 and she is currently in foster care.   Patty is vigilant and very tiny; we call her "tiny, but mighty".  She will intently stand at a distance or peek around a corner to assess your behaviour toward another herd member.  She is diminutive, and as the sole horned member of her herd, the toughest.  Both of the sheep in her herd, Chester and Elliot, are three times her size, but will let her have her way, or just run from her.  When all is copacetic, she will stand with her forehead on one of the sheep for a few moments, then turn and slowly walk away.  If you pass her protracted behaviour assessment, she will show her approval and bestow upon you kisses that will melt your heart and make your day.  Another nickname for her is Gassy Patty, as she regularly emits from both ends.

​Ragnar

Ragnar was transferred into our care in the fall of 2021 and he is currently in foster care.  He is the juvenile of his herb and behaves accordingly.  Ragnar is an animated animal in his locomotion and at times he moves like an old movie reel.  He will nibble on your clothing, and if he can grab a zipper, he will zip it!  When he wants a treat he lifts and tilts his head and glares down his nose at you.  His physique is ripped and rock solid.  Like his namesake, Ragnar is king of the herd, as log as Patty will let him be.

​Selma

Selma was transferred into our care in the fall of 2021 and she is currently in foster care.  As the two females in the herd, Patty and Selma are partners.  Her colouring, form, and doe-eyed loveliness could be mistaken for that of a deer.  She is a rather demure loner for the most part, and enjoys time in the sun apart from the herd, when the rest are lounging inside.  A child's plastic wading pool, or even a water tub, that seems too small for her, are preferred spots to ruminate.

​Simon

Simon was transferred into our care in the fall of 2021 and he is currently in foster care.  Simon is the senior of the herd and hangs with Ziggy.  These two are the long-haired easygoing hippies of the group.  A golden wave crashes over Simon's hind quarter, which gives him a groovy handsomeness, and he seems to know it.  When you stroke or scratch his wave, his tail wags like a fast windshield wiper.  When he arrived in our care we were told that Simon was a "lemon" or relatively fragile.  He does have some joint issues and at times he lies alone, or with Ziggy, and is reluctant to get up unless there are treats involved.  That being said, when the fun starts, and rearing up and head-butting is on the menu, he definitely demonstrates his ramming experience.

​Tyson

Tyson was transferred into our care in the fall of 2021 and he is currently in foster care.  Tyson is on the smaller side with long luxurious black lashes around his eyes.  He will come to you, present his rear end, and look back at you until you scratch his butt or hind legs.  He will stand like this, and take all the scratches he can get, for as long as he can get them!  Tyson prefers to be on top of anything he can jump on until Ragnar arrives and rams him off. 

Willehmina

Willa came into our care due to her being a "runt" and the inability to breed her.  She may be tiny, but she is full of sass!  If you don't give her a treat, she will fiercely stomp in tiny hooves in protest!

​Ziggy

Ziggy was transferred into our care in the fall of 2021 and he is currently in foster care.  Ziggy is Simon's buddy.  They take a moment to decide between them when they will take part in any activity.  If Simon is hanging back, so is Ziggy.  He has a lovely flowing piebald coat from head to hind.  His long coat gives him the look of a supermodel when he struts around the shed or field.  Normally quiet and reserved, he will only occasionally get into head-butting games.  Otherwise, everything is cool.