Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary

Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary Dedicated to offering a safe
and loving refuge to neglected
and abused farm animals.

Peanut butter is comfy now but he doesn’t know that the next week we will be having a severe heatwave starting out tomor...
08/22/2025

Peanut butter is comfy now but he doesn’t know that the next week we will be having a severe heatwave starting out tomorrow with temps over 100 :(

This is not ideal since so many of our rescued friends have already struggled so much with the heat this year. Tomorrow we’re going to the store bright and early to stock up on essentials: electrolytes, popsicles, ice, watermelon, extra towels to freeze, and other emergency supplies.

I’m not going to lie, we are super stressed out about this elongated heatwave. If you’d like to help us purchase some supplies to make it a little easier on the animals, we’d be super appreciative! Thank you ❤️

We are on the third day of a three day triple digit heatwave 🥵 It’s been really stressful.Years ago, when I was much you...
08/13/2025

We are on the third day of a three day triple digit heatwave 🥵 It’s been really stressful.

Years ago, when I was much younger and just started volunteering here I was adamant that summer was the superior season — no mud, sunshine, and the stalls and barns are so much easier to clean. But as time has gone on I’ve really started to dread summer. Now that the majority of our animals friends are elderly, it seems like they have a much harder time in the heat. Even with all of the supplies in place — electrolytes, extra fans, ice, frozen towels, and popsicles — we still had animals really struggling the last few days.

Sheldon is our biggest boy (he weighs roughly 800 pounds) and he always has a hard time when it’s really hot. On Sunday he got in the wallow in the late afternoon and couldn’t get out and was showing signs of overheating. So Peter and I struggled to get him out on our own (two smallish people trying to move an 800 pound pig who is having trouble walking out of a mud wallow in 101 degree heat is…something). We have since got him stabilized but he’s still doing poorly — we’re hoping when the heat breaks this evening he’ll start feeling better but we also have a call in to our vet. Please send him your best healing thoughts. ❤️

The face of a moo who has ZERO remorse for breaking into the garden this weekend and eating all the lettuces 😂❤️
07/30/2025

The face of a moo who has ZERO remorse for breaking into the garden this weekend and eating all the lettuces 😂❤️

07/25/2025

Some of the pig crew just checking in 🐷👋 While all of the animals are soaking in the summer weather, the two humans are taking a break from all non animal care related tasks (like social media). Burnout is real and without the opportunity to take significant time off and rest — we have to find small ways to recuperate. ❤️

We are saddened to relay that we lost our sweet, goofy, beloved friend Norman. It feels unreal to even have to write tha...
07/06/2025

We are saddened to relay that we lost our sweet, goofy, beloved friend Norman. It feels unreal to even have to write that. The last few days have been a haze of heartache as we start down the difficult path of “life without Norman.” How? It just does not seem real — it does not seem fair.

For 13 years Norman’s beautiful heart beat inside his great big lovable body — he breathed his every day air as a free bovine. Free to love, free to be curious, free to make his own decisions and live life on his terms. A big, full life surrounded by his chosen family who all loved him so deeply. That alone is a miracle for anyone born in the body of a cow.

He was rescued with his brothers Sid and Ferd all those years ago — a dairy in Tillamook (bad enough on its own) turned even more nightmarish as neglect meant dozens of babies were starving or worse.

And then — sanctuary. Romping in green pastures. Food, clean water, shelter, safety. The foundation of our mission but for Norman a lifeline. A day that forever changed his life and ours.

Please join us in our farewell to our big sweet guy — he loved spending his summer evenings enjoying the approaching coolness among the scent of wild chamomile and mint — maybe you can find a similar sense of peace and enjoy it in memory of our friend.

Kind, gentle, quirky Norman. Our sweet, sweet boy. 13 years was not enough time to love you — so we will keep loving you into eternity. ❤️‍🩹

This is our weekend: We found our sweet friend Norman down in one of the far pastures this morning. We’re not sure what ...
06/30/2025

This is our weekend: We found our sweet friend Norman down in one of the far pastures this morning. We’re not sure what is wrong and won’t be able to get ahold of the vet until morning. For now he is comfortable under a tent with lots of fresh water and hay.

Both of our UTV’s are in the shop right now so Peter and I are having to wheel everything out to Norman in a wheelbarrow — water, food, medicine — and he’s waaay out there so it’s not an easy walk. It’s also in the 90s all weekend. We feel defeated, honestly. We’re so tired all the time and most days I don’t know how we’ll even make it. Donations have all but stopped and I’m too burnt out to continually try and come up with new and exciting reasons why we need support. But here it is — we need your support. Signing up to be a monthly donor is hugely impactful — it allows us to be prepared for situations like this and honestly eliminates some of the stress when we know we have the funds we need. Right now we do not and the stress is high :(

I’m so worried about Norman. I hope hope hope that it’s something easy and treatable. Please send him your well wishes. ❤️

06/10/2025

Apollo and Hermes doing their best hippo impression during the mini heatwave ❤️🦛

05/30/2025

Truly the most anticipated and loved season of the year ❤️

Biscuit popping in to remind you that she’s still a cutie patootie 🥰 Please take a second to tell her what you’re gratef...
05/22/2025

Biscuit popping in to remind you that she’s still a cutie patootie 🥰 Please take a second to tell her what you’re grateful for today ⬇️

Thank you to everyone who showed up to our volunteer work party today! Such a great turn out — a wonderful reminder of t...
05/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who showed up to our volunteer work party today! Such a great turn out — a wonderful reminder of the kindness that exists in the world.

The animals have cleans barns and fresh, snuggly bedding just in time for a rainy forecast. ❤️

Exciting news! Our dear friend and long time volunteer, Kathryn, has written the sweetest children’s book about the sanc...
04/25/2025

Exciting news! Our dear friend and long time volunteer, Kathryn, has written the sweetest children’s book about the sanctuary❤️

“The Magic of LightHouse Farm” is filled with beautiful illustrations and tells the story of the beauty that happens when you remember who you are and what really matters. It’s SO special. We’re so proud of Kathryn and grateful to her for putting so much loving care into this wonderful book. We are excited to share it with all of you and can’t wait to see it out in the world. Check out the website (link in comments) to purchase a copy and listen to the original song written to accompany the book — it’s incredible! All proceeds benefit the animals here at the sanctuary. ❤️

04/24/2025

Elio and Declan are enjoying wallowin’ weather. After a cold, wet winter days like this are extra special ❤️

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