Wanderlust Acres Animal Sanctuary

Wanderlust Acres Animal Sanctuary We assist with rescue, surrenders, and adoptions to qualified pet homes. It is a labor of love to care for these sweethearts.
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We are a private 501(c)3, donation-based animal sanctuary for domestic waterfowl (ducks & geese), poultry (chickens, turkeys, guineas), and other farm and companion animals. Donations are gladly welcome! 100% of funds are used for the animals in food, shelter, and veterinary care. If you wish to donate to help feed all the sweethearts that live at W.A.A.S our PayPal account is

WanderlustAcresAni

[email protected]

OR

Paypal.me/WanderlustAcres

our Venmo is

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Meet Aster 💜Tuesday morning, Jessi Ann messaged us. She had found a duck hit by a car on 19 Mile Road in Cedar Springs a...
09/05/2026

Meet Aster 💜

Tuesday morning, Jessi Ann messaged us. She had found a duck hit by a car on 19 Mile Road in Cedar Springs and brought her straight to us.

This is the third Muscovy this year we've been called about that was hit by a car in that area. This one was just a juvenile — so young.

She had blood coming from her nares and could barely move. We checked her over carefully — no outward injuries, no misalignment in her shoulders or hips, and she wasn't favoring either leg — but we were very concerned about internal bleeding.

We were still in the same difficult position as with Daisy. All of our main avian vets were out of the office for another week.

Her eyes were bright and alert, just terrified. We decided to give her the night.

We gently cleared the blood from her beak, gave her prescribed pain meds, and propped her up on a donut of towels to help her lungs. We tentatively named her Aster — she is so beautifully colored.

The next morning, she was moving around a bit more in her medical kennel. No more blood. No signs of other injury.

By Thursday, she was walking to the front of the kennel, eating and drinking on her own and even a little curious! We are surprised and so pleased — not many survive being hit by a vehicle.

Which brings us to Friday morning. Jessi Ann drove the same route, in the same spot, and found two more ducks had been hit and did not survive. 😢 She saw that they had no housing or fencing to keep them safe.

It's heartbreaking and it could have been avoided. 💔😡

Little Aster is safe now. She will be provided with proper care, nutrition, and housing so she can grow, thrive, and live her best life.

Welcome, sweet girl. #89

If you would like to help with her medical care, Daisy’s, and future rescues so we can help more animals in need. Donations are tax-exempt and help us help them.

Paypal.com/WanderlustAcres
Venmo

Our website WanderlustAcres.org for further information

*Daisy Update 💛*Daisy is on a strict regimen of meds, and we’ve been worried about her appetite. We were told to continu...
09/03/2026

*Daisy Update 💛*

Daisy is on a strict regimen of meds, and we’ve been worried about her appetite. We were told to continue tube feeding if she wasn’t eating on her own.

Today I found some patches of fresh, new grass shoots and picked them for her — and she ate every single one.

This evening, while I was preparing her meds and getting ready to tube feed, I looked over and her entire food bowl was empty. She finished the whole bowl on her own! Then she let out a big honk and puffed her chest out. Haha!

She still got her meds (much to her disappointment), but to celebrate I opened a fresh bag of romaine and she ate most of that, too.

She’s not out of the woods yet, but we are so thankful for this win.

Thank you all for the love, prayers, and good thoughts you’ve been sending her way. 🙏❤️

In between vet visits, we welcomed Hamlet to the sanctuary. Sadly her chicken family fell to a predator and she was the ...
09/02/2026

In between vet visits, we welcomed Hamlet to the sanctuary. Sadly her chicken family fell to a predator and she was the only survivor. Her human family didn't want her to be alone and asked if we could take her and keep her safe. She is very sweet and enjoys the mealy worms we put in enrichment places for her to scratch and problem solve. We are going to call her Lettie for her new safe start. She makes #88 of the year. Once her quarantine is done she will join a flock of chickens that we had rescued earlier this year as they're similar ages. She's such a pretty girl! 😍

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*Daisy Update 💛*Our sweet Daisy girl has had a rough week, and we wanted to update everyone who has shown her so much lo...
09/01/2026

*Daisy Update 💛*

Our sweet Daisy girl has had a rough week, and we wanted to update everyone who has shown her so much love.

Daisy is so much more than "just a goose" — she is seeing-eye goose to her disabled sister Lilac, Mama Bear to little Wonder, and partner to our gander Pen. So when she developed GI bleeding, lethargy, disorientation, appetite loss, and weight loss, we rushed her in.

All three of our regular vets were on vacation at the same time, so we had to take a chance on someone new. An ultrasound and X-rays showed what looked like a tiny piece of wire. Cedar Animal Hospital performed exploratory surgery but couldn't find it, saying her stomach "didn't look right, and we are not comfortable" and giving us two options: close and transfer to a specialist, or euthanize while she was still sedated.

We chose to keep fighting.

On Saturday, Jen rushed Daisy three hours east to a vet in Salem trusted by our partners at Michigan Duck Rescue. After fluids, antibiotics, tube feeds, and close monitoring, we have encouraging news — she's munching grass, passing normal stools, and is back home resting as of last night.

Her condition is still very guarded. We still don't have a definitive diagnosis, and endoscopy may be next if she doesn't continue to improve. With possibilities being gastric lesions, ulcers/adhesions, stomach abnormalities, or obstruction.

Lilac has been sitting in their nesting corner crying for her sister. Pen and Wonder are waiting close by. We're hopeful to reunite our little gaggle soon.

You've raised about $1,450 of her $2,500+ in vet bills so far. Her fundraiser will stay open through our Porch Goose raffle on Sept 12, with any extra going to vet care for future rescues like her.

Thank you for every donation, share, and kind word. This work is hard, but your kindness makes it possible.

We will keep you updated on her journey.

Venmo
Paypal.com

A quick update on Daisy:Right now, Daisy needs all of the hopes, prayers, good energy, and love you can send her way. He...
08/29/2026

A quick update on Daisy:

Right now, Daisy needs all of the hopes, prayers, good energy, and love you can send her way. Her condition is changing rapidly, and we are continuing to pursue specialty care for her.

Because she's being transferred, please direct donations to the Venmo or PayPal.

As soon as we know more and the situation has de-escalated some, we will share a more thorough and informed update. For now, please know that we are doing everything we can for this beautiful girl, and we will continue to keep you updated on her condition.

Thanks to the incredible love and support of our friends, family, and community, Wanderlust Acres Animal Sanctuary has already raised more than $700 toward Daisy’s care. We still have a ways to go, but we will continue doing everything we can to pursue the care she deserves.

For now, please keep our Daisy girl in your thoughts. She needs every good wish she can get 🪿🌻❤️‍🩹

- Volunteer Jae

PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/N5EXV9FHVUUDY

Venmo: WanderlustAcres
(Be careful!! There ARE spammy fake accounts so double check!!)

Update of this evening at 9PMThey have her on IV fluids, she does try to drink but has regurgitated it up and still diah...
08/28/2026

Update of this evening at 9PM
They have her on IV fluids, she does try to drink but has regurgitated it up and still diaherra.
Bloodwork came back she's a bit anemic and dehydrated but liver and kidneys are good.
Surgery is planned for mid morning tomorrow. She will be in the hospital for awhile. All help so far is so appreciated.
More help is still needed
Thank you so much from my heart. Its been a hard day.

8/27 21:30 - Your support had gotten us over $150 closer to covering sweet Daisy's surgery bill than we were this mornin...
08/27/2026

8/27 21:30 -
Your support had gotten us over $150 closer to covering sweet Daisy's surgery bill than we were this morning. Every $10 increment donation is a entry into our Porch Goose raffle 🪿❤️‍🩹
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Earlier today, our Director shared that our sweet Daisy went to Cedar Animal Hospital after showing signs that something was wrong. If you know birds, you know they hide illness incredibly well, so when they show us they’re sick, we move quickly.

Testing points to a possible obstruction, and Daisy’s best chance is exploratory surgery. Her prognosis with surgery is good, but the procedure is not without risk. She’ll receive fluids beforehand to make sure she’s as strong as possible going in.

Daisy is the matriarch of our little goose flock, usually right behind Pen leading the gaggle. Her surgery estimate is $3,240.55, and we want to give her every chance to come home to them.

How you can help:

• Give: Every $10 donated earns one entry to win Daisy Mae, an adorable porch-goose replica of our sweet Daisy!

• Share: We need Daisy’s story to reach beyond our own followers.

• Care: Do something kind today in Daisy’s honor. Help an animal, visit a park, or spend a little time with someone who needs it.

One winner will take Daisy Mae home after our drawing at 8 p.m. EST Saturday, September 12. No spicy goose kisses included!

Anything raised beyond Daisy’s medical expenses will go directly toward veterinary care for incoming rescues and our SOAR (Sanctuary OAsis Residents) sanctuary birds.

Help us get Daisy the surgery she needs 🪿🌻💙❤️‍🩹

She has a foreign object in her digestive tract. Her only option is surgery. We are moving forward with that as she's a ...
08/27/2026

She has a foreign object in her digestive tract. Her only option is surgery.
We are moving forward with that as she's a young girl and deserves every chance to live a full life and she's very much loved.
She's a core member of the goose squad and Pen, Lillac, and their daughter Wonder need her.
Heck we do too, she's a favorite.
The estimate is $3000 and a two-week recovery 🙏 And she will be ok.
Today they're doing bloodwork, hydration, and going from there.
We need all prayers, good vibes, and jingles.

We could use help with the medical bill too. Please help. 🙏

Call CedarSprings Animal Hospital and donate to her surgery directly or through PayPal or Venmo. Information is below.

CedarSprings Animal Hospital 616-696-1212 under Wanderlust Acres Animal Sanctuary account

Paypal link

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/RV5XLPB8W9LVQ

Venmo is

××Update +++ she has something foreign in her stomach. They can do surgery on it. Currently theyre checking bloodwork, ...
08/27/2026

××Update +++ she has something foreign in her stomach. They can do surgery on it. Currently theyre checking bloodwork, hydrating and getting an estimate. Without surgery she wont make it. With it she can. Its a 2 week recovery typically. Its her best chance. So we are moving forward with this. If you can help we greatly appreciate it. Shes a core member of the goose squad. Pen, Lillac, and Wonder would be lost without her.

We are at the vet Cedar Animal Hospital
Something with her digestive tract
Did an ultrasound and now they're doing exrays
She has lost 1.5lbs and has diarrhea +.

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Last evening we noticed our darling Daisy wasn't acting herself. Sitting by herself away from the other 3 geese where s...
08/27/2026

Last evening we noticed our darling Daisy wasn't acting herself. Sitting by herself away from the other 3 geese where she used to be front and center next to Pen. We examined her ourselves and she's on the thin side. We tried calling Dr Vincent and then both Dr Nautas and all are on vacation for two weeks. We are bringing her in this morning to the emergency at CedarSprings Animal Hospital to their other avian veterinarian. We haven't met them before. Just to be seen its $230. If anyone can help even a little, we'd be most appreciative. You can call saying you want to contribute to her visit to Wanderlust Acres Animal Sanctuary acount and pay on the phone or send to our PayPal or Venmo. All donations are tax-exempt.

CedarSprings Animal Hospital 616-696-1212
Venmo is
Or Paypal here is the link specifically for her medical care

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/RV5XLPB8W9LVQ

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Our Mailing Address Interstate NOT A DROP OFF LOCATION. 317 Matilda GR. We Are In Northern Rockford
Rockford, MI
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