November 2011
33 posts
Halloween Treat for Taylor the Rabbit
While the refrigerator was ajar today, Taylor the Rabbit hopped up to grab a carrot as a treat for Halloween 2011. Taylor, a rescued rabbit of the sanctuary, has her own Twitter page. Sign up for Twitter to follow Taylor the Rabbit (@140Carrots).
October 2011
31 posts
Bake Sale Blow-Out
Today’s bake sale delivered a handsome sum of cash to fuel our Half Marathon for Harvest Home campaign: $415. The selection of fall-themed vegan goodies was truly amazing. A special thanks to all the bakers and eaters who supported our event. Check out this wonderful write-up from Kristie Middleton about the event. Read an excerpt:
“This vegan bake sale had a double impact: to...
11/6 Estate Yard Sale Benefit for Harvest Home...
On Sunday, November 6 ( 8:00am - 1:00pm), join us for a local estate yard sale to benefit the lifesaving work of Stockton’s Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Shop for clothes (new with tags or gently used), costume jewelry, new picture frames and a plethora of adorable knick-knacks. We’ll have something for everyone! Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Half Marathon for...
The Beauties of Fall
“The chicken came first—God would look silly sitting on an egg.”
— Author Unknown
Photo Caption (Left - Right): Bea, Betty and Rue — Saved from Slaughter
The Chicken (Formerly Known as Prince)
The chicken featured in today’s blog resembles The Artist (Formerly Known as Prince). Our feathered friend joined the flock at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary in January. He was originally rescued from an animal hoarder in Sacramento by our friends at Animal Place.
Sanctuary launches new YouTube Channel to promote...
Our adoptable rabbits are now spotlighted on our new YouTube Channel. Check out our online video hub and share it with your friends and family. Be sure to watch Wally the Rabbit’s video. Rabbits love to show off for the camera!
Weekend fundraiser surpasses donation goal by a...
Our “Burgers & Beers for the Animals” fundraiser was an absolute success. Thanks to our supporters, we met our goal of raising at least a thousand dollars for our Harvest Home Heroes Running Team. At present, our team of compassionate athletes has raised 37 percent of our total goal ($10 K).
The next opportunity to support our Harvest Home Heroes Running Team is right...
Don't disappoint Taylor: Be there for burgers and...
Taylor the Sanctuary Rabbit is extremely serious about one thing: Your involvement in tonight’s Burgers & Beers for the Animals fundraiser at Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant in Berkeley. The event starts at 6 PM. On-site meal ticket sales ($20 person) are extremely limited. Beer sales ($5/Pint) are virtually unlimited. This is a great opportunity to support our Half Marathon...
Bentley's Autumn Portrait
“Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.” - Michael Caine, Actor
Photograph Caption: Bentley the Duck is a gentle giant who resides at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary.
New Rescue: Riannon's Dustbathing Bliss
Riannon, a former cockfighting breeder hen who landed at the Hayward Animal Shelter, couldn’t wait to open a new chapter of her life at the sanctuary today. Within minutes of touching down on Stockton soil for the first time, she got busy with a good old-fashioned dustbath while several sanctuary roosters sounded off with welcoming crows from afar. We caught a quick action shot of her...
Tragedy on the Interstate
As Boris and Brock—two young chickens who made an unusual detour from the normal life of a bird raised for meat—were let out to pasture this morning at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, a tragedy was unfolding about 80 miles away.
The Los Angeles Times reports: “It was only a temporary reprieve from death row for about 5,000 chickens headed to a processing plant early...
Interested in visiting the sanctuary?
Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary is delighted to offer private tours. Nestled around fertile farmland in California’s San Joaquin Valley, our two-acre sanctuary is home to 200 animals representing thirteen animal species. Visiting our sanctuary is a relaxing, personal way to learn more about amazing stories of animal rescue and rehabilitation. To set up a tour, email us or call (209)...
The More Respectable Bird
“For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has at length taken a Fish, and is bearing it to his...
The Adorable Diva
Georgie is the one and only adorable diva. She has the dignified confidence of the Queen of England. She is a girl who knows what she wants: A stable, loving home. Dumped at the East Bay SPCA during the fall of 2011, Georgie was desperate for rescue. Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary scooped her up to safety, where she now awaits adoption! The adoption fee for a rabbit from Harvest Home Animal...
Fowl Fashion Statement: A New Look for the Hens of...
Suzette the Rescued Hen just made a fowl fashion statement. Our late molting hens who don’t have enough feathers to keep themselves warm during the cooler months of the year got a little surprise this weekend at the sanctuary. A group of volunteers created chicken sweaters based on the Little Hen Rescue’s design.
One of the sanctuary’s central efforts is focused on rescuing discarded...
The 2011 Toast to the Turkeys Celebration is one...
Come Celebrate our Feathered Friends!
Please be our guest at the second annual Toast to the Turkeys Celebration on Saturday, November 12th in honor of the rescued turkeys at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary.
November is a special month for Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. In 2004, we opened our barn doors to the first animals rescued by our sanctuary on Thanksgiving Day. Since our creation,...
One Special Boy
Please extend a warm welcome to James the Californian Rabbit. He is the newest special-needs bunny to be rescued by Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary in October 2011.
Young James was found as a stray baby bunny roaming around a neighborhood in Hayward. Upon his arrival at the Hayward Municipal Animal Shelter, he appeared to be in good condition. As he settled in at the shelter, however, he started...
Ella & Jackson: Two bunnies looking for a loving...
This sweet boy/girl pair of bunnies are looking for a home where they will be able to run and play! They were left behind in a backyard hutch when their family lost their home. Luckily, the real estate person noticed them and contacted Harvest Home. They are small and spunky and love to jump and run. They’re still young - maybe 3 months or so, but we don’t expect them to get much...
The Halloween Vegan Bake Sale Fundraiser is almost...
Join us for the 2011 Halloween vegan bake sale to benefit Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary:
Saturday, October 29
11:00am - 2:00pm
The Corner of Grand Ave and MacArthur Blvd (Oakland, CA)
All the proceeds of our upcoming bake sale will benefit our Half Marathon for Harvest Home campaign. A team of local runners are participating in the 2011 Brazen New Year’s Eve Half Marathon in...
Special Adoption Alert: Urban chickens in Stockton...
Harvest Home Sanctuary is currently working with the City of Stockton Police Department to re-home a large flock of urban chickens living in substandard conditions at a private residence in East Stockton. The Neighborhood Services Section of the police department does not have the resources to help these birds. Recently, the City requested the sanctuary’s assistance in spearheading an...
Baby Brock
Brock, a new rescue at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, is lucky to not be on someone’s dinner plate. This young bird is a breed of chicken typically raised for meat. He was found at a local feedstore being trampled in overcrowded conditions. Little Brock was suffering with multiple wounds on his little body. Since his arrival at the sanctuary, Brock is recovering well. You can make a...
She almost became another shelter statistic...
Within hours of her scheduled euthanasia at the overpopulated Lake County Animal Shelter, Summer, a former stray, was rescued recently by Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary.
This three-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier (commonly known as a “Pit Bull”) is exceptionally gentle and composed. Pit Bulls are amazing companions. During the early 1900’s, Pit Bulls were nicknamed...
Oktoberfest with Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary
Sun, October 23, 2011 - 6:00PM to 10:00PM
Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant 901 Gilman Street Berkeley, CA 94710
This fun evening of vegan burgers, fries, and delicious Pyramid beers will help us raise funds for Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary’s team for the 2011 Brazen New Year’s Eve Half Marathon in Castro Valley, California, to benefit...
Goat Spa Day
On Saturday, October 22 at Noon, join us for a hoof trimming and grooming session with our eclectic group of goats. Learn more about our favorite rescued ruminants at this hands-on sanctuary event. To RSVP, email rescue@harvesthomeanimal.org. Driving directions will be provided with your RSVP.
Chicken Sweater-Making Party
Join us for a fun meetup at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary on October 15th at 4 pm. We will be making sweaters for our molting hens who don’t have enough feathers to keep themselves warm during the cooler months of the year. All materials will be provided. We will be creating the sweaters based on the Little Hen Rescue’s design featured in this blog post.
If you are unable to...
Cary Grant: "The Grass is Greener" in a loving...
Cary Grant the Rex Rabbit found a loving home with a wonderful couple in Novato, California this week. At our next adoption event, Cary Grant’s new human companions hope to find him a buddy. The buddy system is always the way to go!
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vegansaurus!: Harvest Home Sanctuary's Toast to... →
vegansaurus:
You know what’s fucking ridiculous? The fact that it’s almost 2012. It was JUST 1998, am I right?! How the hell are we almost living in the future!? I can’t handle this passage of time bullshit. Like sand through the fucking hour glass, so our the days of fucking lives passing us the fuck by.
10/29 Foster Care 101 Volunteer Orientation
Are you interested in opening your home to an animal in need?
We invite you to attend Harvest Home’s Foster Care 101 Volunteer Orientation on Saturday, October 29 at 4 pm at Berkeley’s Saturn Cafe. Learn how you can save the lives of animals by becoming a foster mom or dad! This event is designed to enhance our rescue efforts by building a solid base of volunteers interested in...
Rest in peace, Ray-Ray
Ray-Ray, our beloved special-needs pigeon, passed away this weekend at the sanctuary. Our friends at MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue rescued Ray-Ray and 11 other King pigeons after they were dumped like trash in Oakland earlier this year. Ray-Ray spent the last months of his life with his newfound companion Agnes, a long-time pigeon sanctuary resident, and the rescued rabbits.
Flat Bonnie online sales to support the...
Check out Flat Bonnie’s cool fundraiser for our rabbit rescue efforts! 20% of the online sales in the month of October will be donated to Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Flat Bonnie was created to bring awareness to the life of bunnies in shelters and rescue centers, many people do not know that there are buns ready for adoption at these places. Support our rabbit rescue work by shopping...
