As you can see, Magnolia is very skinny. Other survivors of dairying warmly welcomed her to the sanctuary. Rose and her daughter Daffodil invited her into their family, showing her around when she arrived and spending time with her every day since. But it's up to us to make sure that she gets enough to eat to recover her strength and continue growing.
Luckily for Magnolia, every day is "
hay day
" at the sanctuary. Today, we need your help to make sure that remains true.
At a farmed animal sanctuary like VINE,
hay
is a word that is heard many times a day because hay provides nourishment and comfort to so many of our residents. At any time of the day, you can find cows, goats, sheep, alpacas or all of the above gathered around the hay ring. Some are even known to climb into the hay for the best bites!
Others choose to lay in the hay and slowly chomp away while basking in the sun.
Hay is essential to VINE and its residents. In just one summer week, sanctuary residents consume over 7,000 pounds of hay, and in the winter that number increases to 9,000 pounds of hay.
That means that hay costs us $3,000 per month in the summer and up to $4,000 per month in the winter.
