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Saving Lives. Inspiring Change. Lancaster Farm Sanctuary is a 501c3 non-profit farm animal sanctuary. We are a farmed animal sanctuary located in Lancaster, PA.
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We rescue abused, neglected and unwanted farmed animals and provide them with a safe and loving forever home. We provide community education and outreach on behalf of farmed animals. We believe all beings deserve to be free from exploitation and oppression. We are ONLY open for scheduled tours and events and DO NOT have daily hours. Please check out the event tab if you’re interested in visiting! Visitors must have a tour ticket or appointment to visit.

10/23/2026

This week we got a text asking if we could help a cow in serious need. We talked it over for a few minutes and said yes. We hadn’t met her. We didn’t know her condition. But we knew our friends at the Humane Police (who we admire so much) were on the scene, and they said they would bring her to us.

She is a senior. She had been chronically starved. She was alone locked in a shed she never left. Entirely alone. Not a single friend.

And yet, from that horror emerged this tiny, skinny old cow who is the biggest sweetheart you could ever hope to meet.

She has barely been here, and already all she wants is love. She moos when you walk away from her stall, asking you to come back and be with her. When you step away, she steps toward you. After years of hell, all she wants is to be loved. 😭❤️

We named her Bonnie❤️

We had our vet out right away for an exam and testing. It’s hard to tell beneath all that fluff, but Bonnie is essentially a skeleton. She has lost so much muscle that when our vet placed a hand on her spine, she could sway Bonnie’s entire body from side to side. Her body shows signs of prolonged deprivation, and we know her recovery will take time and management.

We are also concerned about her eyes. Both are abnormally enlarged and protrude downward, and one has a cloudy area deep inside. We have sent photos to an (Emily’s) eye specialist for review and will get her an ultrasound once Bonnie is medically stable enough. Her breed is predisposed to eye cancers, so we need to investigate.

For now, our priority is helping Bonnie regain her strength safely. She is receiving managed nutrition and supplements, and we’re awaiting the results of her initial testing to better understand her overall health and determine what treatment she needs. After such prolonged starvation, even the process of feeding her fragile body requires special care.

There are still many unknowns about Bonnie’s health. But one thing we do know is she will never spend another day alone, neglected, or wondering if anyone cares about her.

Bonnie, we are so in love with you already, and we are so happy you are here. Welcome home, sweetheart❤️

10/20/2026

Happy birthday, Judey boy!🎉 🎁 🎂
We’re not sure who has more fun on cake day… us or Jude?!?!?
Every year when we bring his cake out for his birthday, his eyes triple in size and he gets so excited! Thank you so much to his friend Jil who baked him a very special cake which quite frankly smells so delicious we were jealous we didn’t get some too! But Jude was so enthusiastic. He ate the whole top layer in just one bite! Good boy, Jude! 🥹🥳❤️🎉
But in all seriousness, we have been oscillating between tears and laughter all morning at this amazing occasion of celebrating Jude on his sixth birthday.
Every day with Jude is a day that we are deeply grateful for. We really never thought he would make it to see his first birthday and we are just so happy that he gets to live this beautiful life. The life that all animals deserve.
Happy birthday, dear Jude! We all love you so much!❤️

10/19/2026

Tomorrow is Jude’s 6th birthday!!! 🥹🥳❤️

Can you believe our perfect Judey boy is turning SIX years old?! There was a time when we weren’t sure he would even get to celebrate his first birthday. And now, here we are, six wonderful years later❤️

We would love nothing more than to fill the comments with birthday wishes for this very special boy. If Jude has ever touched your heart, please leave him a little birthday love! 💕

Okay, we’ll start:

Jude, we love you so, so, SO much. From the tiny, vulnerable calf we brought home at just four days old to the big, beautiful, loving boy you are today, you’ve filled our lives with more love than we could ever put into words. You have changed us, Jude. And you have changed the world with your heart and your smile.😭

We remember crying and worrying over you when you were little. All the uncertainty, the medical challenges, and the fear of losing you. And now we get to watch you spend your days surrounded by friends, soaking up the sunshine, and being completely adored by your best friend Maya.

You were never supposed to have this life. But you deserved every bit of it. And we are so incredibly grateful that we get to celebrate another birthday with you.

Happy almost birthday, sweet Jude!!! 🎂❤️

AND WE HAVE SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS!

In honor of Jude’s sixth birthday, we have a $3,000 MATCHING GIFT thanks to Rick and Ken!🎉❤️

That means every donation made toward Jude’s birthday fundraiser will be DOUBLED, up to $3,000! Providing lifelong sanctuary for animals like Jude takes an enormous amount of love, work, and resources. Your support is what makes their lives possible.

Six years ago, Jude was a newborn calf whose life was considered worthless. Tomorrow, he’ll turn six, surrounded by love, friendship, CAKE (yes we promise to post tmrw!) and everything he was nearly denied.

Please help us celebrate this extraordinary boy and help us reach this matching opportunity! ❤️

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10/15/2026

A HUGE VICTORY FOR HORSES! 🐴❤️

New York City is on the verge of ending its horse-drawn carriage industry!👏👏👏

After decades of tireless animal rights advocacy, city leaders have reached an agreement to phase out horse-drawn carriages by June 2028. The City Council is scheduled to vote on October 22. If you live in NYC, please call your City Council members and help make sure it happens!

And there’s more great news: the proposed legislation includes protections to prevent these horses from being sold for sl@ughter or transferred into other carriage operations.🙏🙏🙏

Approximately 160 horses may need new homes, and a nationwide network of sanctuaries and rescues is preparing to help.

Lancaster Farm Sanctuary is part of the effort to offer these horses a safe and peaceful retirement through the Coalition for Responsible Carriage Horse Retirement.

We are so grateful to all of the activists who have fought for these horses for decades. Their persistence is bringing us to this historic moment.

This is what animal rights activism can accomplish!

When we recognize that other animals have lives, relationships, desires, and interests of their own, we can imagine and fight for the world where they don’t exist to serve humanity.

Let’s goooo NYC till this legislation reaches the finish line on Oct 22! ❤️🐴

10/13/2026

We are devastated to share that this morning Rory lost his fight to overcome his illnesses.

We had been so hopeful during his first few days in the hospital. With intensive care, he seemed to be making progress, and we began to believe that this sweet little boy might have a chance.

But yesterday, we were heartbroken to learn that his condition had suddenly taken a serious turn for the worse.

Together with his veterinary team, we adjusted medications and tried everything possible to help him. But overnight, Rory continued to decline. This morning, we had to make the impossible decision to help him pass peacefully. There was nothing more we could do to help him. All we could do was end his suffering.

We are heartbroken. And we are angry.

Angry at everything that brought this little baby to a place of such severe pneumonia and starvation that even rescue, intensive veterinary care, and so much love could not save him.

We are so sick of a world that treats babies like Rory as disposable. A world where a young animal’s life is measured by what someone can sell him for, how quickly he can grow for “meat production,” or whether keeping him alive is worth the cost of medical care.

Rory deserved so much better.

He was not a product. He was not disposable. He was someone.

He was a sweet little kid whose life mattered. A little boy who deserved warmth, safety, tenderness, and the chance to grow up.

We are so sick that he was denied those things for so much of his short life.

We wish with everything in us that love had been enough to save him.

He was so, so loved.

Rest in Peace, Rory. We will never forget you.

10/11/2026

We are so grateful to share with you that our newest rescue, little Rory is doing and feeling better at the hospital!
When we first saw him 4 days ago we were not sure if he was going to survive. But with excellent medical care provided by this caring community, he is starting to overcomine his horrific pneumonia, sepsis, starvation and neglect.
His vet says that he is a big fan of the nebuluzing treatments helping him to start to clear and heal his lungs. And that he is continuing to eat, move around, get stronger and that his bloodwork is getting more stable!
We are so encouraged and hopeful for him!
Thank you all so much for all the love and support you’ve been sending baby Rory.
Keep going, Rory you got this!🙏❤️‍🩹😭

10/09/2026

The baby goat we rescued Wednesday night is hanging in there! ❤️

We named him Rory, and he is still in the hospital receiving intensive care. He is a very, very sick little guy. He is battling sepsis and severe pneumonia, his blood sugar is dangerously low, and he is terribly underweight. His little body is also overwhelmed by parasites, including coccidia and cryptosporidium.

But there is some good news, and we are holding on to every bit of it! ❤️

After consulting with his doctors, we made the decision to start Rory on TPN, which provides critical nutrition intravenously. This will help stabilize his blood sugar and give his body the nutrients he desperately needs to start getting stronger. It’s an expensive treatment, costing $300 a day, but we believe it gives Rory the best possible chance at recovery.

And we have another wonderful update! Rory has actually started nibbling on hay! This might seem like a small thing, but for a baby as sick as Rory, it’s a really encouraging sign. His doctors are doing everything they can for him, and we are so happy to hear that he is already showing some signs of improvement. His main doctor sent this photo of him yesterday. He’s an angel.

We know Rory has a long road ahead of him, and he is certainly not out of the woods yet. But considering the terrible condition he was in when he arrived Wednesday night, we are feeling hopeful.

We want to thank everyone who has stepped up to help him. Yesterday, one of our wonderful supporters offered to match donations up to $1,500 and then generously increased that match to $2,000! We are currently halfway to reaching that goal, which means there is still an opportunity to have your donation doubled for Rory.

Rory’s medical care is extensive, and every contribution truly makes a difference. If you’re in a position to help, we would be so grateful. Your support is what allows us to say yes to animals like Rory, even when their medical needs are enormous.

Thank you for caring about him and giving him a chance. We are doing everything we can to help him pull through, and we are so grateful to have all of you behind him. ❤️

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10/07/2026

There is a long story behind the rescue of this little goat involving an out of town influencer dressed as an Amish man who randomly showed up at our sanctuary with this very sick baby. He “rescued” the goat from a local auction but didn’t know what to do with him so he showed up in our driveway. We are in the middle of a pink eye outbreak, we just had a beloved goat die, we had a sheep (Murry) who needed emergency surgery who we just brought home and we have another goat in precarious condition in the hospital (Frenchie). We have been a bit overwhelmed to say the least but as soon as we saw this guy we knew there was no option but to help him.
He is in terrible shape. There’s some weird substance crusted all over his skin, which is raw and torn up in spots. He has bald patches all over him. His eyes are crusted shut. He is absolutely skin and bones so so so thin. We would not be surprised at all if he has sepsis. His cough is so thick and wet. He can’t keep his eyes open.
Thankfully, our vet was here to help with the pink eye situation and was able to take a look at him right away. The determination was he needed to go to the hospital and so our team members hopped into action and are taking him down there now.
This baby boy has a long road but we will do all we can. We have seen animals come back from worse so we are staying positive. We promise to keep you all posted. Please keep this little angel in your thoughts. And this week has been an absolute nightmare for bills. All help for him is hugely appreciated.

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10/02/2026

Several years ago, we took in Lilith, Harper, and Jimmy, who are all still with us today, from a horrific cruelty case.

They had been starved and abused, as had so many other animals. Some were not lucky enough to make it out alive.

And what made the betrayal even worse was that their abuser was a phony “rescuer.” 💔

There are few betrayals more devastating than someone gaining the public’s trust by claiming to rescue animals, collecting donations in their name, and then becoming the very person those animals needed to be rescued from. Unfortunately, we have seen versions of this story far too many times.

At least for Lil and the others, justice is being served. For a long time, Pennsylvania had some of the weakest animal cruelty laws in the country. A lot of people came together and fought for years to change that, including us, and the passage of Libre’s Law was a huge step forward. Pennsylvania law now allows certain acts of aggravated animal cruelty to be prosecuted as felonies.

We still have a long way to go when it comes to protecting animals, but it feels good to see the law being used to hold people accountable for causing this kind of suffering. And it is a reminder of why we all have to pay attention. If you see something that doesn’t seem right, say something. Document what you can and report it. Animals depend on people being willing to speak up, even when it is uncomfortable, and cases like this are proof that speaking up, pushing for stronger laws, and refusing to look the other way really can make a difference.

Address

1871 Milton Grove Rd
Mount Joy, PA
17552

Website

https://www.lancasterfarmsanctuary.org/

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