The Lost Sheep Ranch

08/27/2020

With deep sadness and love, our ranch family must share the recent passing of our favorite bossy, caring, (s)mothering, and ball-stealer girl, Scout. She was mother/grandmother to all the animals, and she set the tone for play, work, and naps. We will miss her greatly, and we know she's in heaven chasing after Jollyballs and cuddling everything smaller than her 90 lbs of glory. 💙💙🐾

Hug your fur-babies a little bit more today. Thanks everyone.

04/09/2019

01/06/2019

Mooner taking Julie and Joe for a Sleigh ride

11/26/2018

New Ranch Worker! Welcome Home Murphy

11/10/2018

For the brave and beautiful animals that found their way over the years into our family.

"Little Yellow Sticker"

Today; I took off your "little yellow sticker" and you became free.

The "little yellow sticker" stamped ‘State/Federal; USND; Do Not Remove’ securely attached to your mane, clearly identified you.

Slowly as I work on removing that "little yellow sticker" from your mane, I thanked God for your life.

You will never have to face the fate that the" little yellow sticker" condemned you to.

- You did nothing wrong, you simply were born on American soil.

As a human, I can not bear to think of the inhumane, painful, agonizing future, that governmental sticker cleared you for.

Some will say that there was a reason you ended up with a "little yellow sticker" on your mane, the reason means nothing to you.

Many like yourself gave their heart and soul to humans, until they did not need you anymore.

- You found yourself surrounded by a legendary purse winning racehorse, a former level two dressage horse, a pony that carried children around for years at a riding school, a horse that won reining championships and the donkey who had an early birth due to stress and now has her baby at her side.

- On the trailer you were next to an old mule that could not longer pull a buggy, a young horse who never will reach their 3rd birthday, the three-day eventing horse that could no longer jump and the three horses that used to call the wild plains their home.

- All of them were given a “little yellow sticker”.

We could not remove the “little yellow sticker” from your mane today, as it was designed to last until the end. So slowly I cut off the “little yellow sticker”, forever freeing you of the bonds.

Here lies the “little yellow sticker”, a reminder that thousands of horses, ponies, donkeys and mules are shipped across our borders each week.

Today; I pray this “little yellow sticker” will move other humans to demand stricter animal protection laws from birth through death.

By Nathalie Carrizosa

07/21/2018

Hunkerin’ down for bedtime with the hounds at the ranch. The big kids are always confused why the naughty rat dog can’t chill out and sleep outside the crate. 😴

07/07/2018

Thanks Oscar
for bringing LEGO to the Lost Sheep Ranch
He’s busy making new friends!!

04/03/2017

04/03/2017

Another Boy!!!

04/03/2017

Boy and a Girl

01/15/2017

Thank You to Our Friends and Family for your help with the
Move of The Lost Sheep Ranch

"We didn't lose a single critter"