In Southern California there is a backyard butcher who does not feed his animals, does not provide clean water or adequate shelter and does not give medical attention when they are sick or injured.  We have been saving dying animals from there for 4 years. This week the backyard butcher was arrested and the animals taken away from him and brought to The Gentle Barn to heal. This is a huge victory in shutting down backyard butchers, protecting animals from their extreme cruelty and preventing the public from buying the tainted meat.

We have just taken in several cows, over 20 goats and sheep, and a horse.The animals are emaciated, malnourished, scared to death, they have infections, open sores, are infested with parasites, their eyes are infected causing blindness, their noses are runny and they have hacking coughs. They have high fevers and the horse has a huge sore on her leg that is infected down to the bone. These animals are very sick and we have a tremendous amount of work to do to save their lives. These are more animals than we have ever taken in at one time, and we can’t do this without you, please support us, we need you now more than ever! Click here to make a donation.

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