Broken Shovels Farm Sanctuary

Absolutely loved this animal rescue sanctuary. All the staff and volunteers that help to run this place are awesome. Everyone is so knowledgeable of the animals and their history. We had the pleasure of going to meet the animals. They have a large variety of farm animals. The cows are enormous, taller than six feet in height. They have yaks, pigs, hogs, donkeys and mini horses, and a whole bunch of goats, among other animals. Guests are able to donate or sponsor an animal of their choice. Thanks to all the volunteers for your hospitality

We went here on one of their open house days with my three-year-old daughter. It was a really cool experience. You get to walk amongst goats cows and pigs. Everyone working there was very friendly and full of information on the animals if you asked. I would highly recommend this place. Seems like it’s a well run sanctuary for animals that were down on their luck. Oh and be sure to wear close toed shoes, and while they have washing stations, I recommend bringing hand sanitizer for after you pet the animals.

We went to Broken Shovels for the monthly fundraiser night. I was shocked how many animals they had (goats!) and it was a nice, chill evening petting animals. If you go and want to pet tons of animals, you may want to bring a glove if you want to have clean hands. We saw pigs, donkeys, water buffalo, cows, goats, sheep, geese, dogs

My family loved the experience of visiting the sanctuary and seeing the compassion of all the workers and volunteers, it is a special place that warms your heart. The animals are well fed, cared for and are happy. Myself being an animal lover, I am grateful to see a place where the unwanted, abused and disabled have been saved and are now living in a safe place. I encourage everyone that loves animals to donate and visit.

If you really need to connect back to the land, come to this place it’s magic and the animals are so incredibly lovely and welcoming. If that’s your thing, this is the place to go.