Hawthorn Creek Animal Sanctuary

16/07/2026

Can you guess our newest arrival?

04/07/2026

With The Critter Corral Guinea Pig Rescue – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

03/07/2026

We've officially become a member of the Missouri Coalition of Animal Care Organizations!

26/06/2026

With Oxbow Animal Health – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

19/06/2026

OFFICIAL LAUNCH: Help Us Build Hawthorn Creek! 🌾🐹

The day is officially here! Our business banking is verified, our blueprints are drawn, and we are ready to bring our two Foundational Ambassador girls home—but we need our community's help to build their environment from scratch!

Our optimal fundraising goal is exactly $300. We believe in absolute transparency, so here is the exact itemized breakdown of where every single dollar goes:

🐾 $75 – Rescue Adoption Fee with Enclosure
🩺 $85 – Baseline Wellness Vet Exam
🌿 $25 – Heavy-Duty Anti-Pill Fleece Bedding
🌾 $40 – Food Essentials (Timothy hay and Oxbow pellets)
🏡 $25 – Security Hides & Chew Toys
🥬 $50 – Fresh Produce & Grocery Buffer (Secures their first month of daily fresh vitamin-C salads!)

If you would like to sponsor a specific piece of this setup, you can support us in two quick ways:

💳 Send a Digital Donation:

Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/hawthorncreek

Venmo:

Cash App: $hawthorncreek

📦 Sponsor a Physical Supply Directly via Amazon:

Our Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1X68QFD087C9I?ref_=wl_share

Please note: Hawthorn Creek is registered as a small business/sole proprietorship with the State of Missouri and is not a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so contributions are not tax-deductible—but 100% of every single dollar goes directly toward the care and infrastructure for these sweet girls!

Thank you for helping us make this sanctuary a reality. Let's get these girls home! 🐹❤️

18/06/2026

Meet the Girls We Are Fighting to Bring Home! 🐹❤️

While our master facility builds are getting finalized, look who we found waiting at a local rescue!

This beautiful, bonded pair of female guinea pigs is slated to become the official "Foundational Ambassadors" for Hawthorn Creek. Penny and Annebelle will allows us to practice, refine, and perfect our husbandry and educational resources long before we open our doors to public intakes later this summer! 📋🩺

They will also be the real-life models and faces of our upcoming digital care manuals!

Because we are building this entire operation from scratch, we are officially dropping our itemized habitat and launch fundraiser tomorrow morning to bring these sweet girls home. Get ready to help us lay the very first bricks of their new safe haven! 🔨🏢

Penny and Annebelle are currently located at Melissa's Second Chances. They have been at the rescue for over a month without even a single application on them. We want to change that!

18/06/2026

We would love to make Penny and Annebelle our Ambassadors for our new sanctuary! Follow along to see how you can help us being these girls home 🏡

17/06/2026

Did you know that many commercial pet store treats are actually packed with hidden sugars, seeds, and alfalfa that can cause life-threatening bladder stones or GI stasis in small animals?

Public education is a massive pillar of the Hawthorn Creek mission. To celebrate our launch week, we want to share some education with you! Here's what a guinea pig's diet should consist of thanks to Oxbow Animal Health.

16/06/2026

Meet the Founder of Hawthorn Creek! 🐾

Behind every successful rescue is a foundation built on real-world husbandry data. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and show you exactly why our sanctuary model is unique!

I bring over 20 years of professional hands-on animal care, training, and husbandry experience to this project. Combined with my current Animal Sciences & Industry studies at Kansas State University, the care blueprints we utilize here at Hawthorn Creek are entirely rooted in modern behavioral science and strict safety protocols. 🎓🌾

When you support our sanctuary or utilize our upcoming digital care resources, you are investing in qualified, lifetime animal welfare advocacy. We don't just care for animals—we understand the precise science behind helping them truly flourish.

Stay tuned tomorrow for a special launch-week gift to help your own animals thrive at home! 🥬

15/06/2026

We're donating next week! Are you??

Schedule your donation now.