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Dara Farm Sanctuary Dara Farm Sanctuary is a home for animals in need.

We are a cruelty free home.(Vegan)Living as a sign of peace�
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Well, that’s another weekend in the books! It’s November and we are still wearing Tshirts 🥳. It has been such a beautif...
11/02/2026

Well, that’s another weekend in the books! It’s November and we are still wearing Tshirts 🥳. It has been such a beautiful autumn so far 🍂. But we know that the cold months are still coming.
So we were busy getting the barn, and cottages ready. The cottages are pretty easy, we just put straw in, and we need to replace the door flaps, but the material has not arrived yet. We still have plenty of time for that. We put bales of straw and hay over the folks sleeping area in the barn. It looks so cozy❤️ That is pretty much finished. So that along with regular cleaning kept us going.
On Friday, Noam was really struggling with his mobility. We talked with our home veterinarian, and decided on a plan for him. Noam will never walk great, but thankfully he is feeling much better. He is going to start on a new medication next week for arthritis. We are so grateful to Dr. Lotje, she puts in a lot of research to help the folks out. Noam has an amazing zest for life. He loves to eat, goes outside and enjoys the warm sun, and being with his sister Angela and buddy Oakley.
There were another couple of medical issues on Friday, thankfully the folks let us know early on so that we could get them on antibiotics. Happy to report, they are feeling much better as well.
Daisy was ready for a cozy sleep tonight. We love you so much Daisy ❤️
We hope you all had a great weekend!
Much love from all of us

Figgy looking as dapper as always! ❤️We love you so much sweet man❤️
11/01/2026

Figgy looking as dapper as always! ❤️
We love you so much sweet man❤️

11/01/2026

The birds are migrating and they stopped at Dara for a meeting! Please make sure you have the volume up!
And yes, there are folks that live at Dara, they are just staying nice and warm in their houses until breakfast is served ❤️. It’s a tough life🙂

Well the votes have been tallied (thank you Erin ❤️) and for the second year, Runaways Farm Sanctuary has run away with ...
10/31/2026

Well the votes have been tallied (thank you Erin ❤️) and for the second year, Runaways Farm Sanctuary has run away with the pumpkin carving contest.
It really is an incredible creation!
Thank you to everyone who took part in this fun little contest, Carlisle Creek Farm, Charlotte's Freedom Farm, Ralphy's Retreat Animal Sanctuary, Sweet Acres Pig Sanctuary, Dara Farm Sanctuary, and of course our winners, Runaways Farm Sanctuary!
We are all so busy with our own sanctuary lives, but it is fun to connect and have some fun too! 🎃
Thank you to Kerry ❤️for the great video, showcasing the amazing pumpkin creations this year! It was great!
The winner has bragging rights, but if you would like to send them a little donation, we know they would be grateful!
Happy Halloween everyone, we hope you all enjoy, and have a safe time!

I was having breakfast with the Bigs, and I was going to take a picture of the beautiful morning sun and blue sky. When ...
10/31/2026

I was having breakfast with the Bigs, and I was going to take a picture of the beautiful morning sun and blue sky. When I looked at the picture, I smiled. It kind of sums up our life. This picture is normal. It is a beautiful picture of the sun in the blue sky, with a Dara twist😂
So I thought you may enjoy a few of the quirky moments that the folks bless us with.
Duchess is the first that comes to mind. After she has breakfast, we open their door to begin the day. We have a small pool that we converted into a litter box experiment for the folks. It wasn’t a huge success, but each morning, Duchess makes her way to that pool, gets herself positioned, and like a fountain she pees right over the edge of the pool on to the ground🤷‍♂️. She gets an A for effort!
As soon as we open the gate to the front yard in the morning, Bandit boots it down to the apple trees to see if any apples fell over night. I love seeing his little tail in the air, running with such determination!
Boon, who is the youngest of the big pigs, she free ranges her day through Dara. She grew up with the pot bellied pigs, so we are pretty sure she thinks that she is a pot belly too. Boon has two nemesis at Dara, one is Winston(a pot belly), and the other is Gus the goose. Those two love to goose Boon any time they can. You will hear a startled Boon, and look out, she is running to the barn. Don’t worry, no one is harmed. They live together, and just like humans, sometimes they like to push each other’s buttons.
Lucy Lou loves a belly rub, just not in the front yard. The front yard has a slope to it, and as poor Lucy lay down, she miscalculated and rolled herself down the slope. All was fine though, she was still ready for a belly rub, just on flat ground this time.
The folks love a good nap, and of course bedtime. When we take a walk outside after dark, you can hear snoring coming from all directions. A friend said that it reminded him of a Disney movie😂
Life is all about the little moments, memories are made when we are attentive to all the beauty and smiles around us.
Much love from all of us ❤️

10/29/2026

It’s time to vote for your favourite pumpkin! Please watch the reel, find your favourite, and enter the corresponding number in the comments! Voting closes this Friday, October 30th at midnight!

Last week, Marco and I were able to travel to the Netherlands, to visit his family. It was made that much better becaus...
10/27/2026

Last week, Marco and I were able to travel to the Netherlands, to visit his family. It was made that much better because Marco’s three kids, first grandchild and Travis’s fiancé came as well. We so wished that all of us could go, but there will be a family trip for sure. It was a wonderful time, and we loved every second ❤️
So, for us to leave, it’s not an easy feat, there are alot of little folks who need someone to be with them. So, as always our incredible volunteer team filled the schedule so that the folks were well loved and cared for! Thank you to Veronica, Jen, Mike, LeeAnn, Allyson, Kelly and Maryann!❤️. Thank you for sharing extra time, and for all that you do for us❤️
We need to thank a very dear friend to all of us, who without her, Marco and I could never have gone on this trip together. Kerry came and stayed at Dara for the time we were away. There are not many people like Kerry! When you meet her, she welcomes you in fully. You will be laughing and loving her immediately. Dara has been blessed to have Kerry choose us as her chosen family. Each week she is here for the weekend, she loves the folks to bits, and knows them so well, and the folks love Kerry❤️
She took the lead while we were away. It is a huge job taking care of everyone. Angela had just been having mobility issues, Radish was home from OVC, but still not himself. The meds, the meals, the cleaning, the waters, and making sure that folks are doing well. Kerry and the volunteers took care of everyone perfectly. We didn’t need to worry, we knew they were with family❤️
You made, much needed family time possible for us. And for that, we are forever grateful to each of you.
Marco and I, along with the folks, get most of the attention when people think of Dara. But please know that these people are also a huge part of Dara, and very much help to make Dara the place it is. We will never be able to express how much this all means to us. We love you very much❤️

Please mark your calendars! Dara’s third annual benefit concert at Meteor Windsor, is hitting the stage on November 26,...
10/27/2026

Please mark your calendars! Dara’s third annual benefit concert at Meteor Windsor, is hitting the stage on November 26, 2026!
We are grateful to Shawn at Happy Little Crowd Productions, and our great friend Rob, for putting the evening together! We have had a great time each year! We hope that you can join us, enjoy some music and night out, while supporting the folks that call Dara home!

There is a question that we have received multiple times, by those who know us well, visitors, and even in the comments....
10/27/2026

There is a question that we have received multiple times, by those who know us well, visitors, and even in the comments.
“With all the needs in the world, why would you choose pigs?”
And the answer is, that very few people are speaking for, advocating for, caring for or loving pigs, they need us, and personally speaking, I need them❤️
We have written about many of the folks over the years, and they all have touched our lives and changed us in endless ways. But when Henry and Cornelius arrived, shortly after we founded Dara, everything changed. Looking at these two big guys coming out of the back of a truck, I caught Henry looking at me. As they exited the truck, they walked with us to their first home at Dara. They ran around, and immediately wanted to start building their wallow to cool off. We hosed water in, and they made mud faster than I thought possible. They both were enjoying the cool, and looking at us. I often wonder what the folks are thinking, will they be good to us, when is dinner, etc. But whatever it was that they were thinking their eyes met ours. We were looking into eyes like ours. I know that our souls met, and we knew that this was the beginning of a beautiful life together. Their eyes showed love, mischievous, as they planned to chase us around their home, and then dump the wheelbarrow of p**p that we had just collected, to sitting with Cornelius at OVC, eating the last donuts he would enjoy on earth. He had gotten sick, and they could not fix him. Tears were streaming down my face, and that big gorgeous face, with his floppy ears, and eyes looking at me with love, to say good bye. 💔
The bigs are not of this world, and sadly most of the world just looks away as they are treated horribly.
When Angela was sick a couple of weeks ago, and there didn’t seem that anything else could be done, we sat together often. I said to hear, you know I don’t think this world was made for us, Ang💔 She just looked at me with her big beautiful eyes, and came in for a snout kiss.
I’m still not sure this world is made for those with vulnerable hearts, and probably feel too much. But the folks have each had the courage to jump off a truck, move in with people who look nothing like their moms, and somehow they trust us, love us and enjoy their lives.
We don’t have to speak the same language, we don’t have to speak at all, sometimes just looking into each others eyes makes the world seem better, and that we are not alone ❤️
Much love from all of us❤️🐖🙏🏻

We had a great weekend at Dara❤️The weather was perfect, the leaves are gathering on the ground, the birds are gathering...
10/26/2026

We had a great weekend at Dara❤️
The weather was perfect, the leaves are gathering on the ground, the birds are gathering for migration, and of course hanging out with the folks.
It was wonderful to welcome our friends Dan and Darlene. Dan comes down to help us with bigger projects that need to be done around the sanctuary. “Regan’s Place” has been around for 6 years already. It was built with donations from Toronto Pig Save, after the tragic passing of Regan Russell, a devoted Vegan activist. Water had leaked through the shingles, rotting the wood along the rear end of the house, and the back wall. We are so happy that Dan found the extent of the damage before it made it into their house. Dan replaced the back wall, the roof, and all new shingles. He also extended the overhang at the back so the water will run away from the house. It literally looks better than when we built it!
While Dan was busy building, Darlene helped us with the everyday needs of Dara, she took beautiful pictures of the folks, and we had a great time just hanging out with the folks, sharing their stories❤️.
We enjoyed ourselves so much! We are grateful for all the help, and enjoying those moments with the folks, which is at the heart of sanctuary life❤️
Much love from all of us❤️🙏🏻🐖

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Wheatley, ON
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