Yuma, Arizona · A farm sanctuary held together by volunteers.
For twelve years, we ran this rescue privately — taking in animals, giving them sanctuary on our farm property, and doing it all out of our own pockets. We pulled dogs, cats, horses, and more from overwhelmed shelters, took in cruelty cases, and kept animals as long as they needed — sometimes forever.
But horses are expensive. Hoof trimming, dental work, feed — the costs grew beyond what we could sustain on our own. We faced a choice: stop, or find another way. We chose another way.
Saint Francis of Assisi is remembered for treating every creature — the stray, the wounded, the overlooked — as worthy of care and dignity. That’s the spirit we try to live out on the farm every single day.
No animal here is turned away for being old, sick, or hard to place. They get the space, the time, and the patience they need — for as long as they need it.
We ran the rescue quietly on our farm property, taking in the abused, unwanted, and forgotten animals of Yuma County — funded entirely out of our own pockets.
We became a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit — not to change what we do, but to make sure we could keep doing it. The paperwork changed; the mission didn’t. Now we just have help.
Enclosures, play yards, and medical isolation areas go up piece by piece — all built by volunteers, all funded by the community. Right now, we sometimes have to turn animals away. That’s the hardest part of what we do.
Eventually, we dream of a full kennel facility so we never have to turn an animal away. That takes large donations and community support — and it starts with people like you.
Every animal we’ve saved in 14 years was saved by someone who showed up and did the work. When you donate, your money isn’t paying anyone’s salary — it’s buying food, covering a vet bill, or funding the hoof trim that keeps a horse healthy.
It means showing up on a 110° Yuma afternoon because the animals need feeding and the fence needs fixing. It’s physical, unglamorous, deeply rewarding work — and it’s done entirely by people who love it.
Whether you volunteer, foster, donate, or just share our page — every bit of support keeps the sanctuary running and moves us closer to that kennel facility.
