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Blackberry Creek Farm Animal Sanctuary provides a permanent refuge for animals and education to the

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from our dearly departed Cromwell! We hope he haunts you with cuteness today! 🐽👻

10/29/2026

The best season of the year. 🐽

10/26/2026

We are having to make some very hard decisions this week about several of our elderly pigs who are having severe mobility issues. For today, spoiling them with their favorite treats and maxing out on pain meds.

This season of life with so many old friends, is so difficult, but also so beautiful. How special that we get to walk with them through their entire lives.

10/25/2026

What an absolute delight to host Professor Lee’s Animal Law students from UC Davis School of Law yesterday at Blackberry Creek Sanctuary sanctuary!

The students, many of who me are part of the UCD chapter of Animal Legal Defense Fund are often exposed to sad stories when reading challenging legal cases for animals, but this time, they got the chance to see happy endings from some of those cases.

With animals still seen as property in every state and very few laws protecting them (especially species traditionally farmed), animal attorneys are more needed than ever, and a broad, public understanding of the lack of legal protections that exist is also sorely needed.

We had a wonderful time hosting this lovely group, answering their questions, and introducing them to the magic of Blackberry Creek. 💖⚖️🐴

10/20/2026

Today the two sweetest boys on the planet turn ELEVEN, and Crommy is spending his first birthday on the other side of the rainbow bridge. ❤️‍🩹🌈

At this age, each day with Grover and Smudgecake is a precious gift. They are both dealing with severe arthritis, and while it is currently being managed with a cocktail of medications by our exemplary veterinarian, we are very aware this may be their last birthday earth-side and are treasuring our time with them.

99% of pigs in the US are killed around six months old. Between 22-26 weeks. Let that sink in. They are still babies. They are as smart as three-year old humans, intensely aware, and extremely emotionally sensitive. They get nervous when separated from their loved ones, like to sleep touching each other, and form close, lifelong bonds.

What we do to pigs in the US, if done to dogs, would elicit a societal backlash so severe that the industry would no doubt be shut down within weeks. Don’t believe us? Check out the comments on posts over at Elwood’s Organic Dog Meat

The killing of one species elicits death threats, while the other “mmm bacon” jokes. But these animals are the same in all the ways that count. It is we who are conditioned to somehow put up an emotional barrier and create distance cognitively, from what we are quite literally paying to have happen.

Pigs deserve the same exact kindness we show our dogs. The belly rubs, the kisses on the nose, the special treats on their birthdays, the exemplary veterinary care. All of it.

On this special birthday, we challenge you to think deeply about all of the simple choices you can make to do less harm to pigs... to all animals in fact. It’s never too late to choose kindness.

10/10/2026

Roscoe hopes you have a very happy Caturday.

10/05/2026

Winnie isn’t sure about this very round little llama vacuuming up all the food…

10/02/2026

Today is , a day we remember and bring attention to over 80 billion land animals and trillions of sea animals raised and slaughtered each year for human use. A day that is deeply personal to all of us who have dedicated our lives to trying to not only change the system, but help the individuals. And individuals they are.

While the figures are hard to even comprehend, each one of them is an individual with only one precious life here on earth. While they may be given only a number in the system, each one is a Cromwell. A Duncan. A Puddles. A Sunny. A Big Mike. A Po.

Why “farmed” animal and not “farm” animal like many of us grew up calling them? Simply because these animals are not born with a label. Over the centuries, humans have chosen the kindest, gentlest, most “manageable” animals to raise and kill precisely because they are so trusting. Horses are farmed in many places in the world, fish are farmed on a scale that is difficult to fathom… even dogs (like Skye in photo 7 saved from a meat dog facility by Clorofil ) are farmed.

There may have been a time when humans needed to use animals and their byproducts for food, and we acknowledge that in a very few places in the world, that may still be true. But the vast majority of the 8.3 billion humans on earth no longer have to do so.

We also acknowledge that food choices are deeply emotional, rooted in tradition and habit. So while we believe every animal is deserving of the chance to grow old, we also know change is a process. Start small. Eat one plant-based meal a day. Swap dairy milk for plant milk in your coffee. This holiday season, take a traditional family recipe and modify it to be vegan.

After all, if 100% of the people in the world reduced the amount of animal products they eat by 50%, it would have the same impact as 50% of the world’s population going vegan. The animals don’t care how their suffering ends, as long as it stops. And every individual can make a difference in changing the system.

May all beings one day be happy and free. And may “love one another” go from a phrase to a mantra we live by.

Video credit: Dr. Jane Goodall for moby xⓋx

09/30/2026

Is Onyx a raven or a chicken?

She’s currently molting… and this expression is exactly how she feels about having her picture taken with her feathers in absolute disarray.

09/27/2026

Everyone is feeling the pain of the economy at gas pumps and grocery stores, and small nonprofits are also struggling. If you scroll, you can see how hard our social media fundraising campaigns have been hit this year and better understand our challenges.

We are VERY fortunate to have had a large medical savings put aside from a generous grantor, but our costs, especially for our elderly and disabled residents, have now far exceeded that.

We could truly use the help of a few generous folks who want to help provide top quality care for these deserving animals and bolster our humane education programs that we offer for free to all students. There is still $7000 up for grabs from a matching donor who will double any gifts through October. Please think of us as you are planning your year-end giving as well or sign up for a monthly gift on our website if you’d prefer to help with routine care costs.

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Thank you for supporting our work and being with us through every season. The humans and the animals of Blackberry Creek are so grateful. 🤍

P.S. Sebastian update: Sebastian will be going back to the hospital this week for a recheck on his foot as he has developed an abscess around his ankle; we are hoping part of the floating bone fragment is moving to the surface and will be ready to be removed. 🤞

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Colfax, CA

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+15307743027

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http://www.blackberrycreek.org/

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