Our why.
Working at a farmed animal sanctuary and caring for these individuals is more than a job; it’s a vocational calling.
It is a selfless commitment fraught with uncertainty, overwhelm, heartache, and joy that requires you to bring your whole self to work every day.
Although many deem it a dream job, the reality is that farmed animal sanctuary operations are physically exhausting, emotionally fatiguing, logistically challenging, financially draining, grief-stricken, unpredictable, and endless.
It’s also some of the most rewarding work there is.
Even though 72 billion land animals are killed yearly for consumption, there is no exhaustive, formal training to give exceptional, lifelong care to these individuals in a sanctuary setting.
There is also no roadmap for managing a team and supporting others in this extremely high-stress, demanding environment.
Animal sanctuary workers are spread thin while simultaneously feeling like they’re not doing enough.
The turnover and burnout rates are astronomically high, and farmed animal sanctuaries close all too often.
For the sanctuary residents, community, and ourselves, something must change.