We’re growing our volunteer team! In the new year, there will be even more ways to get involved and help animals, including the two roles in this post.  While the new year is a ways off, we’re starting our search now for two friendly, people-loving humans to help us welcome others into the Lily’s Place […]

Poor Merlin was really feeling the cold this morning! Thankfully, his friend Siobhan sent him a warm coat last year, so we pulled it out again today. The animals are always thrown off when one of them is given a coat. Usually, the resident with the coat tries to outrun the coat (that’s on them), […]

Wonder Woman of Lily’s Place, Nancy, lived a short life that started on a small-scale farm, where she broke her leg. Despite the seriousness of her injury, she received no medical treatment, which resulted in the lower part of her limb eventually dying and falling off. She was then passed off to a hobby farm, […]

The Kindness Club Foundation Inc – Vision of Mrs. Aida Flemming was established in 1959, and our “Safe Haven Shelter Expansion” project, which just got funded by the Kindness Club, embodies Aida’s vision when she said,  “We have done so much, but there is so much more to do.” This is a major step toward […]

When Tim and I founded Lily’s Place Animal Sanctuary in 2019, our volunteer team could be counted on one hand—and that count included the two of us. We were driven by a vision to provide sanctuary and exceptional care to animals so often dismissed as “just farm animals,” as if they were somehow less deserving […]

The next several weeks are going to be extra busy at Lily’s Place as we prepare for six new rescues, all arriving within a short window.  Some are leaving situations that have become dangerous. Others come from a rare circumstance in which animals are seldom given a future at all. Two will be picked up […]

Please welcome Opal to Lily’s Place! Opal is joining us to live out her golden years after her hen friend passed away. She’s a sweet and social hen who’s lived with a volunteer since Opal and her hen friends were rescued several years ago. Now that Opal is the last hen of the flock that […]

It’s been a tough week here, and as it seems, good or bad, things come in at least 3s (one, two, three)! We realized a 4th thing tonight when we were notified about an error in the 2026 Calendar prints.  You’re getting this email because our system flagged you as someone who either sponsored or purchased a […]

Soft straw, gentle heat, and a little help from their friends (that’s you!) Without straw and heat, winter is harsh — especially for animals who are older, injured, or still recovering. You can make the sanctuary stalls cozy and warm when it matters most. Lily’s Place is built on a promise: to give rescued animals lifelong sanctuary, […]

Rescuing a family of sheep This winter, four gentle sheep have a chance to find safety and lifelong care at Lily’s Place Animal Sanctuary. They’re part of a larger group of nine sheep being placed by a partner rescue — and with your help, we can open our gates to welcome these four home. When […]

Beatrice is a kind soul who’s been through more than any animal should ever have to go through. She was seized alongside Merlin, Mel, and Kate in a heartbreaking cruelty case. The accused faces charges under both the SPCA Act and the Criminal Code of Canada for failing to provide food, water, shelter, or care. […]

We didn’t get to know her for long, but little Ruth made her mark. When I got asked if we would take in a baby turkey, and that it was urgent as she wasn’t doing well, I didn’t hesitate. I got in the truck and went straight to her. She was just a baby, who […]