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Welcome to The Grateful Stead! Our nonprofit sanctuary is home to animals in need.

Follow along for rescue stories, a behind-the-scenes look at farm life, and opportunities to help us make a difference—one paw, hoof, and feather at a time!

10/31/2026

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from The Grateful Stead! 💀🎃🐓

No tricks here, just some EGG-stra tasty treats! 👻

Our girls have been working their little tail feathers off, and we’re FULLY STOCKED with fresh eggs here at the Stead!

Making “Devil-ed Eggs” for your Halloween party? Well, we’ve got your eggs covered!

Stop by our self-serve cooler and grab yourself some farm-fresh eggs before they disappear! 🥚🎃

Just $4 per dozen!

Have a SPOOK-tacular Halloween! 🖤👻

10/25/2026

Let's give some chickens a pumpkin! 🎃🐓

It's pumpkin season and our feathered friends deserve to get in on the fun!

Forget carving pumpkins… around here, we just hand them over to the chickens and let them do the decorating. 😂

A little fall fun, a tasty treat, and some very happy chickens at Stead!

We'll check back in tomorrow to see how they did! Do your chickens love pumpkins as much as ours!?

10/22/2026

PARKER FOUND HIS FOREVER HOME!! 🥹❤️

Today was a bittersweet but VERY happy day here at The Grateful Stead!

Our sweet boy Parker officially went home with his new family, and we couldn’t be happier for him!!

If you’ve met Parker, you know he’s just the biggest little lovebug, always ready to give kisses and soak up all the attention he can get!

As much as we’ll miss his sweet little face, knowing he’s going to be so loved and spoiled by such an amazing family makes saying goodbye a whole lot easier. He is already settling in and loving his new home 🐾

Happy tails, sweet Parker!! 🐈 We can’t wait to hear about all your new adventures!

And a HUGE thank you to his wonderful new family for opening their hearts and home to one of our babies!

These are the moments that make everything we do at The Grateful Stead so worth it! 🤎

10/21/2026

HELP US PREPARE FOR WINTER! ❄️ 🐈

The colder weather is creeping in, and we’re getting busy preparing for winter here at The Grateful Stead!

One of our biggest priorities is making sure our outdoor cats have warm, dry, and safe places to escape the cold. And we’d love a little help from our amazing community!

Did you know you don’t have to donate money to make a difference? Sometimes the things you have sitting around your house are exactly what we need!

🐈 OUR WINTER WISHLIST:

🏠 Plastic storage totes with lids – Rubbermaid-style containers to turn into insulated kitty shelters!

🌾 Straw – To keep our outdoor shelters warm and dry!

🧊 Styrofoam coolers or rigid foam insulation – To help insulate shelters from the cold!

🧺 Old blankets and towels – For any animals who need to be brought indoors to warm up, recover, or receive extra care!

🥫 Dry cat food – To keep those little bellies full!

💧 Heated outdoor water bowls – To help keep drinking water from freezing!

Clean, gently used items are more than welcome!

We’re hoping to put together several cozy winter shelters for our outdoor kitties while also stocking up on supplies for any animals who may need to come inside for extra care.

If you have any of these items lying around and would like to donate them, please send us a message! Every little bit helps, and we appreciate it more than you know!

It takes a village, and we’re so grateful for ours! 🐐🐓🐈🦃❤️

** Photos are for reference

10/20/2026

A QUICK UPDATE FROM THE GRATEFUL STEAD! 🐐

We're temporarily PAUSING NEW ANIMAL INTAKES for a short time!

We'll be welcoming new rescues again in the near future and will be sure to let everyone know when intakes reopen!

WANT TO HELP US GET READY FOR OUR NEXT RESCUES?

Even while intakes are paused, the daily costs of feeding, housing, and caring for our animals don't stop.

Your donation helps us care for the animals already here while building the resources we need to give even more animals a safe place to call home.

Whether it's $1, $5, or whatever you can spare, every contribution makes a difference. And if donating isn't possible, sharing our mission with a friend helps more than you know!

Help us keep making second chances possible! Donate or learn more at: thegratefulstead.com

Thank you for being part of our little community and helping us give animals the lives they deserve! ❤️

10/16/2026

The BEST way to start our mornings!!

Every morning when we wake up, we open our bedroom door and are immediately greeted by a whole bunch of kitties who waste NO time making themselves comfortable on our bed!

And honestly… we wouldn’t have it any other way!

Here’s (most of) our little morning crew!

🖤Rami, Zelli, and Parker are still looking for their forever homes! If your bed could use a little extra kitty love, send us a message about adopting one of these sweet babies! 🐈❤️

*An adoption application must be completed and an adoption fee applies to all adoptions

10/14/2026

HEY, CONESTOGA NEIGHBORS! WE'VE GOT SOME EXCITING NEWS!

The Grateful Stead is now offering FREE LOCAL FEED DELIVERY!

We're bringing quality feed, sourced and milled right down the road in Quarryville, PA, straight to your doorstep!

We use this feed for our own animals, and we (and the animals) absolutely love it! So we figured… why not make it easier for our neighbors to get the same great feed without having to leave home?

And here's the best part! Every order helps support our nonprofit animal sanctuary, allowing us to care for our current residents and expand our rescue efforts!

You're supporting local agriculture, getting great feed for your animals, AND helping animals in need. Pretty cool, right? 🤎

YOU NEED FEED. WE NEED TO FEED ANIMALS. LET'S HELP EACH OTHER!

🚚 FREE LOCAL DELIVERY
🌾 Locally sourced & milled in Quarryville
🐓 Feed for chickens, chicks, goats & turkeys!
❤️ Every purchase supports our animal sanctuary and local agrigulture

Call us, message us, email us or go to our website to order!
717-340-9189 - [email protected] - thegratefulstead.com

And please share with any of your animal-loving neighbors!

10/12/2026

AND THE WINNER IS… 🥁🥁🥁

ALEXANDRIA W.!!!

A HUGE congratulations to our lucky The Grateful Gathering 2026 winner!!

Thank you to EVERYONE who participated in our raffle and helped support the animals here at The Grateful Stead!

And another big thank you to all the amazing local businesses who donated prizes and helped make our raffle possible!

Alexandria W., congratulations!! 🎉

We will be contacting you using the information provided on your raffle ticket!

IMPORTANT: Our winner has 48 HOURS to claim their prize! If the prize is not claimed within that time, another winner will be selected!

Thank you all again for making our first Grateful Gathering such an amazing success!

10/12/2026

🎟️🎉 WE HAVE A WINNER!!! 🎉🎟️

The Grateful Gathering 2026 raffle winner has officially been picked!!

Who’s feeling lucky?! 🍀

Stay tuned! We’ll be announcing our lucky winner later TODAY!

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Lancaster, PA
17516

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 8:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 8:30pm
Thursday	8am - 8:30pm
Friday	8am - 8:30pm
Saturday	8am - 8:30pm
Sunday	8am - 8:30pm

Website

https://thegratefulstead.com/

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