I sn’t it amazing that these gentle giants can survive on hay? Well not only hay, they also enjoy fresh grass, apple and oat cookies and mineral licks as well. What can we say? They love to munch! And we love to watch and listen to them munch!

But back to the hay, do you ever wonder how we get it and what it all costs? A few of our supporters asked us so I thought I’d share with you too. Behind the scenes goes something like this…

An hour each way to get around 60-70 bales of hay twice a month

Oscar hooks up the trailer to the truck and travels about an hour each way to get around 60-70 bales of hay twice a month. He loads up the truck/trailer with the help of the hay farmers and upon his return, stores the hay on the second floor of our barn to keep it dry and clean. He had been tossing the bales up to the second floor manually, crazy because each bale weighs between 40-50 pounds. Needing to be more efficient and practical we decided to invest in a hay elevator. Look at Lynn and crew going for it! You can see how much easier it is with the hay elevator and a few extra hands! As for the type of hay, we usually get second cutting hay which is more nutritious and sweeter than first cutting hay (well at least that is what our cows tell us ;)).

Here is an approximate breakdown because sometimes they eat more than the daily allotment. Up until now, we’ve been very lucky to get our Hay at $6 dollars a bale of second cutting in our previous area, hence the long trip to pick it up. We’d like to find affordable local hay but unfortunately there isn’t much second cutting available in our new area for the price we have been paying. The farmers had a challenging year with all the wet weather and they weren’t able to harvest as often as in previous years.The local going rate is $8 dollars a bale. So that means that the breakdown you see below may be increasing if and when we change hay suppliers.

Currently:

One bale of hay is $6
Hay for a day: 4 bales at $24
Hay for a week: 28 bales at $168
Hay for a month: 125 bales at $750
Hay for a year: 1500 bales at $9,000

Between all of the expenses the sanctuary has it is probably easiest to relate to a bale of hay. You can think of it like a cup of coffee and a muffin, which costs the same or more than a bale of hay. The cows love their hay and we would love your support to help them keep on munching. See the video of Brody showing us how to munch correctly 😉

Would you like to donate a bale of hay, hay for a day or more? Please click on our donate button. Any size donation would be super helpful to feed these beautiful beings!

JP Farm Animal Sanctuary is a nonprofit, tax-exempt
501(c)(3) corporation (EIN 83-1674833)

… they also enjoy fresh grass, apple and oat cookies and mineral licks as well. What can we say? They love to munch! And we love to watch and listen to them munch!

With loads of hay munching gratitude,

Britt

A s you all know, running a sanctuary is a labor of love. So when we meet like-minded individuals we get so enthusiastic to support each other’s mission, learn more about their animals in need and have a natural urge to spread the word about one another.

We also met, Gene Baur – President & Co-Founder of the Farm Sanctuary who was being interviewed by Jasmine & Mariann from ‘Our Hen House’, the famous Podcast that endeavors to end animal exploitation! This compassionate and informative interview will be available for the public on the ‘OHH’ website in August. We were over the moon that we met Gene, as we recently adopted Tallulah, our newest Scottish Highland cow, from the Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY. And yes, we gushed over how well she is doing at JP Farm Animal Sanctuary and Gene as well as so many kind guests and staff from Woodstock were happy to hear more about Tallulah and our other furry residents.

JP Farm Animal Sanctuary is a nonprofit, tax-exempt
501(c)(3) corporation (EIN 83-1674833)

We met many of Woodstock’s 380 rescued cows, pigs, goats, turkeys and more! See Yvonne with rescued gentle giant steer, Caesar.

It was truly wonderful and is always inspiring to see how many caring people there are that want to help farmed animals in need. Thank you to all whom we met at the Jamboree and those who are reading this right now! None of our sanctuaries could do it without you!

Our special mentions go to:

Woodstock Staff: http://woodstocksanctuary.org/

Rachel McCrystal – Executive Director

Lauren Jones – Humane Educator

Kim Beller – Humane Educator

Vegan Food Trucks & Booths:

Vegan Desserts with Soul: https://www.howdelishhd.com/

The Green Palate: https://www.thegreenpalate.com/

Cinnamon Snail: https://cinnamonsnail.com/

Like No Udder: http://like-no-udder.com/ 

Yeah Dawg: http://www.yeahdawgvegan.com/

Kettle Pop: https://www.facebook.com/KettlePop

Plantie: https://www.theplantie.com/

Compassionate Speakers:

Gene Baur: President & Co-Founder https://www.farmsanctuary.org/

Brenda Sanders: President & Founder https://www.afrovegansociety.org/

Jasmine Singer: Co-Host/Founder https://www.ourhenhouse.org/

Mariann Sullivan: Co-Host/Founder https://www.ourhenhouse.org/

With loads of Sanctuary Love,

Britt

I am so excited to let everyone know that we are starting to build Little Beanie Tofu and Dolphins new home here at the sanctuary. We broke ground this week and plan to complete their new home by end of July.

They like sleeping together

As we can really no longer call Beanie Tofu ‘little’ because she has grown up to become quite a beautiful pig. Beanie and Dolphin like sleeping together so we will not put them in separate stalls like the cows. They are going to have one big open area and maybe a little extra space in case another fellow pig needs a home.

Their new barn will be 26′ x 32′ and here are estimated cost as we are solidifying our building plans.

Excavation: $9,500
Concrete: $5,600
Materials: $10,000
Labor: $5000
Fencing: To be determined

Our inspiration is to build a place so that they will be able to stretch out in their barn, roam around and dig in the dirt and rub on trees. These girls are smart so we will need to have a sturdy fence to keep them in their safe area. Our team is building a place where these girls can live out their best pig lives!!

Each day we continue our mission to advocate for those with no voice and inspire compassionate living. We hope you can support us by donating to build a new barn for our pigs.

Love Cows and Pigs, too …
Lynn

JP Farm Animal Sanctuary is a nonprofit, tax-exempt
501(c)(3) corporation (EIN 83-1674833)

Our inspiration is to build a place so that they will be able to stretch out in their barn, roam around and dig in the dirt and rub on trees.

—JP Farm Animal Sanctuary

Summer has finally arrived and the beautiful weather here in the Northeast has been sensational. But as some of you may know, cows do not like it really hot, especially our shaggy haired cows. Scottish Highland cows have a lot of hair and when it gets hot, it can stress them, so we take precautions to prevent anyone from not feeling healthy and happy.

They walk with an amazing sway

Belle and Cara’s hair is not really thick but can get tangled. Brody has very dense multi layered hair and Grady has curly hair that becomes knotted and tight to his skin. We started shaving them a few years back so that they could be more comfortable through the summer months. Oscar used to have to tie them up to shave them because they were afraid of the shaver but now they stand still and are ready when it is their turn because they know it is going to feel so good once he is done. And boy do they have different personalities when they are free from all that hair and heat, they walk with an amazing sway.

By donating to JP Farm Animal Sanctuary you are helping us provide our rescued animals food, shelter, care and love.

—JP Farm Animal Sanctuary

Check out some of the pics & video we have and see the difference in them shaved and unshaven.

Caring each day for these creatures is a joy and we are happy to share our experiences with you.

Love Cows,
Lynn

JP Farm Animal Sanctuary is a nonprofit, tax-exempt
501(c)(3) corporation (EIN 83-1674833)

Tallulah has been with us for almost two months. She is a wonderful cow that loves attention, she has especially grown fond of being brushed. When she first arrived she was matted with dreadlocks and afraid, but has transformed and is now happy to be with others of her kind. Check out some of the videos we have posted of her transformation.

She and the other cows get greeted each morning with a big “Hello” and a smile. First everyone is checked to see how they did during the night as we do have a couple of cows, Brody and Grady who have issues getting up from having hip dysplasia.

Hay, apple and oat cookies

They then get second cutting hay, apple and oat cookies, freshwater and their rooms mucked. Once everyone has finished their cookies we let Tallulah out so she can roam the barn and go to visit each of the cows. This way everyone is safe and feels protected and still capable of eating privately in their stalls. Tallulah will go by and some of the cows will try to give each other licks, but Cara is still a little afraid of her. Tallulah moves with a faster pace and an energy that our current cows don’t have. You have to know that Cara, Belle, Grady, Ethan and Brody have been together all of their lives, so they have their own way of moving and interacting. There is a hierarchy in the cow world, Ethan is clearly the leader of the herd but Cara is like the Queen, everyone moves out of her way. She is sweet, kind and saunters as she moves so we will continue to monitor her and Tallulah’s interactions.

“Oscar, we call him “The Cow Whisperer” has been walking around with Tallulah on a harness so she can integrate into the herd and see how they interact.”

Tallulah is getting brushed by Oscar.

She is rambunctious and seems to like to butt the other cows which they don’t like. They move in a much slower way and cows all have their own personalities. They will learn how to cooperate but it may take some time. Oscar will continue his routine walking with her, as she is very sweet and loves to be around humans as well.

We are happy to have rescued our newest resident, she is healthy and full of life!

Love Cows,
Lynn

We are currently planning on building a pig barn so that ‘Little’ Beanie Tofu and Dolphin can join the JP Farm Animal Sanctuary family. They were rescued before going to slaughter by a wonderful family but the pink girls have grown so big that they do not have enough space where they currently live.

Building them a new barn

We need to raise $35,200.00 to build the barn and for fencing so that they can have shelter, more room to play, move around and sleep! All the monies raised will go directly to the project. We need help from those who are interested in our mission and to partner with us so we can build their forever home. Whether it is $5, $50 or $500, it all helps us to reach our goal and save animals in need.

JP Farm Animal Sanctuary is a nonprofit, tax-exempt
501(c)(3) corporation (EIN 83-1674833)

By donating to JP Farm Animal Sanctuary you are helping us provide our rescued animals food, shelter, care and love.

—JP Farm Animal Sanctuary