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Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge is a non-profit that provides lifelong care to rescued farm animals.

The Refuge is a non-profit organization that provides lifelong care to rescued farm animals, educates people about the realities of animal agriculture, and promotes veganism by offering knowledge, support, and community. Founded in 2012, The Refuge is located in North Carolina just 15 minutes away from the downtowns of Carrboro, Saxapahaw, and Pittsboro and 20 minutes away from downtown Chapel Hill.

10/31/2026

HALLOWEEN IS HERE!!! 🧙‍♀️

…and so is Tour & Explore!🐔

Online tickets are now closed, but you can still come in-person and buy your tickets at our pavilion between 11am-2pm! We hope to see you 👻

10/30/2026

Meet a Special Friend...

We were recently contacted by a woman whose last remaining hen needed a new home. After losing all of her flock mates, this beautiful girl was left on her own and in need of companionship. We knew we had to take her in.

At 8 years old, coming to a new place could have been a big adjustment, but she’s settling into quarantine beautifully and has been eating well since her arrival. We’re so happy to see her finding her feet in her new surroundings!

We were told she didn’t have an official name, though she was sometimes called “Friend.” We thought that was such a lovely name that we decided to make it official! Meet Friend, and please join us in welcoming this sweet senior lady to The Refuge! We’re so glad she’s here, and we look forward to giving her the comfort, companionship, and care she deserves for the rest of her days.

10/30/2026

What are you being for Halloween??

The Refuge will be open to all family-friendly costumes during our Halloween Tour tomorrow from 11am-2pm 👻

Can you guess our spooky staff members from these Trick-or-Treat pics???

If you want some incredible Halloween photos that you’ll be able to look back on and share decades from now, head to the link in our bio and get your tickets today! We’ll even have a photo booth 📸

10/29/2026

We’re gearing up for our big Halloween tour this Saturday 👀🎃

We have a lot planned, from pumpkin carving/painting and family-friendly trick-or-treating to special seasonal snacks for our residents and delicious food from Govinda's Catering and kitokobites 😌

We also want to give a shoutout to KJ Produce for providing the pumpkins!

Tickets are available on our website and in our bio!

10/28/2026

IT’S MR. BIG STUFF 💪😤😨

That’s right, our newest Rooster is a beautiful boy named Mr. Big Stuff who was found near the chicken slaughterhouse in Siler City. This means our guy likely escaped a transport truck or broke free during the truck unloading process. He’s one of billions of chickens raised for food every year, and we’re so grateful that he was able to escape that industry.

Initially, a kind couple took him in and integrated him with their chickens. As he got older, he began trying to mount them, which was causing some problems considering his large size. The couple knew he needed a new home where he would receive the special care he deserved, but they were initially concerned about transporting him in a crate due to him understandably being afraid of crates (which makes sense considering that chickens are often roughly packed into transport crates when taken to slaughter). Luckily, we were able to give them some advice to make his trip to the Refuge a smooth one.

While his size is adorable, it is a sad result of chickens like him being bred to be unnaturally large for the meat industry. Because of this, we have started him on our special diet program. Now, he is slowly but surely warming up to eating healthier foods 🥗

His story is full of miracles, and we’re looking forward to showering him with love for the rest of his days 🥰

10/27/2026

POV: You’re feeding one of our residents 😋

Come give them some treats (including special pumpkin snacks 🎃) at our Halloween Tour & Explore this Saturday! Tickets are on our website and in our bio ☝️

10/27/2026

Sweet Duchess was *very* excited to crunch on apples that our most recent yurt guests very kindly donated to us. Thanks, y’all! 🍎

Speaking of making the most of your Fall weekends, are you planning to join us for our Halloween Tour this Saturday? Make a weekend of it with our Halloween Hideaway Special! 🎃🍁

For this weekend only, enjoy two nights in our handbuilt yurt AND admission to our Halloween Tour for just $260, plus tax. You’ll have time to relax by the woodstove, curl up with a good read from our book nook, and explore the Refuge grounds before and after the Tour’s scheduled hours. You can even join us as a volunteer for more quality time with our residents!

And if you weren’t planning to come to our Halloween Tour, featuring vegan trick-or-treating, special pumpkin treats for the animals, tour guides in family-friendly costumes, face painting, and more… well, why not?!? 👀🍬🐄

Head to our Refuge Rentals site at the link below to learn more and book the yurt for this weekend. We’d love to see you here!

https://www.refugerentals.org/yurt-home

10/25/2026

Any Spice Girls fans following us?

10/24/2026

Our Benefit for the Animals is in THREE WEEKS 😮

This is THE party of the year for all of you who care about giving farm animals the lives they deserve. Great food, gifts, games, auctions, speakers (including the legendary Jo-Anne McArthur)...and it's all in service of raising money for our rescued residents. Think of it this way: this is your chance to enjoy an incredible night out with your friends & loved ones while making a real impact in your community.

Need more convincing? If we hit 250 attendees, which would be a major record for us, we are going to force our Board President, Josh Baldwin (as seen in the last picture of this social media post), to do the chicken dance while dressed up as a chicken 🐔🕺

So reserve your spot now and be part of something special...or you can stay at home and experience some major FOMO! The choice is yours, and the tickets are below:

https://www.piedmontrefuge.org/events-calendar/benefit-for-the-animals

Address

7236 NC Highway 87 N
Pittsboro, NC
27312

Telephone

(919) 533-4013

Website

http://www.piedmontrefuge.org/, http://www.patreon.com/piedmontrefuge, https://linktr.ee/piedmont_farm_animal_refuge, ht

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