Kootenay Acres Farm Sanctuary

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Rescues, Re-homes & Special Needs Farm Animals. HOW TO HELP:
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VEGAN for the 🌎 & the 🐑🐐🐇🐓🐈

10/30/2026

Good Morning from Nova! 🌞🌞

She hopes you have plans that are full of green fields and oatmeal cookies this weekend. 🥹

Nova sponsored by Felicitas 💕

10/30/2026

🆘Help Us Restock Our Straw! 🐑

The gutters will be going up soon (finally!), but with all the rain we've had this past week, we've absolutely burned through our straw supply trying to keep everyone warm, dry and comfortable.

We've been using almost an entire bale of straw a day for the 80 residents who call Kootenay Acres home. And some of our residents need a little extra help.

Our sweet senior Nubian goat, Nana, has found herself in a bit of a predicament. For whatever reason, the other goats have decided that HER favourite sleeping spot is now THEIR favourite sleeping spot. Nana is an older lady who doesn't climb up onto the shelves like the younger goats. She just waddles around on her little legs, minding her business. So when the others took over her bed, she started sleeping outside instead.

Obviously, that wasn't going to work! So we've brought in an extra little shed on wheels, hoping the other goats will move into it and leave Nana's cozy spot alone. Whether they'll cooperate is another question entirely. 😬😬

Then we have Buddy, Baby, Nova and Stiorra, who all need deeper bedding because of their physical differences and the amount of time they spend lying down.

And our blind sheep need straw spread over a much larger area. Otherwise, they'll happily lie down with half their bodies on the straw and the other half in the mud, completely unaware that they've missed the cozy part!

It's little things like this that make caring for 80 individuals so different from simply caring for 80 animals. Everyone has their own needs, preferences and challenges, and we're always trying to make their lives a little more comfortable!

This week, we're hoping to restock TWO bundles of straw!

🌾 One bale costs $14
🌾 One bundle contains 18 bales = $252
🌾 Two bundles = $504

Whether you can sponsor a single bale, a few bales, or simply share our fundraiser, it all helps us keep these sweet souls dry and comfortable as we head into the colder, wetter months.

Zeffy:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/kootenay-acres-farm-sanctuary-gift-shop

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We appreciate our community!! 🥰🪿🐐🐑🌱 Thank you for being on this journey with us!

10/30/2026

Our silly goat goose Nana. 🙃🐐

The weather has been getting colder at night so we've done a few things to keep Nana more comfortable. We have increased the amount of straw in the goat shelter, brought another shed to the goats area and bought Nana 2 new coats to keep her warm!! There is snow on the mountaintops and we are ready!!

Nana sponsored by Tjare 💕

10/29/2026

Good Morning from Buddy🌞 He hopes you say is full of sunshine naps and grain. 🙃

Buddy sponsored by Terese ✨

10/29/2026

Lilah came into this world as a teeny tiny lamb with some differences that have kept us on our toes. She has some abnormalities with her esophagus that have caused several frightening episodes of choke and bloat. But knock on wood, she hasn't had an episode in over a month! Our vet suggested there's a possibility she could grow out of it as she develops, and we're really hoping that's the case.

She also struggled with coordination when she was younger, and we wondered whether a mineral deficiency might have been contributing.

But beyond all of that, Lilah is one of the most affectionate, curious little souls you'll ever meet. She does something I've never experienced quite like this with another sheep. I call it face mapping.

She'll get right up close to you and study your face. Not just look into your eyes, but examine every little detail. Your eyes, your cheeks, your mouth. She moves her gaze around so deliberately, almost like she's trying to memorize every inch of the person standing in front of her. It's the sweetest thing. Sometimes it genuinely feels like she's looking right into your soul. 🥹

And the moment she sees you outside, she'll call out to you, making sure you know she's there and ready for some love. She grew up with mostly human friends, so we think this is why she's so chatty.

I wish everyone could experience what it feels like to be loved by an animal like Lilah. She may have been born a little different, but everything about her is absolutely wonderful!! 🖤

Lilah sponsored by Nicholle 🖤

10/29/2026

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