05/24/2026
For 36 years, I participated in speciesism without even realizing it.
I loved animals. I cared about dogs and cats. I thought of myself as compassionate. But I never stopped to question why some animals deserved my love and protection while others were seen as food, products, or simply less worthy.
Everything changed when I visited a vegan farm sanctuary.
For the first time, I truly saw them. I saw pigs who ran up for affection like puppies. Goats who were playful, curious, and mischievous. Chickens with unique personalities and preferences. Animals who wanted safety, comfort, love, and the chance to simply exist—just like the dogs and cats we share our homes with.
And honestly, it broke my heart.
Because I realized I had spent my life participating in a system that told me some animals mattered more than others.
That realization changed everything.
I made the decision to open a vegan farm animal sanctuary in my small community—not just to save individual animals, but to help challenge the idea that worth is determined by species.
Because speciesism is everywhere.
In rescue, we fight so hard to stop dog and cat breeding because shelters are overflowing and animals are dying for lack of homes. But at the same time, people continue breeding goats, pigs, chickens, and other animals without questioning it—even while those same animals are abandoned, neglected, exploited, or sent to slaughter.
Compassion shouldn’t have categories.
An animal’s ability to suffer, to love, to fear, to bond, to want safety—none of that changes based on species.
My hope is that this sanctuary helps people make the same connection I did. That maybe someone visits and sees a pig the way they see their dog. That they meet a chicken with opinions, a goat who craves affection, and realize these animals are not “other.”
They are individuals.
And if we truly want to create a kinder world, we have to stop deciding who deserves compassion based on what species they are.
Can you help us end speciesism?
