As the week draws to a close, I am both elated about our grand opening and saddened that shortly after it'll be time for me to return to California. This time spent in Missouri has been so good for my soul! After the many goodbyes to senior…

They're home, they're home, the St. Louis Six are home!!!

It was with great pleasure that we announced the new names for the boys on Tuesday, September…

Spending the last week with the St. Louis Six, now that they're home, has been an honor and a privilege. Many of their fans and supporters were worried that the transport would be traumatic or set them back, but it actually was quite the opposite. It was the very first time Chico and his…

We got sand for the cow barn today (9/5/2017) to make it soft and absorbent for the St…

We're back in Missouri, working on the last touches to the property, barns and fences to bring the St. Louis Six home, to rescue more animals, and to open our doors to the community. We accomplished so much in August, but have so…

We just celebrated The Gentle Barn’s eighteenth anniversary. Eighteen is not usually a milestone year, compared to fifteen or twenty, which is much more celebrated. To me, though, this eighteenth year has extra special significance: In Jewish numerology, eighteen stands for life. Jewish philanthropists…

What began as a childhood fantasy and a temper tantrum to my parents has now blossomed into so much more than I had ever hoped. Rescuing animals has always been something that just ran through my veins. From the time I could walk it was not something that I chose to do, it was something I had…

When I was a child I often felt unseen. I have always had a sensitive heart and the people around me loved to tease me for it. My brothers would dangle spiders in front of me, threatening to harm them as I frantically tried to save them. That made…

This weekend in St Louis, with the help of amazing volunteers, we fenced our largest…