The Zend: Final Farm & Sanctuary

09/05/2026

Lilliput found herself dropped off as a stray at Carrolton Animal Services. They were not equipped to address her curly toes so they reached out to us. I immediately said we would take her. 🩵

We've been trying a few different tactics to try to get her toes to straighten out. She doesn't love it, but she will when it hopefully works!🤞

She's got me boggled because I don't think she's a baby, but she's tiny. We keep joking we'll just get a parrot cage for her to live in inside forever. Maybe more than a joke....😉

She has a big girl voice and big girl feathers so she's got me like 🤔.

She's the absolute sweetest and we'll do everything we can to get her toes acting right.✔️

09/05/2026

Only 12 more hours to get signed up for Open Volunteer Day!

RSVP by texting Alli @ 817-721-0114😎

09/02/2026

It's always so hard to say goodbye.💔

We're on the way with Murdock to let him go peacefully. His arthritis has been a challenge for years, but he really took a turn for the worse the last few days. He hasn't been able to walk on his own. We tried the wheelchair, but he wanted out of it bad. I was making sure to put him in the pools and helping him eat and drink, but yesterday he got to where he can no longer hold his head up to swim or eat and drink. His mind is there, his body just won't support him anymore.😢

He was one is our first ducks to rescue and has been with us almost 5 years. He came down from Ohio with his girls Eloise and Simone. Simone is still hanging in there. Her arthritis is pretty bad too, but still manageable with her meds.💜

Send him all the love you can as he moves onto his next journey. My heart breaks, but he had such a beautiful life and was loved by so many of us.🥰

Sweet dreams, my buddy. We love you.🩵

09/01/2026

It's been busy busy here lately. A new little man joined us and a teeny tiny little girl who I'll introduce next!🥰

This is Ollie. He's in quarantine until his neuter appointment on the 17th. He's so cute with his little lips and he's a super fan of snack time!🍓

Welcome to The Zend, Ollie!🐷

08/30/2026

Flossie update. 🩵

08/27/2026

We're about a week and a half away from Open Volunteer Day!
🐷🐔🐮🐑🐐🦆🐢🫏🐰🐶🐱🐓🦃🦄

Join us for the most fun you'll ever have scooping poop!💩💩💩

We'll be outside for a beautiful morning, clean up the pastures, love on the best rescue babies to ever exist, and grub on some delicious 100% vegan pizza from Pizza Buzz once we're done!🍕🍕🍕

Text Alli at 817-721-0114 to RSVP!😎

We've already got a great group signed up, but there's still room for more! We look forward to being with everyone after a break from events this summer. See y'all soon!🩵

08/26/2026

It's in the forecast, there are clouds in the sky, now we RAINDANCE!!💧💧💧

08/25/2026

Morning sillies!🤪

08/22/2026

08/21/2026

Hi everyone! It's been a while since we introduced ourselves and our following has grown exponentially since we were on The Kelly Clarkson Show and Texas Today! We know you're here for the animals, but we're the humans on the other side of the camera and wanted to say thanks for being here.

I'm Alli! Hello!
Justin and I met back in 2003 in San Marcos, TX in college. We were engaged in a year, married 6 months later on a beach in Mexico, and celebrated 21 years of marriage this spring. 🤯
As youngsters, we chose to not have children and travel the world instead. We've been fortunate enough to experience some of the coolest things in life like paragliding in Switzerland twice, sailing in Barcelona, sky diving over Lake Tahoe and the beaches of Mexico. We became certified free divers on the island of Utila, we've swam with whale sharks in LaPaz and wild dolphins off the coast of Hawaii, drank black market wine in Morocco and lazed away on the beaches of Bali. When we weren't off seeing the world we lived in a house full of love with our dogs, cats, chickens, and bunnies.🐶🐱🐔🐰
I bartended my way through college earning a degree in psychology. Several years later the entrepreneur bug bit me and I became Co-owner and CEO of The Cryo Spa. We were one of the first whole body cryotherapy businesses in the country to open back in 2013. It was amazing! I loved being in the holistic wellness space, but due to the longterm effects of Covid, on our small business, we had to make the difficult decision to close our two locations in the fall of 2023. It was a good 10 years, but time for the next chapter.✨️✨️✨️
Justin has been a video engineer and EIC for over 20 years working for FOX Sports Southwest before it became Bally Sports. After his studio shut down in 2025 he started traveling with the Tennis Channel covering pickleball tournaments which are now all the rage! He also builds fiber optic cables for productions and we both work for Victory + as freelance stream pilots. I do everything I can to bring in money so The Zend Kids are happy and Justin does everything he can to make sure the humans are happy. It's a wild, unpredictable life, but it's all we know!😎