SAGE Sanctuary And Gardens for Education

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A loving, vegan home for rescued farmed and domestic animals, growing compassion for all animals.

10/23/2026

Hello, from all of us at SAGE Sanctuary! 🪿🐮🐴🐱🐶🐔🐰🐷🐐
Are you interested in joining our new email list to stay updated on volunteer opportunities, events, and animal stories? Catch up with your old friends and meet some new ones! Email us at [email protected] to stay in the know✅

10/22/2026

Today a wonderful veterinarian came out to SAGE to meet the rescued animals and help with a few medical issues for some of our residents. Dr. A was very popular and made many new friends amongst the piggies, goats, and cows.

🐷🐐🐮Bubbles and Miley got their arthritis medications updated, Milkshake had his eye examined, and Mud had a checkup for a little cough he’s been having. Dil also got an exam to check in with Phil, the nickname we’ve lovingly given to a benign hernia he’s had for a little while. Dil’s peepers were peeped by the vet because his third eyelids have occasionally been red and inflamed.

The amazing Iris Equine Veterinary Services team has made these animals’ day today, ensuring everyone had an stress-free experience with lots of head scratches and treats afterwards.

The total of today’s care came to $503. This vital veterinary care is only made possible by people like you coming together and giving a little to help these rescued animals.

Times are so hard right now and it’s hard to even ask, but as we eat rice and beans for dinner and struggle to make sure these animals have all their needs met, I have to keep asking because closed mouths do not get fed.

Please give a little today ✨🙏✨ any amount helps!

Share this fundraiser pretty pretty please, save the post, share/copylink, send to your friends and leave a long comment to help this reach more people who care.

Thank you for your support! Every bit helps, and we truly appreciate the significant impact you make in these precious animals’ lives. 💝

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Photos: Bubbles, Miley, Mud and Dil enjoyed spooky cookies after their appointment. Milkshake respectfully declined, and thankfully Jamie and Tito were eager to help him out with his!

10/21/2026

Walking past the window, I could just feel someone watching me 👀 from outside…

10/20/2026

“Aggressive” is not what I wanted to hear today. That word keeps echoing through my mind as I snuggle Mamakitty, both of us decompressing from her vet appointment this morning. The lump on her mammary could possibly be a cyst 🙏🤞🤞 but if it is a mammary tumor, they can be quite aggressive.

Mamakitty’s doctor seemed very guarded during this conversation, understandably hesitant to jump to any assumptions, positive or negative. She did say that mammary aspirate biopsies are not accurate, so we scheduled Mamakitty for the soonest excision biopsy surgery available, and we will return to have the lump removed to send out for testing on November 5th.

To clear her for surgery, chest x-rays and bloodwork were also done today, bringing today’s bill alone to $480. 🫣The estimate for her surgery in two weeks is an additional $585. 🤯 These expenses are unexpected and all of this feels so overwhelming. Right now I’m so anxious about Mamakitty’s health and overall prognosis, I can barely begin to worry about the financial stress.

We depend on donations to keep Mamakitty and the other rescued animals here at SAGE happy and healthy, so I have to ask. Will you please share and donate to Mamakitty’s fundraiser if you can? Everything helps!

You can also boost engagement by tapping share, copylink, save, and leaving a long comment to help others get an opportunity to give a little, too 💝
Please help us make a dent in these unexpected expenses so Mamakitty can continue living her best life.

Thank you!
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Venmo, cashapp: sagesanctuaryfl
PayPal.me/sagesanctuaryfl
Zelle: [email protected]

October is breast cancer awareness month, and though this is not the way I’d like to be reminded of it’s importance, it is a solemn reminder to be aware of mammary tumors in ourselves and our beloved companions.

10/20/2026

Mamakitty is heading to the vet, please keep her in your hearts. We need a quick and easy diagnosis and treatment plan for her ✨🙏✨

10/19/2026

Mamakitty is resting up for her vet appointment tomorrow morning. We’re looking forward to getting more information about what’s causing the swelling in her mammaries, but also very nervous. From everything I’ve read it seems very abnormal and nobody I’ve asked has had any experience with anything like this. Please keep Mamakitty in your hearts tonight and tomorrow. 🤍We need a quick and easy diagnosis and treatment plan for her, and if our wishes are answered, whatever is going on, we can resolve it with no stress or discomfort for this sweet kitty. ✨🙏✨

10/19/2026

Gemini and Sunshine are learning to trust me, and it warms my heart so much!
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10/19/2026

3,110 💔 that’s the number of Miami roosters who never even had a chance at a sanctuary home. While it’s huge that they decided to do something about this animal cruelty case and cockfighting ring, why did they immediately end the precious lives of 3,110 innocent animals without individual evaluations or even a second thought? Why did they make videos claiming that “all” the animals from that cursed property would go to sanctuaries?

10/19/2026

Ever seen a jack-o-lantern like this one? 🎃🍄‍🟫 This is an Eastern Jack-o-Lantern mushroom, Omphalotus illudens, which can be found all around the eastern United States. Here in Florida, we enjoy foraging for delicious chanterelles and chicken-of-the-woods, but beware! These spooky toxic jack-o-lantern mushrooms are out there waiting to trick those looking for a treat.

This specimen is the largest I’ve personally come across, but they’re always found in clusters growing on decaying hard wood. Unlike the chanties with their forked false gills or the CotW with their polypores, Omphalotus species have straight true gills underneath their orange caps. On the darkest forest nights, these gills are where the magic of the lanterns truly comes to life!

Through a chemical reaction similar to lightning bugs, a compound called luciferin gets activated by an enzyme to emit a faint eerie greenish *glow* from below. It’s best to harvest a fresh, young specimen for viewing in a completely dark room after your eyes have adjusted to the lack of light. Just be sure to wash your hands, and NEVER ingest them, as they contain a severely cytotoxic (cell-destroying) poison, which will make your digestive tract scream in horror!

And even though no animals should eat them, these fungi play a crucial role in the forest ecosystem, breaking down decaying hard wood into bioavailable nutrients for other organisms. Have you ever found a jack-o-lantern mushroom on your autumn adventures?

10/18/2026

The joy of giving 💝
**Proper introductions for these handsome gentlemen coming soon** There’s nothing like that first bite of your favorite food! Today’s hay purchase will feed these big babies for two weeks. Will you donate a little today to Mud & Dil? If just nine people gave $10 today, the cost would be fully covered. Please save, share, copy link, leave a long comment, and send to a friend who loves animals! Your support fills these rescued animals’ bellies and warms their hearts 💗

Venmo, Cashapp, PayPal, Zelle: sagesanctuaryfl(.com)

✨🙏Thank you!🙏✨

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108 Pond Side Trail
Hawthorne, FL
32640

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