Farmaste Animal Sanctuary

We Need Your Help to Continue Farmaste's Life-Changing Work in 2026! 

We are proud of the work we have accomplished in 2025. It hasn't been easy, but we: 

• Gave direct care and a peaceful forever home to 26 residents, including aging residents 
• Provided compassionate end-of-life care for Ellie & Stewie
• Supported Iggy during a first-of-its-kind surgery and recovery
• Opened the barns to hundreds of visitors who learned that farm animals are someone, not something
• Engaged more than 100 volunteers to further Farmaste's mission
• Collaborated with other sanctuaries nationwide on rescues and shared best care practices
• Conducted outreach to advocate for farm animals and spread Farmaste's message throughout our community

While we are proud of all we have accomplished, it has not been an easy year.  Helping Farmaste's residents age is a privilege (few farm animals are allowed to grow old), but it comes at a very real cost. Additional vet visits, hospitalizations, end-of-life care, supplements, and medications have added new pressure to our already lean budget. Combine that with continued high prices for feed, hay, and supplies, and our already lean budget is feeling the pressure. Providing anything other than the best care and ensuring comfort for the aging residents is non-negotiable. To keep our standards at the level they deserve, we need you! 

We have the most ambitious Give to the Max Day goal in our history! We need to raise $25,000 to close out 2025 successfully and put us on a sound footing for 2026. Your donation will provide:

• Life-saving and quality-of-life preserving medical care
• Complimentary care to support the aging residents
• Clean, cozy stalls to keep the residents safe and comfortable year round
• Nutritious hay
• Medications for the older residents
• Preventative care & grooming
• And of course, the occasional treat 

Thank you for your love of Farmaste's residents and generous support of the mission!

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About Farmaste Animal Sanctuary

Farmaste Animal Sanctuary is Minnesota’s only Global Federation of Animal Sanctuary (GFAS) verified sanctuary for farm animals. We believe that all animals have inherent worth and that farm animals are not an exception to that rule. We rescue abused, neglected and unwanted farm animals and bring them home to roam in the pastures, and live out their days free from cruelty at our 28-acre sanctuary in Lindstrom, MN. Our residents include Timothy, a Hereford steer from a WI farm who is blind due to untreated pink eye; Blue, a Khatadin sheep who required a front limb amputation due to congenital defects in all three bones of her leg; and Violet & Ophelia, two pigs whose mother was rescued pregnant by the ASPCA from the largest case of farm animal neglect in the Northeastern US. The animal residents receive top-quality veterinary care, access to spacious pastures and cozy barns, and good friends with whom to live out their lives. At Farmaste, these animals are able to find zen living as someone, not something.