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Domesticated & Farmed Animals at WRR

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It is important to mention that there are those of us who believe that when you work in the field of animal protection, that work should translate into respect for all animals, not just those you are caring for and rescuing. Every cow and chicken wants to stay alive just as much as every monkey and large cat. The industry that houses and slaughters countless millions of cows, turkeys, chickens, pigs, goats, and others does so in a cruel and brutal manner. These animals are forced to languish on feedlots, in battery cages — and worse — while simply waiting to be slaughtered to satisfy the country's appetite for "meat."

We need to begin considering the consequences that other beings face as a result of our insatiable desire to have whatever we want. Non-human animals are not here for our entertainment, they are not here to feed us or educate us; they are beings with their own desires, wants, and needs, and it will be a new world indeed when we finally decide to let them all live in peace.

For many years Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) was located on 21 acres near Boerne, Texas. When we acquired the 187 acres in Kendalia, Texas, which is our new home, we knew that in addition to being able to provide much larger living areas for the animals in our care, we would finally be able to rescue animals who are commonly found on farms.

Though WRR has always rescued ducks, geese, turkeys, and chickens, we were not able to provide them with as much space as they deserved and we were not able to rescue any cows, donkeys, mules, goats, sheep, or pigs. Now all of these animals are living here at what we call "The Wildlife Rescue Do No Harm Farm."

Here at the new sanctuary there are over a dozen acres of pasture, and the entire 187 acres is ideal for free-roaming mules and donkeys. The "farmed animals" who now live at the sanctuary have come from as far away as North Carolina, Oklahoma, and California, and as nearby as Austin and San Antonio. Many of them were being kept as pets until their people could no longer care for them. Many others have been rescued off the auction block and still others were confiscated by law enforcement officials after they had been abused or abandoned.

The pigs and goats have over 12 acres of pasture that is bordered by trees. The sheep are able to roam free on the sanctuary grounds, as there are no longer any natural predators who live in this part of the country (being that this is Texas, the predators have all been killed). The chickens have their own grassy yards and large chicken house, the turkeys enjoy life in their very own pasture, and the ducks and geese have their choice of two year-round ponds.

All of the photos below were taken at Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) in Kendalia, TX.

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