October Dream Animal Sanctuary

10/02/2026

Come meet a few of October Dreams residents! Hope to see you there

🎉 We’re so excited to welcome Poppi's Planet back to the Healthy Living & Family Fun Festival! 🌎💛

Poppi brings a whole lot of energy, creativity, music, movement, and FUN wherever she goes, and she’ll be joining us at Dodd Stadium this Saturday!

Bring the kids over to meet Poppi, join in the fun, dance, play, and experience a little of the colorful world of Poppi’s Planet. 🌈🎶
📅 Saturday, October 3
⏰ 10 AM – 2 PM
📍 Dodd Stadium
🎟️ FREE Admission

Come spend the day with us for kids’ activities, health screenings, vendors, food trucks, raffles, entertainment, and so much more!

Poppi’s Planet is just one more reason you won’t want to miss this year’s Healthy Living & Family Fun Festival! ❤️

09/18/2026

A scene from October Dream put to canvas by the incredibly talented Kylie Pellegrino. Always so proud of you kid. The horse paddock never looked so good!

09/12/2026

They are by far the cleanest animals at the sanctuary. Table manners? That’s another story!

09/09/2026

Martha and Fredrick, a true bonded pair! Many of our residents came in bonded groups. They do seem to have favorites but none come close to the bond between our ducks. Without fail where you see one you’ll see the other. These two are never more than a couple feet apart. They also display a fine example of teamwork! They work together to systematically turn fresh clear water into a muddy mess. And not just one pool. It’s 3 pools and 3 troughs from clear to brown in less than a day. 😡

09/06/2026

Hard to believe it’s only been 3 months since Frankie arrived in a box, 4 lbs and barely able to stand. Now he’s making a run for king of the goat yard!

09/05/2026

Sadly our wordsmith has to take a hiatus for a while. We really appreciate Layne’s contributions and look forward to her return. In the meantime I’ll do my best to post a little now and then even if it’s just a little video clip like this one.
These 2 are just like long lost brothers. Always harassing each other. I love watching them!

08/31/2026

MONDAY, AUGUST 31 – LOOKING AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER

September brings cooler mornings, shorter days, and the first real hints of fall — but the day-to-day rhythm here won't change much. Feeding times stay the same. Water troughs still get scrubbed. Fences still get walked and checked, rain or shine.

What does shift from month to month is everything happening around the animals. August brought some volunteers who donated their time, some donations to cover hay and supplies, and visitors who left having fallen for one animal or another. A few former owners stopped by too, just to see how their dear companion friends are doing.

None of that is flashy work. It's just steady, and it adds up. That's really how a sanctuary runs — not through big moments, but through people who keep choosing to show up for it, month after month.

Thanks for being part of August. We'll see you in September.