A Special Needs Farm Animal Sanctuary in Massachusetts
Is There a Sanctuary for Disabled Farm Animals?
Animals with disabilities often face the greatest challenges finding safe homes. Don’t Forget Us, Pet Us provides sanctuary care for farm animals with mobility limitations, injuries, or long-term medical conditions. Located in Dartmouth, the sanctuary has become known for helping animals who require specialized attention and adaptive care environments. Our work focuses on giving these animals comfort, mobility support, and meaningful quality of life.
Meet Kiki: A Story of Mobility and Compassion
One of the sanctuary’s most widely recognized residents is Kiki the sheep, whose story drew attention for the creative mobility solutions used to support her movement and daily life. Through adaptive equipment and attentive care, Kiki has been able to explore her environment and interact with other animals despite her disability.
Stories like Kiki’s help illustrate what specialized sanctuary care can achieve when compassion and innovation come together.
How Mobility Support Helps Sanctuary Animals
Animals with disabilities often require thoughtful adaptations to ensure they can move safely and comfortably. Mobility support at the sanctuary may include:
- Wheelchairs designed for sheep or goats
- Support harnesses for animals recovering from injury
- Modified living environments for easier movement
- Ongoing veterinary monitoring and therapy
These solutions are always tailored to the animal’s needs and developed in consultation with veterinarians.
Care Designed Around Quality of Life
Providing sanctuary for animals with disabilities requires careful planning and daily attention. Each animal receives individualized care that considers mobility, nutrition, enrichment, and veterinary guidance.
This approach ensures that animals with special needs continue to experience comfort, social interaction, and stimulation as part of their lives at the sanctuary.
More Than One Story
While Kiki’s story has received attention, the sanctuary is home to many animals with unique medical or mobility needs. Across the farm, goats, sheep, pigs, and other residents receive ongoing care that helps them live safely and comfortably.
Supporting the sanctuary helps ensure these animals continue receiving the specialized attention they depend on every day.
Help Support Special-Needs Sanctuary Care
Specialized care requires time, equipment, and veterinary support. Donations and volunteers help provide mobility devices, medical treatment, and daily care for animals who need it most