Ellie Laks, Founder of The Gentle Barn, published an article on VegNew titled "The Ups and Downs of Running an Animal Sanctuary".

"Running The Gentle Barn isn’t always easy, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

For 17 years, The Gentle Barn has been rescuing animals who are pregnant and who have suffered
unmentionable acts of cruelty. We bring sick animals home and watch as they…

A few years ago, we rescued many animals from a cruelty case. They were all terrified of people and it took us years till they stopped shaking when they saw us coming. The backyard butcher who had them would catch one in the…

This week we began construction on a new enclosure for the sheep, goats and llama to spend the night. There was a bobcat sighting in our neighborhood and we cannot take any chances with our babies. So we are making the area behind the barn taller and more secure. We will have a new roof to keep…