Gentlebarn

The Gentle Barn known officially as The Gentle Barn Foundation, is an American 501(c)(3) animal rescue and sanctuary organization who own 3 different animal sanctuaries in different locations across the USA. They rescue animals from negative situations such as abuse, neglect, and slaughter. They host abused children, kids recovering from substance abuse, kids on probation, foster kids, and children and adults with mental, emotional, and physical challenges, and utilize Animal-assisted therapy to help the kids with their challenges.
==Early History & Foundation==
Ellie Laks (born: January 26)https://www.gentlebarn.org/blog/2014/01/26/happy-birthday-ellie-laks-and-ellen-degeneres/ founded The Gentle Barn on August 25, 1999;https://signalscv.com/2017/08/gentle-barn-inspiring-people-since-1999/ it was a dream of hers since she was seven years old. Animals always gave her a sense of comfort as she faced the challenges of growing up, finding herself, fitting in, feeling understood, etc. Jay Weiner (her husband) later joined The sanctuary in 2002 as a volunteer, but quickly fell in love with the place and the two joined forces to heal even more children and animals together. The Gentle Barn started on a half-acre property in the middle of the San Fernando Valley in California. In 2003, the organization moved to a six-acre property at its current location in Santa Clarita.
==Later History & Events==
In 2012, The Gentle Barn took in 51 animals from the property of Roberto Celedon, a "backyard butcher" who was charged on 13 counts, including three felonies related to cruelty to animals. The animals were found in terrible conditions, many were injured, starved, and filthy.
In 2015, the second location was opened in Knoxville, Tennessee, but relocated to Christiana, Tennessee, in 2018. In 2017, a third location was opened in Dittmer, Missouri. The Gentle Barn hopes to eventually open a location in every US state so that "everyone in America can hug cows, cuddle turkeys, give pigs tummy rubs, and look into the eyes of these animals and know for certain that we are all the same, and deserving of the same rights, respects, and freedoms."https://www.gentlebarn.org/about-us/
In September 2022, a video went viral of a carriage horse named 'Ryder' collapsing on an extremely hot day in New York.https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/the-gentle-barn-set-to-open-new-york-sanctuary-following-death-of-nyc-carriage-horse-ryder/ "who collapsed this summer on an extremely hot day in the city" the rider attempted to pull the animal up and hitting it, yelling, "Get up! Come on! Get up! Get up!" as Ryder stayed on the ground and dropped his head.https://people.com/pets/new-animal-sanctuary-planned-for-retired-nyc-carriage-horses/ The Gentle Barn tried to take Ryder to one of their sanctuaries, but they were met with resistance and were later given the news of his euthanization. Following the incident they bought some land in Lewisboro, New York, with plans for a new sanctuary. They are currently working on raising $3.2 million dollars to build the new sanctuary.https://www.gentlebarn.org/newyork/ Weiner said “It is only a matter of time before the next horse falls."https://www.organicspamagazine.com/the-gentle-barn/
In January, 2023, Logan Paul's pet pig, named "Pearl", was found maimed, sick and abandonedhttps://headtopics.com/us/logan-paul-s-pig-pearl-was-found-maimed-sick-and-abandoned-33894387 by The Gentle Barn in California. she was found with tattered ears,https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnNBzUbIA0U/ and The Gentle Barn said she was "lucky to be alive" after being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening uterus infection which they said has since healed.https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-64225014 Despite facing online criticism, Logan denied any wrongdoing, stating that he responsibly rehomed the pig in 2021 when he moved to Puerto Rico, and that the pig was subsequently rehomed again unbeknown to him at a later date.
==Animals==
As of 2023 The Gentle Barn house over 200+ animals.https://twitter.com/TheGentleBarn/status/1618655483124137984 They house cattle, horses, donkeys, llamas, pigs, sheep, goats,https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/11/14/turkey-cuddling-gentle-barn-thanksgiving/ "and now has about 200 rescued cows, horses, donkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, llamas and a variety of birds, including chickens and turkeys." alpacas,https://www.gentlebarn.org/animals/?category=llama-alpaca peacocks,https://www.gentlebarn.org/animals/stories/tivoli-bird-cahttps://www.gentlebarn.org/blog/2014/02/19/jewel/ emus, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, cats, dogs,https://www.gentlebarn.org/blog/2014/02/05/resilience/ guinea fowl,https://www.gentlebarn.org/animals/stories/david+bowie-bird-mo goffin parrot,https://www.gentlebarn.org/blog/2019/01/31/my-love-affair-with-a-chicken "The cats and our Goffin Parrot" and rabbits.https://www.gentlebarn.org/bunny-adoption The first cow rescued, Buddha, was often used for therapy sessions with quadriplegic children.https://www.byutv.org/2494c327-dc7e-412f-9f1a-962b42bd6a5a/turning-point-the-gentle-barn
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