Only Sunshine Sanctuary

Only Sunshine Sanctuary Small animal sanctuary in Sacramento County spreading peace, love, and compassion.

On this week’s blog: The Pig That Started it All, Harold! Read the entire blog by visiting 🔗onlysunshine.me/blogAnd, don...
08/21/2026

On this week’s blog: The Pig That Started it All, Harold!

Read the entire blog by visiting 🔗onlysunshine.me/blog

And, don’t forget! There are still tickets left for his Pancake Breakfast next Saturday! 🔗onlysunshine.me/events to purchase tickets

Meet the other 4 of the Calaveras Cuties!Mama Jane the Protector: This mama cat is the first to check out a new person a...
08/20/2026

Meet the other 4 of the Calaveras Cuties!

Mama Jane the Protector: This mama cat is the first to check out a new person and make sure they’re safe. She’d prefer to check you out first, but once she assesses the situation, she’ll sit in your lap and immediately start to purr.

Agatha the Explorer: This girl showed her personality IMMEDIATELY after settling into foster care. She’s extremely curious and LOVES to cuddle! She purrs and sinks into your shoulder as soon as you pick her up. She’s the first of her family to explore anything that comes into the room. She’ll make a wonderful addition to any family.

Emily the Bold: This gal LOVES to play. She’s the first of her crew to turn anything and everything into a toy, no matter what it is! She’s sweet and wildly entertaining!

Virginia the Gentle: This kitten loves love! She’s settle right into your lap as long as you’re calm and inviting. She’s patient with her more active sisters and loves sniffing everything in her environment.

These 4 cuties are all fixed, vaccinated, and ready for their forever homes! While it is cute to see them all happily living together, the 4 can be split up and adopting all 4 together is NOT required. But, how cute would that be?! 😍😍

Go to 🔗onlysunshine.me/adopt to put in an application if you are interested in welcoming a new feline friend into your home 🥰

Can’t adopt? You can help by fostering instead! Go to 🔗onlysunshine.me/foster to put in an application

Our tortoise, Littlefoot, is approximately 17 years old. He is our oldest animal resident at the sanctuary, and he will ...
08/19/2026

Our tortoise, Littlefoot, is approximately 17 years old. He is our oldest animal resident at the sanctuary, and he will always be our oldest resident, as his type can live anywhere between 80-120 years old! 🥰🐢

Littlefoot will outlive many of us, which is one of the reasons we focus on building connections with youth — we have Littlefoot’s future in mind 😂😉 (we are mostly kidding)

You will have the opportunity to meet Littlefoot at Harold’s pancake breakfast, coming up on the 29th at 10am! There are still tickets available via the link in our bio or by visiting 🔗onlysunshine.me/events

One of the best things on Earth is the animal that wears clouds as clothes 🥲🥲☁️🧥🐑
08/18/2026

One of the best things on Earth is the animal that wears clouds as clothes 🥲🥲☁️🧥🐑

Less than TWO WEEKS until Harold’s Pancake Breakfast and Birthday Celebration! 🥳🥞🐖Harold is getting super excited, and s...
08/18/2026

Less than TWO WEEKS until Harold’s Pancake Breakfast and Birthday Celebration! 🥳🥞🐖

Harold is getting super excited, and so are we! 🥰

Our sweet old guy is turning 14 years old, and we seriously can’t believe it! 🥹 Our founder Kristy rescued Harold from the SPCA in 2013 when he was just 11 months old. He was the first farm animal resident at the sanctuary, before we were even a sanctuary! He is the pig that started it all 🥹

14 is pretty old for a pig! Harold is a Vietnamese potbelly pig. This type of pig typically lives 12-15 years on average, but can easily live to be 15-20 with proper care!

Since Harold is getting up there in age, he does experience some arthritis in his joints. He is on a slew of medications every day + a “magic potion” supplement that gets fed to all of our older/disabled animals. Included in the supplement is a VERY expensive pure CBD pellet. It works WONDERS for our animals with joint issues, and Kristy puts in a lot of extra time researching and making sure the animals always have it available.

The magic supplement mix costs about $150 per month. We have 6 animals total taking the supplement, which means it costs us $25 per animal per month. Aside from that, Harold’s medications cost approximately $70 monthly.

This means that, when it’s all said and done, it costs us about $95 per month to manage Harold’s pain.

This year, all of the funds from Harold’s Pancake Breakfast will be going towards our new barn! So, if you aren’t able to make it to the party but still want to celebrate Harold, consider gifting $5 or $10 towards his care. $25 would cover his supplement for an entire month! He would be SO appreciative 🫶🏽

And if you are coming to Harold’s Pancake Breakfast, THANK YOU for helping us make his day super special. And for giving him the best gift he could ever ask for — a new barn!

🎟️There are still tickets remaining for Harold’s Pancake Breakfast! Go to 🔗onlysunshine.me/events or click the link in our bio to purchase

🛑HELP US STOP THE GREENFARM KILLFLOOR🛑The owner/applicant is STILL trying to get the Elverta Killfloor approved, despite...
08/18/2026

🛑HELP US STOP THE GREENFARM KILLFLOOR🛑

The owner/applicant is STILL trying to get the Elverta Killfloor approved, despite the community obviously being against it. The proposal has been appealed again and again.

We absolutely CANNOT let this proposal pass. The proposed location is incredibly close to our sanctuary. A killfloor like this would lead to a decrease in property values in surrounding areas due to odors, noise, traffic, and environmental concerns. Most residents in the area also rely on well water from the same water table, and slaughterhouse waste and wastewater can contain pollutants that could contaminate the groundwater and nearby waterways.

Not to mention our community needs more SANCTUARIES, NOT more slaughterhouses.💔

We are fighting to make sure this doesn’t happen, and you can fight with us. There is a public hearing THIS COMING MONDAY. We need our community to show up and speak out against this project.

Public hearing details:

📅 August 24th @ 5:30pm
📍 County Administration Building
700 H St., Sacramento
Room 1450

You can also help stand against this proposal by emailing our district supervisors. The message can be simple and straightforward:

“I oppose the Greenfarm Kill Floor proposal because of the negative impacts it will have on our small, rural community. Please don’t approve this proposal.” (Even better if you add the exact points as to why you object).

District Supervisors:
District 1: Phil Serna ([email protected])
District 2: Patrick Kennedy ([email protected])
District 3: Rich Desmond ([email protected])
District 4: Rosario Rodriguez ([email protected])

Thank you for helping us keep our communities safe, healthy, and compassionate for everyone. 🐷💚🌎🌱

Come meet 4 of our 11 Calaveras Cuties 🥰On August 5th, we got a call from one of our rescue friends saying that the Cala...
08/17/2026

Come meet 4 of our 11 Calaveras Cuties 🥰

On August 5th, we got a call from one of our rescue friends saying that the Calaveras Animal Shelter needed help evacuating animals due to the Gann wildfire in the area. 😭🪾🔥

We originally took 11 cats from the shelter. Thankfully, We Care Animal Rescue 🐈 took in 3 of the kittens for us after they were briefly fostered by our friend Kim’s Nurturing Nest Animal Sanctuary. So only 8 remain in our care.

Here is a bit about 4 of the 8 kittens currently residing at OSS:

🐈 Iris: Iris is the only girl of the bunch. Just like Leo, she is reserved at first, but very affectionate once she gets to know you.

🐈‍⬛ Noah: Noah is definitely the most outgoing of the bunch. He will definitely be that cat to appear on screen during your virtual business meetings because he just wants to be a part of whatever is going on.

🐈 Arthur: Arthur is a super chill and laid back dude. He is independent and self-entertaining, but also very friendly.

🐈‍⬛ Leo: Leo is a bit shy at first, but very loving once he is warmed up to you.

All 4 of these cuties are fixed, vaccinated, and ready to go off to their forever homes! 🥰

Interested in adopting? Go to 🔗onlysunshine.me/adopt and fill out an adoption application

Can’t adopt but interested in fostering? Go to 🔗onlysunshine.me/foster and fill out a foster application

August 17th is National Nonprofit Day!This day is meant to honor and recognize nonprofits and their workers and voluntee...
08/17/2026

August 17th is National Nonprofit Day!

This day is meant to honor and recognize nonprofits and their workers and volunteers for the good they do for their communities and for the world. 🫶🏽🌎

The date is specific, as it marks the signing of the Tariff Act of 1894, which granted federal income tax exemptions to charitable organizations.

Only Sunshine Sanctuary has been a nonprofit organization since 2020. Within that time, we’ve rescued hundreds of animals, educated dozens of youth, and put in thousands of volunteer hours into making our community a more compassionate one for everybody.

You can celebrate today by donating to a nonprofit whose mission you believe in. And if you can’t donate, sharing their posts and talking about them with your friends and family is another huge way to help!

Photo credit: Bruce Hou
Source: charitableadvisors.com

The Sac Vegan Mac Down was such a blast today! And each mac was SO good 🤤One of our favorite things is getting out into ...
08/17/2026

The Sac Vegan Mac Down was such a blast today! And each mac was SO good 🤤

One of our favorite things is getting out into our local community to introduce people to our sanctuary, and to see our community members that already support us 🥰

Huge thank you to Jackie Va from Vegan Outreach for putting on this event. Jackie is an AMAZING event organizer — she is also the one behind the Sac Vegan Chef Challenge! And she just so happens to also be a part of our sanctuary team as well. The community is very lucky to have her! 🙏🏽💗

If you missed today’s event, make sure you follow Sac Vegan Chef Challenge to stay updated on future events like this! And don’t forget — the Sac Vegan Chef Challenge is right around the corner, starting October 1st! 🥳

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