Lily’s Place Animal Sanctuary

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Lily's Place is a registered charity and vegan-run farm animal sanctuary in Codys, New Brunswick 🇨🇦

07/11/2025

Do you recognize this picture of Minty? If you have a copy of our 2025 calendar, you know that this was the featured image for July!

Minty found herself in a dangerous situation at a very young age, but thankfully, she was brought to safety. Minty loved to roam far and wide with her best friends, Dora and Rose, affectionately known as The Adventure Chickens. She had a gentle nature, easily befriending both humans and hens. Minty sadly passed away due to reproductive disease, an unfair yet common fate for chickens who have been bred over the decades specifically for egg production. We’re thankful for the time she had - she truly was a joy to care for.

🌱 Thank you to Lavenhop and Krista Shea Reiki for being the July calendar sponsors for 2025!

Interested in sponsoring an ad in our 2026 calendar or pre-ordering your copy? You can do so here: https://lilysplace.ca/2026

07/11/2025

Sweet old Bob enjoying a peaceful evening at the sanctuary 🥰 and here to share some fun news...

📢 Save the date!

To celebrate 6 years since our very first rescues arrived at Lily’s Place, we’re launching something special…

🎉 A 50/50 draw to mark our anniversary!
⏰ Tickets go on sale August 18 at 8am
💛 All proceeds help us care for rescued farm animals

Stay tuned and bookmark this link:
https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/lilysplace

07/11/2025

🐐 Courtesy Post: 7 Goats Seeking a New Home 🐐

These 7 goats have been with their current family since they were just 6 months old. Now 6 years old, they’re in need of a new home due to an upcoming move.

The current caretakers describe them as “well looked after and friendly.”
There are 6 neutered males and 1 female (age unknown).

Please note: these goats are not at Lily’s Place. This is a courtesy post to help them find a safe, loving home.

If you’re interested in learning more or being connected with the current caretakers, send us your contact info and we’ll pass it along.

07/11/2025

⚡️ A massive shoutout to S&K Electric Inc for their incredible work at the sanctuary over the past few days! ⚡️

Thanks to their hard work, the barn is safer, and we’re better prepared for winter.

Here’s what’s been upgraded:

🐔 More power to the hen house so we can run a second heater this winter so our feathered friends will stay toasty even in the coldest weather (and our current heater won’t have to work so hard!).

🐐 Power to the left side of the barn — no more extension cords to run fans in the summer or heated buckets in the winter, and a new infrared heater was installed over the medical stall, giving vulnerable animals much-needed warmth during recovery.

🏠 Wiring for two more infrared heaters on the right side of the barn. We still need to fundraise for those units, but once installed, they’ll help the goats in winter, especially as they age. (To be honest, the volunteers are pretty excited about heaters in the stalls, too!)

🐑 Power to The Littles’ house (Bob, Josie, and Rosie!) — no more extension cords for their fans, and come winter, they’ll be all set for heated buckets and a cozy heater too (another item we’ll need fundraising for).

Every upgrade like this is a big deal for a small sanctuary — it means less scrambling, more safety, and better care for the animals who rely on us.

We’re so grateful to S&K Electric for helping us take these steps. These improvements will make a real difference — not just this winter, but for many seasons to come. 💛

07/10/2025

Judas had a little helper today! While he dug a hole for electrical to be run, Rose helped out by scratching and moving dirt too 😅.

07/08/2025

🕊️ In memory of Ruth 🕊️

We didn’t get to know her for long, but little Ruth made her mark.

When I got asked if we would take in a baby turkey, and that it was urgent as she wasn’t doing well, I didn’t hesitate. I got in the truck and went straight to her. She was just a baby, who should’ve been warm, fed, and safe. Instead, she was brought to some caring folks already starving and far too cold for her age.

I wrapped her in my hoodie and held her on my lap the whole way home, heat on full blast, hoping against hope she’d make it back to the sanctuary where we could give her fluids, warmth, and a fighting chance.

For one brief moment, she fluttered and lifted her head — a flicker of life. Then she was gone.

We named her Ruth, after Ruth Harrison, the author of Animal Machines — a woman who gave voice to farmed animals and helped wake the world up to how cruel our systems can be.

The truth is, we don’t know how Ruth came to be in the situation she was in. She may have been bought, hatched, or found. But we do know this: she was brought into the world by human hands, and she deserved more than a short life marked by suffering.

Ruth’s story is not just about one baby turkey. It’s about how easily animals fall through the cracks when we treat them as commodities, not as lives.

She mattered.

She didn’t get to grow up at the sanctuary. But she was held. She was warm. And she was not alone.

Rest gently, little one. We will remember you.

07/08/2025

ISO: Wood Pallets in good condition. Please send us a message if you can help ☺️

07/08/2025

While Rosie was enjoying the early evening weather (after a haircut earlier today) and Johnny headed out to the pasture, 110 more hay bales were delivered (thank you, Frank!).

The sheep and goats who live here eat about 4 bales a day over the winter, so before the end of the summer, hundreds of bales will be on site to ensure everyone is cared for.

https://lilysplace.ca/hayfund

👆Learn more

07/07/2025

Thank you to Frank (our hay guy!) who delivered 104 hay bales today!

This is just the start, as there are 990 bales on our order this year to keep everyone’s bellies full over the winter (and accommodate any new rescues needing help).

However, we need your help to keep the hay coming!

Thankfully, we’ve been able to pay our deposit and the amount delivered today, but there are still a lot of bales that the hay fund doesn’t cover yet - eek!

If you can donate, you can do so directly to our hay fund through the links below, at CanadaHelps.org, or via e-transfer to [email protected].

Every little bit helps!

And if you can't donate, please consider sharing this post to help spread the word about our sanctuary - maybe the next person who donates will be your friend!

✅ DONATE HERE:
https://lilysplace.ca/hayfund

👆See how close we are to our goal and help if you can.

07/06/2025

Thanks to our summer student Judas, the birds now have a bunch of new perches to explore. Last night at dusk, Mr. Pink and Mr. T picked the one with the best view of the sky and settled in together.

These two didn’t arrive at the sanctuary together, but they’ve been slowly getting to know each other. Watching them share a perch and quietly take in the evening felt like one of those small, sweet wins we get to witness around here.

Moments like this are a good reminder of what sanctuary life is really about—space, safety, and the time it takes for unlikely friendships to form.

07/06/2025

Milhouse has discovered the scratching brush Judas installed 🥰.

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https://lilysplace.ca/

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