I started volunteering at the Gentle Barn shortly after my mom passed away. I had been taking care of her for about 9 months before she passed. I didn't want to go back to work and I was very lonely. I checked out the Gentle Barn and knew that's where I…

I've had two "assignments" as a volunteer at The Gentle Barn. The first was hanging out with Monty (RIP), the big, flirty turkey whose body was getting very challenged to support his artificially increased weight. The second was to goat-sit Sun Dance, the abandoned…

After being taken away from his mom and brought to the animal shelter at a day old, after a month of quarantine, several trips to the veterinary hospital, and countless hours in the care of our staff and volunteers, Sun Dance is finally ready…