Sometimes we rescue pairs or groups of animals that come to The Gentle Barn to live their very best lives together, encouraging each other through their recovery, learning to trust humans at the same time, and offering up companionship as they acclimate to us, our barnyard, and our other animals. Then some animals come to us as lone survivors…
We don’t know where Honey Bear came from exactly, nor do we know his whole story.…
Honey Bear was found wandering down the street about an hour North of The Gentle Barn and picked up by animal control. He was at least two hundred pounds underweight, had multiple…
Male pigs have tusks and they can grow quite long and become quite sharp. To ensure that they don’t hurt themselves or anyone else by accident, we trim our pigs’ tusks each spring. We also trim their hooves. Our wonderful veterinarian, Dr. Molnar, came out this week to do dentals and pedicures…
It never ceases to amaze me how when one animal leaves The Gentle Barn, another one is close behind for his or her turn to be here with us. When our dog, Maddie, passed away at eighteen years old, three days later we found Little One. When our wonderful lap chicken, Norma Jeanne, passed…
We are ecstatic to announce that this year, on November 23rd, 2023, we will have our gentle thanksgiving-- with a twist!
We are ecstatic to announce that this year, on November 23rd, 2023, we will have our gentle thanksgiving-- with a twist!
We are ecstatic to announce that this year, on November 23rd, 2023, we will have our gentle thanksgiving-- with a twist!
We are excited to be open to the public again on Sunday, at The Gentle Barn: Missouri.
We are excited to be open to the public again on Sunday, at The Gentle Barn: California.
We are excited to be open to the public again on Sunday, at The Gentle Barn: Tennessee.
