Mission: Rescue and shelter disabled animals
Year Founded: 2000
Average Number of Animals In Our Care: 70
Our First Arrival: Lena the blind mare in October 2000
Sanctuary Property: 160 acres in Montana's Blackfoot River Valley
What Your Donations Support
Our Disabled Animals
We care for about 70 disabled animals on average, with the numbers going up or down depending on new arrivals, adoptions, and losses. Most of our animals — about 40 — are dogs, while the rest are cats and horses. Nearly two-thirds of the animals at the ranch are blind or blind-and-deaf, and blindness is, in a sense, our "specialty." The rest are deaf, three-legged, or have neurological or orthopedic disabilities. But every one of them enjoys life to the fullest!
Operating Expenses
• Total animal care expenses in 2008: $628,698
Note: Includes direct capital expenses and excludes depreciation.
Veterinary Care
• 2008: $52,959
Food
• 2008: $56,287
Animal Housing
Dogs
• Birdie's Cottage
(10' x 20')
• Kelly's Cottage
(10' x 20')
• Widget's House
(32' x 32')
Cats
• Keisha's Cottage (10' x 20')
Blind Horses
• Scout's Barn (40'
x 36')
• Beauty's
Barn (48' x 36'
• Lena's Barn (48'
x 36')
• Shasta's Shed (16'
x 16')
Sighted Horses
• The Big Shed (48' x 16')
The sanctuary is entirely supported by private contributions from compassionate individuals. All donations to the sanctuary are tax-deductible.
