Share the Moon Animal Sanctuary

Share the Moon Animal Sanctuary Share the Moon’s mission is to rescue and provide love and lifelong care to animals in need
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All Earthlings - regardless of location, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or species - share the same moon

Happy Caturday from Oliver!Oliver knows every bit of the sanctuary schedule. He’s my shadow a lot of the time, and he an...
08/29/2026

Happy Caturday from Oliver!

Oliver knows every bit of the sanctuary schedule. He’s my shadow a lot of the time, and he and Twyla keep me in line during evening chores. They have to, or else their dinner and cookie time would be late. We can’t have that, can we?

Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, so we’re highlighting those we’ve lost over the past few years. 8 of these indi...
08/28/2026

Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, so we’re highlighting those we’ve lost over the past few years.

8 of these individuals left us within a period of 15 months, and honestly I’ve just started coming out of the grief from that time. That much loss so close together really takes a toll on the heart, and I’ve had a hard time functioning because of it. When you work in sanctuary or rescue, there’s no time to properly grieve and process the loss. There are no days off, and there are so many still here who need you. The animals still in our care are what kept me going, because even through my tears I had to stick to a schedule for them.

We included Roxy and Pete, because even though they technically weren’t sanctuary residents (and Pete was really our neighbor’s dog), they were part of our day to day sanctuary life.

Thank you to those who have supported us through the good times and bad. Even with all the sadness, we would do it all again for each and every one of these beings. They will always hold a special place in our hearts, and we’ll keep helping others in their honor. 🌈

08/27/2026

Yesterday was National Dog Day, but there was no time to sit down and make a post to celebrate this dude.

Gray is…a lot 😅. He has brought a different energy into our home, that’s for sure. We have lived with senior dogs for years, so giving a home to a 100 pound 3 year old giant was quite the switch.

We have loved bully breeds ever since Roxy came into our lives, and when I saw his face on the shelter website I felt a pull to go meet him. Our visit with him at the shelter gave little indication of his true personality, and he has challenged us in ways I never could’ve expected. BUT that’s ok; he needed a home, and our home was empty after we lost Toby, so we have adjusted to the challenges to help Gray live his best life.

He has brought so many laughs and smiles (with a few tears) over the past 8 months. We can’t wait to watch him continue to learn and settle into sanctuary life 😍

08/23/2026

I’ve been going through old videos, and this one is from September 2022. Who remembers Sylvie’s stall “rest” era? I’m sure our friends at Farmshire Animal Sanctuary remember because they had to listen to her screaming all day 😂

08/22/2026

How cute is Daphne??

This floofy lady has been settling in well during her quarantine time. She has been home just over 2 weeks and she’s starting to soften and become curious about humans instead of fearful.

Her vet appointment is this Wednesday so we will get a better idea of her health and get those spurs trimmed down. I did have a friend help hold her last weekend so I could look closer at the spur that curls up, and I trimmed about 1/2” off because it was about to cut into her leg. We had to cut that session short because she was overheating, but that spur was my biggest concern, along with checking for mites, which I didn’t see.

Daphne seems very sweet so hopefully she is able to integrate easily with Weezy and Simone. We always quarantine for about a month to give any health issues time to show themselves, but hopefully she’ll get to meet her friends soon!

Her vet fundraiser is still active if anyone would like to contribute to help us offset the cost. We also accept PayPal ([email protected]) and Venmo (share-the-moon). We are always so grateful for any additional help in providing the care they need to live out the rest of their lives in peace.

Most of our feathered friends have been going through a slow molt all summer. There are feathers EVERYWHERE in the coops...
08/20/2026

Most of our feathered friends have been going through a slow molt all summer. There are feathers EVERYWHERE in the coops and runs. Ritchie has recently been molting his beautiful tail feathers, and the remaining ones are looking a little thin…but look at the new ones growing in underneath! We know he’ll be back to his fully-feathered, handsome self by the time the cold moves in.

Good morning from Zoe, who has finally blown the rest of her coat and is looking svelte!Let her know how cute she looks ...
08/18/2026

Good morning from Zoe, who has finally blown the rest of her coat and is looking svelte!

Let her know how cute she looks in the comments!

08/17/2026

Gray lived the first 3 years of his life outdoors as part of a backyard breeding project.

Now he spends the hot summer days in the human bed, in the air conditioned house.

08/16/2026

Do you need a reason to smile?

Stop scrolling and let Indie give you the dopamine hit you’re craving.

Indie loves people, and she especially loves when people are laughing. While we can’t say for sure that she’s laughing with me (although I think she is), she is definitely happy and having a good time!

“Food” animals have the capacity to feel the same emotions as we do. Pigs in particular are very smart (smarter than most dogs), and they tend to show their emotions more readily than the other animals we know and love.

Now share this with your friends and spread Indie’s joy!

08/14/2026

Ruby is doing GREAT!

ICYMI, Ruby came to us 6 weeks ago from a family who loved her but knew she needed more care than they could provide.

Ruby’s egg was accidentally refrigerated early on in her development (not by her previous family), and she has a few deficits likely due to that. Her legs are a little wonky, she has a visual impairment, and her neck is shorter than it should be. She isn’t able to tip her head back to drink, and she can’t manage dry food. She can’t peck the ground to forage like other birds.

Inability to do something the “normal” way doesn’t mean they can’t thrive! Ruby does great with a wet food with a little help - she eats from an elevated tilted bowl, but once she eats it down to a certain point we have to scoop more up to the edge for her. She also spills more than she gets in her mouth so there’s a lot of clean up involved 😅. The water in the food makes up for her inability to drink, but we are trialing a ni**le waterer.

Because of her tendency to spill food, she needs her chest feathers cleaned periodically. We’re also trying to file her beak a bit since she can’t file it down on the ground herself.

Ruby is a lot of work, but watching her grow and thrive makes it all worth it. She absolutely LOVES the sunshine. She is vocal and will make her needs known just like everyone else here 😅. She’s gorgeous and sweet and deserving, and we love her so much!

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