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Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary

Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary is a 400 acre non-profit refuge for farm animals and wildlife located

12/06/2022

Bonnie and Betty the piglets had their first introduction into the big pig yard yesterday, and it went very well! They were very excited to meet some of the big pigs and to get to run around exploring the four acre pasture. After an hour they were back in their own area and took a long nap. We will gradually introduce them to the group by leaving them in for longer periods of time, so soon they will live with the 41 other rescued pigs full time. 🙂🐖❤️

12/01/2022

Maggie and her babies went on their first outdoor outing today! They are now six days old, and we’ve named them Wendy, Sunny and Ollie. They are all very active and healthy and doing great!❤️🐐

This sweet little hen is our newest resident- meet Claire, who was found abandoned in a rural area in Shenandoah county ...
11/30/2022

This sweet little hen is our newest resident- meet Claire, who was found abandoned in a rural area in Shenandoah county Virginia. She is very thin and has a gimpy leg (she was probably born this way and maybe why she was thrown out and abandoned) but she gets around fairly well and seems to love people, despite what she has been through. A big thanks to Jen, who found her near her property, and drove her over two hours to bring her to Poplar. Claire will now have a wonderful life with lots of rescued chicken friends, where she will always be loved and cared for. ❤️🐓

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11/29/2022

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Poplar Spring’s 2023 Calendars are now in and on sale today only- use code JOYFUL30 to get 30% off! These beautiful full color calendars feature a different rescued animal on each month- thanks to Poplar volunteer Deb Durant for photographing and creating these gorgeous calendars every year! These make great gifts for friends and family, and all proceeds benefit the rescued animals!

11/25/2022

We have babies!!!! Mama goat Maggie is one of 5 survivors of a terrible cruelty case that we took in a couple months ago. We are unable to talk much about this ongoing case because it is still being investigated, but we now believe that at least 3 of the goats (all female) are pregnant! Maggie just gave birth this afternoon to three healthy triplets and she is being an excellent mother and doing a great job caring for these beautiful babies. Welcome to the world little ones, we love you so much already.💕🐐

11/25/2022

Happy Thanksgiving!! After chores today we gathered with our small group of staff and volunteers and celebrated Thanksgiving with a lovely vegan feast catered by We of course let the rescued turkeys eat first although they were more interested in strutting and chasing each other, lol! The chickens took full advantage and enjoyed the chopped grapes, bread crumbs, corn, tofu and sunflowers seeds. We also used this occasion to honor our awesome caretaker and friend Carole Sutton, on her 15 year anniversary with Poplar! Thank you, Carole, for your hard work and dedication to all the animals for so many years, we love you!!💕💕The goats were unhappy that we fenced them out from the food, but Ed made sure to share some mashed potatoes with Dudley!😂 Next year we hope to have our annual Thanksgiving WITH the Turkeys once again! We hope everyone had a peaceful and compassionate holiday!🦃🍁❤️

Thank you so much to Second Story Books & Antiques - Rockville for selling their calendars and donating the proceeds to ...
11/21/2022

Thank you so much to Second Story Books & Antiques - Rockville for selling their calendars and donating the proceeds to the animals!❤️🐴🐄🐏🦃🐐🐓🐖

This holiday season Second Story Books is donating to Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary! These quirky 2023 calendars, made by an appraisal client, are being sold for $10 net - 100% of the proceeds will be donated!

10/31/2022

The piggies very much enjoyed their pumpkins donated by too!🎃🙂🐖❤️

10/31/2022

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻And a huge thanks to for donating over 300 beautiful pumpkins for the rescued animals! The goats were so excited they couldn’t wait for us to unload them!😃🎃🐐

10/27/2022

The little piglets who were left at our front gate, and who we have named Bonnie and Betty, were finally healthy enough to come outside and play today! After a few weeks of treatments for respiratory infections and parasites, they are now feeling much better, and really enjoyed munching on grass and zooming around in the pasture on this beautiful sunny Fall day. ❤️🐖

Yesterday was a little crazy! It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, and we had a great tour of the sanctuary with over 30 ...
10/16/2022

Yesterday was a little crazy! It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, and we had a great tour of the sanctuary with over 30 people attending. At the end of the tour as the visitors were leaving, we found a large open crate with broken pumpkins inside and outside of the crate, just inside our entrance gate close to the road. We initially thought it was odd that someone had donated pumpkins in a crate and maybe the deer had found them? And maybe they were just donating the crate too? But then 30 minutes later volunteer Maureen McGowan spotted two little piglets running through the fields into the woods! With some strategizing and a great team effort sanctuary staff Brian, Abbie, Maureen and Dave were able to corner them in the woods with some fencing panels and get them safely into a crate. The little pigs were exhausted and cold and they immediately crashed in their stall with a warm heat lamp. A few hours later they were back up and happily noshing on pig pellets and milk replacer. We have no idea who dumped these poor animals and left them in such an unsafe situation near a road with cars whizzing by. They have many notches cut out of their ears so they are piglets born on a production farm somewhere. We took down our sanctuary sign at the entrance years ago because people were dumping puppies and kittens at the gate - but this is a first for piglets! It’s a miracle Maureen even saw them before they disappeared into the woods - the coyotes were howling last night from that same area where we captured them so they are so lucky to be safe and warm in their barn now. Nobody called us asking if we could take these piglets. Why they decided to simply abandon them without contacting us is definitely a mystery. But they are safe and happy now and they will have a wonderful life here- these are truly some very lucky piglets!

Yesterday we received a call that a rooster was abandoned at a Welcome Center on I-95 in MD. Staff were notified by a mo...
10/03/2022

Yesterday we received a call that a rooster was abandoned at a Welcome Center on I-95 in MD. Staff were notified by a motorist that there was a bird in distress in the parking lot. When David, a kind man who works at the map section of the Center went out to investigate, he found this poor chicken out in the pouring rain, completely drenched and turning in circles with her head hanging all the way to the ground. She was very obviously sick with what may just be a vitamin deficiency but instead of taking her to a vet, some horrible person purposely chose to dump her in the tractor trailer area on a congested off ramp of a major highway. Where she surely would have been run over and had no hope of surviving. Thankfully David worked hard trying to find a place for her and after many calls he reached out to Poplar Spring. We really dont take roosters but we couldn’t leave this poor bird in a box at the Welcome Center, and there was nobody else who was able to help. When we arrived we were happy to see she was NOT a rooster and was thankfully a Polish crested hen! Stella is now safe and warm and eating and drinking well. We are treating her with Vitamin E and Selenium which will hopefully help her to make a full recovery. She will have a wonderful home here with lots of chicken friends. A big thanks to David, who didn’t know and who was a little fearful of chickens, but still went above and beyond to find help for this sweet girl.❤️🐓

08/22/2022

Spencer and Griffin the alpacas are usually the best of friends. They don’t fight very often but when they do they sound like aliens.😂Thankfully they always get over it pretty quickly. 🥰

Five years ago our wonderful rooster Mason was rescued on the Appalachian trail- he still lives here happily today with ...
08/13/2022
Rooster Joins Woman on Hike Through Appalachian Trail [Video]

Five years ago our wonderful rooster Mason was rescued on the Appalachian trail- he still lives here happily today with his many girlfriend hens. ❤️Thanks to One Green Planet and the Dodo for sharing his story!

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/rooster-joins-woman-on-hike-through-appalachian-trail-video/

While hiking in the forest, there are quite a few animals you might expect to see - squirrels, deer, bears, birds, and so on. Well, what about a rooster?

08/10/2022

Franklin the goose found a soft cushy spot to hang out, but I’m not sure how Lester feels about it!😂(Thanks to .and.blossom for this cute video!)❤️

We were so honored and excited to meet governor Larry Hogan when he visited Poplar Spring yesterday- and he presented us...
08/06/2022

We were so honored and excited to meet governor Larry Hogan when he visited Poplar Spring yesterday- and he presented us with a beautiful Governor’s Citation!🙂

07/31/2022

Welcome home to our sweet sheep Lester, who has spent the last week in the hospital due to a bone infection in his leg. Lester came to us as a little lamb 3 years ago from a sheep farm that did not treat his leg when it was injured, and the bottom of his leg literally fell off! Amazingly it healed beautifully and he has been successfully wearing a prosthetic leg ever since, which we only take off at night. Last week we noticed that his leg was swollen and painful, and the wonderful vets at New Bolton took X-rays and discovered he had an infection that communicated with his bone at the tip of his stump. After several days of treatment at the vets we are now continuing his care at home with antibiotics and bandaging until it is completely healed. In the meantime he is learning to use Phoebe’s old cart to keep pressure off of the leg as it is mending. He is doing pretty well in it, he just needs to learn to navigate the wheels around obstacles a little better!😂❤️🐑

07/22/2022

It’s so cool to see all the wildlife who come every afternoon to share the leftover chicken feed!

On Friday we welcomed this sweet baby La Mancha cross goat, who we received from our wonderful vets at New Bolton. He ha...
07/17/2022

On Friday we welcomed this sweet baby La Mancha cross goat, who we received from our wonderful vets at New Bolton. He had been brought to the hospital 3 weeks earlier because he was blocked, and needed surgery for bladder stones. The owners sadly were surrendering him because they couldn’t pay the bill, so the vets contacted us and we happily agreed to give him a wonderful home. We have named him Finn, and he is just adorable and the friendliest little guy. Once he has healed from his neuter surgery and is safe to put with the female goats, he will be able to go out with everyone and run and play and graze in the fields with lots of rescued friends. We love him so much already!💕Thanks to Maureen McGowan for these cute photos!❤️🐐

Beautiful sunset tonight!💕
07/14/2022

Beautiful sunset tonight!💕

Isaac, Oliver and Dani think it’s a good day to just hang out in the mud.🙂❤️🐖
07/10/2022

Isaac, Oliver and Dani think it’s a good day to just hang out in the mud.🙂❤️🐖

Today’s tour had to be cancelled due to rain, but Clifford made good use of the umbrella at the registration area anyway...
07/09/2022

Today’s tour had to be cancelled due to rain, but Clifford made good use of the umbrella at the registration area anyway! He is a very smart cow!❤️🐄

Watching the fireworks tonight across the river with the geese. Surprisingly, they weren’t scared, they actually seemed ...
07/03/2022

Watching the fireworks tonight across the river with the geese. Surprisingly, they weren’t scared, they actually seemed fascinated.

06/26/2022

Moses is the sweetest cow! Rescued from a farm in PA where he was left to die out in a field because his mother had hid him from the veal truck, Moses has been at Poplar ever since he was a baby calf. He now weighs over 2,000 pounds but still acts like a big puppy! When we were picking up cow pies in his pasture he decided he really wanted to get in the truck and see if there were any treats in there!😂

06/22/2022

Monty prefers to hang out at the pond with the geese, rather than the other pigs. ❤️🐖

06/21/2022

Love watching our seventeen rescued cows strolling through the woods - they have many “cow paths” that they like to travel on to get from one field to another, pausing to munch on some tasty leaves on the way. It’s a wonderful life that we wish all cows could live.❤️🐄

06/20/2022

The banana was just a little too heavy for Iggy the baby groundhog! She didn’t let that stop her though!😂

06/20/2022

Momma raccoon comes early every morning for breakfast on the porch before she goes to bed for the day. She loves the walnuts we put out for the squirrels. Today for the first time she brought all her babies to join her, and is teaching them to eat walnuts too!🙂❤️🦝

06/19/2022

This sweet little baby turkey was found all alone on a farm in Jefferson MD on Friday. She appeared out of the woods and started following the couple who live on the farm, and even let them pet her. They were rightfully very concerned for her welfare, since a young bird all alone in the wild with no adult to protect them would have a slim chance for survival. Thankfully they called Poplar Spring and we happily agreed to take her. We are assuming she is a domestic turkey or a wild one that someone hand raised, since she appears to be imprinted on people. She is very friendly, we love her already! Sound up to hear her sweet little peeps!❤️🦃

06/10/2022

Welcome home to our sweet little triplet Charlie, who has been in the hospital for the last week! After a routine neuter surgery Charlie became very lethargic, stopped eating and spiked a high fever. His bloodwork and ultrasounds revealed he had problems with his kidneys, so he was put on IV fluids and tubed with rumen contents from a cow to jump start his digestion. Today he was finally well enough to come home, and we were all so relieved and happy to see him, especially his sister Gidget who was literally jumping for joy at his return. His mother Evangeline, who had cried constantly and searched for him for days after he left for the hospital, was initially unsure what to think when she saw her baby again. After a short time though, she called him over to nurse, and all was right with the world again.(Buster, the third triplet, was off grazing, but got together later to play with his brother.) They are a wonderful happy goat family, and hopefully they will never have to be separated again. 💕🐐

Our newest goose Cornelius is making himself right at home! He loves caretaker  and follows him everywhere. Cornelius wa...
06/05/2022

Our newest goose Cornelius is making himself right at home! He loves caretaker and follows him everywhere. Cornelius was found in a warehouse area in PA, abandoned with a bag of feed next to him.😢Thanks to for contacting us about this sweet goose and to for transporting him all the way to Poplar! He is fitting in well with the other domestic geese and sleeping in the big pond at night. He will have a great home here where he is always safe and loved.❤️

05/31/2022

Marna (back) and Meadow (front) are two beautiful young hens who were recently found abandoned in a residential neighborhood in Laurel MD. They were rescued and brought to Poplar Spring by a kind woman who originally thought they were quail, as they have such interesting patterns on their feathers. They are still very young and peeping, and are very bonded to each other. They now spend their days happily scratching and pecking in the fields and woods, and sleep snuggled together safely in the barn at night. We are so happy to give them a wonderful place to live where they will always be loved and cared for. ❤️🐓

05/30/2022

Apparently I wasn’t being fast enough with the treats! Walked into the feed room at the goat barn to find our resident groundhog had somehow let herself in, climbed onto the cabinet, and was helping herself to bread and animal crackers!😂

It was hard to get a photo of our newest lamb, Leonora, without her BFF Aurora in the frame! Leonora is a sweet 4 month ...
05/29/2022

It was hard to get a photo of our newest lamb, Leonora, without her BFF Aurora in the frame! Leonora is a sweet 4 month old spotted Katahdin sheep who was rescued from a teaching program where she was destined to be sold for slaughter at the end of the school year. Thankfully she was saved from that fate by a kind student, and will now be able to live a wonderful life with her best friend Aurora ( who is the same age) by her side. They bonded immediately when they met a few weeks ago, and now spend their days running and playing in the tall grass, and sleeping side by side in the soft straw in the barn. It is so wonderful to see these two youngsters- who were both bred at their respective farms to be killed at only a few months, now living a safe and happy life, where they can always be together. ❤️🐏

As the winner of the race approached the finish line a spectator commented, "That guy is in a league of his own".
05/24/2022

As the winner of the race approached the finish line a spectator commented, "That guy is in a league of his own".

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Poolesville, MD
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'Moses at sunrise❤️🐂

Moses is five years old this year, born on a dairy farm in PA. When he was one day old his mother hid him from the veal truck under a pile of hay. When the farmer found him, he was very angry, and threw him out in the field and left him to die.

Thankfully the kind people at discovered him and convinced the farmer to let him go to a sanctuary. When he was a few months old they brought him to Poplar where he has happily lived ever since. He is now about 2,000 lbs and is a gentle giant.💕'⁠

📷: Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary

In honor of World Plant Milk Day🌱🥛 here's a stack of our signature Cowvin cookies. These oatmeal cookies filled with vanilla buttercream are named after one very special cow, rescued by Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary. All cows should live as safe and fulfilling lives as Cowvin's, and today we're remembering our mission to create great food without using animals.

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Foto: Mark Peters .photo på Instagram / fra dyrefristedet Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
Our next field trip will be to 🥁🥁🥁

Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary🐷

On Saturday, August 6 12:45 PM - 4:30 PM

We love this place because it is hands on, educates visitors about animal and wildlife issues, and the farm animals roam free on the 400 acres of land!

Please check out their website for more information: https://www.animalsanctuary.org

This field trip is limited to only 10 spots because of where we are going. This field trip will be on a first come, first serve basis—so sign up quickly. Please sign up for this field trip using the link below:

https://forms.gle/trEy8bho3cx1R2Hv6

If you have not signed your kid up for previous field trips, please complete the initial registration using the link below:

https://forms.gle/uRegkg8nxguPoYuF6

*LUNCH WILL NOT BE PROVIDED ON THIS TRIP BECAUSE OF THE TIME, HOWEVER SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED*

Thank you all for your support!

As always you can email us at [email protected]
Announcement: We're Launching Our Benefit Bakery! As a mission-driven business, we're committed to giving back to our community and to the greater good. That's why we've partnered with other businesses as well as foundations and nonprofits to help support various causes including Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals, Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, VINE Sanctuary and more!

With your help, we can do even more good! Every time you make a purchase, you're helping us give back -- and now you can support our Benefit Bakery directly through our Pay It Forward Fund!

Thank you for helping us Bake the World A Better Place ❤️
Made a quick trip up to PA today to pick up a handsome goose, Cornelius, from Here With Us Farm Sanctuary and transport him to Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary in MD. Cornelius and I had a lovely conversation as we drove through the countryside. And it was wonderful to see him announce his arrival to the other resident geese. He took to the water just great; looks like he will fit right in.

I also had the pleasure of an impromptu visit with some very special friends there. Shirley, the groundhog, was such a doll. I also got to meet Evangeline, who lived with Winter and Tinsel back in Shermans Dale. 🖤 Franklin, the goose, and I started out as friends but he quickly decided I am not his favorite. 😆 Thank you, Terry, for the wonderful conversation and for being such an inspiration.
Thank you to everyone who came out today for the Run for the Animals in Wheaton Regional Park, where much needed funds were raised for Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary. And a special treat afterwards was a book signing by my friend Howard Edelstein for his children’s book, ‘Come Visit the Animal Sanctuary’ with proceeds benefitting the sanctuary. Even though the in-person race is over, you can still participate in the virtual race anytime this week and support Poplar Spring. Details at www.animalsanctuary.org
Wonderful time at the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Run this morning!
Join/support Team VSDC for Poplar Spring’s Run for the Animals 2022 on Sunday, May 15th.

You can fuel up at DC Veg Restaurant Week and before running (or walking) for the precious animals of Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary on Sunday.

Details below.
My friend Bob created a song and video about animals. I thought people here might appreciate it. By the way, Bob will be running at the 5K next month!
ANOTHER place to donate to in honor for BETTY WHITE tomorrow ❤️🐾💙🐾💜🐾
How is your day? ☺️

I hope you're doing alright!

What makes or helps you feel better?

For me it’s volunteering or donating if I don’t have time to volunteer.

felt the same way! Donating just $10 a month to a favorite charity for animals can feed a furry friend for a week or more and only skips less than a meal for a human animal.

Have you researched any ways to donate to honor them and Betty Whites life long legacy?

Here’s one of mine. Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
You can volunteer here and donate! BONUS! They also have a great in person Thanksgiving day celebration when permittable.

~Orion

Another Xmas parade for your delight! 🎄🎅🎁

📸 from these wonderful places:⁠⁠
Road To Refuge Animal Sanctuary
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Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
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Zwig's last for the holiday season highlights a charity for those who have a soft spot for animals.

🐖🌳 Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary is a 400-acre home to over 200 neglected, abused or abandoned farm animals or wildlife that receive care, rehabilitation, and protection "surrounded by ponds, streams, and open fields of preserved natural habitat." The Sanctuary is completely funded by public donations and funds support daily feed, shelter, veterinary care, property maintenance, staffing, and new construction, such as barns and fences.

Watch the Sanctuary's video to see their heartwarming work in action: http://tiny.cc/psasvid. Help amplify their voices by learning more on their website and supporting with a donation. (animalsanctuary.org)

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Justin with his mom Maisie at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary.
Congratulations to Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary for another successful Run for the Animals (the 18th one)!
Cheers to those who joined this year's Fish Feel team. We had the most members of any team, and raised $3,115 ~ more than any team except Poplar's Peeps!
Thanks to team members Beth Edelstein, Howard Edelstein, Jim Fremont, Mary Finelli, Michael Gurwitz, Hal Katzman, Amie LaPorte, Diane Block Levant, Marc Levant and Maria Schmit, and special thanks to Preston Huey and an anonymous donor for their very generous donations for the 250+ rescued animals at Poplar!
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