10/23/2026
🐾❤️ SAFETY FIRST AT SHANNON FARMZ! ❤️🐾
This beautiful but potentially dangerous spider was found under a dog house in our backyard rescue kennels! 🕷️ And that’s exactly why we can never assume an area is safe just because we haven’t seen a hazard.
These spiders and other dangers can be ANYWHERE. Under dog houses, around bucket rims, inside containers, along walkways, beneath decks, and in shady corners where we least expect them.
This is why we take cleanliness and safety so seriously at Shannon Farmz!
🧼 We sanitize and clean our buckets and containers multiple times a day.
🧹 We are constantly sweeping and spraying down our walkways and decks.
🔎 We keep our eyes on surfaces, enclosures, and hiding places every single day.
🐾 We continually inspect our surroundings for spiders, snakes, sharp objects, toxic substances, and anything else that could put an animal or visitor at risk.
We aren’t just cleaning to make things look nice. We’re cleaning, inspecting, and maintaining our property to help prevent injuries, protect health, and keep everyone safe.
Our animals depend on us. They cannot recognize every danger or tell us when something is wrong. It is our responsibility to look closer, check again, and never become complacent.
We love every animal who comes through our gates, whether they are here for rescue, boarding, or just a visit. Their comfort and well-being matter to us every single day.
❤️ At Shannon Farmz, their safety and comfort are our #1 priority. ALWAYS. ❤️
Please take a few extra minutes to inspect your own animal enclosures, dog houses, water buckets, troughs, and surrounding areas. The unseen dangers are often the ones we need to look hardest for!
Hugs and love from Shannon Farmz! 🐾❤️
🐾❤️ THEIR SAFETY IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY! ❤️🐾
We are their caretakers. We are their protectors. Keeping them safe is completely up to us. They depend on us to protect them from dangers they cannot recognize or understand.
Whether it’s beautiful little spider ladies like this one 🕷️, sharp objects, loose wires, toxic substances, or anything else they could get into, we have to be vigilant about keeping our animals safe and healthy.
We often find these gorgeous girls hiding under dog houses, along the edges of buckets, and tucked into any shady spot where they can find shelter and food. While they may be beautiful creatures, black widow spiders are venomous, and a bite can cause serious illness in animals and people. ❤️🕷️
Routine cleaning and thorough inspections are NOT optional. They are essential!
🔎 Check under and inside dog houses.
🔎 Inspect enclosures, corners, bedding, and hiding spots.
🔎 Look around troughs, buckets, water bowls, and feed containers.
🔎 Watch for spiders, snakes, sharp edges, holes, wires, chemicals, and anything else that could injure an animal.
🔎 Recheck everything regularly, especially after weather changes or when moving equipment and supplies.
Never assume an area is safe simply because it was safe yesterday. Hazards can appear overnight, and the smallest oversight can have devastating consequences.
Our animals trust us with their lives. They cannot tell us when something is dangerous, and they cannot protect themselves from every threat. That responsibility belongs to us.
Please take the extra few minutes. Look a little closer. Check one more time. Prevention matters, and their lives are worth every bit of effort. ❤️🐾
At Shannon Farmz, their safety, health, and well-being will ALWAYS come first.
