I have heard the term “compassion fatigue” many times, but I don’t think I fully understood it until now. Compassion fatigue is the depression and sorrow that comes from having an open heart and dealing with an overwhelming amount of loss, grief,…
Sir Fancy Pants loves to dance whenever he has an audience. Such a show off!
One of the hardest things about running an animal sanctuary is seeing animals pass. It is so hard to say goodbye, even when they live way past their life expectancy, even when they had the most amazing life here with us, even when the animal himself…
Jay Weiner, co founder of The Gentle Barn and vegan chef shows us a delicious dinner plan that's healthy and delicious!
There are 32 million cows slaughtered in America each year. While Dudley had his life with us, 64 million cows had their lives taken from them. Unlike Dudley, none of them had names, or families, or homes. They never played ball, or ate peaches, or had peppermints sent to them from all over the world.…
I’m sorry, I know I’m talking about Dudley incessantly, but honestly that is all I can think of. I dream about him at night. I think about him all day. I alternate between being profoundly sad by the loss of him, and profoundly grateful that…
In California, it was blisteringly hot and the animals spent the week splashing in the pool, being hosed off, or putting their feet in water to cool off. There was a brush fire that did not affect us, but we deployed trucks and trailers to help evacuate other people’s animals. Thankfully,…
I cannot get the image out of my head of Dudley staring at me before he went in for surgery. He looked at me like he was looking right inside of me. His stare penetrated my soul and I could not look away. We sat like that for hours, just Dudley and I, looking into each other’s eyes. He was preparing…
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Hi you guys. We are pretty inconsolable over here at the loss of Dudley, as I’m sure you are too. Jay and I,…
We lost the greatest ambassador The Gentle Barn has ever had. His light was so bright, his impact was so great, and his reach was so far that he has left all of us in morning. We will be holding a memorial service for him at The Gentle Barn Tennessee and we will also live stream it for those who are unable to attend.
Join The Gentle Barn Founders, Ellie Laks and Jay Weiner, staff, volunteers and supporters for an evening under the stars...
Join us for A Gentle Thanksgiving 2019
Join us for A Gentle Thanksgiving 2019
Join us for A Gentle Thanksgiving 2019
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