Animal Resident Program
Our Animals
Join our Sponsor-a-Farm-Animal program
We invite you to become part of the Herd and Flock family by sponsoring one of our beloved permanent residents pictured below with monthly payments. When you sponsor an animal, you’ll receive a personalized card in the mail featuring your chosen friend’s photo and story, along with quarterly email updates about their life at the sanctuary.
Your sponsorship helps provide fresh feed and hay to keep our animals healthy, soft bedding to keep them warm and clean, and enrichment activities that keep them curious and happy.
Most importantly, your support sustains our mission to provide lifelong refuge for animals rescued from the meat and dairy industries, to celebrate the individual worth and dignity of every animal, and to inspire compassion through education and the promotion of a plant-based lifestyle. 🌿💚
💚 How to Sponsor Your Animal
1️⃣ Click the “Sponsor” button next to your chosen resident’s photo.
2️⃣ Choose your monthly donation amount & fill out payment information
Finn
Finn’s life started at a dairy, but on his first day he was taken from his mother and sent to a veal operation, where he was chained to a hutch and forced to stand in his own filth. For a newborn calf, it must have been terrifying and unbearably lonely.
But Finn had a spark in him—and one day, that spark said, Nope. I’m out of here.
Somehow Finn managed to yank himself free, dragging along a whole chunk of the hutch that was still attached to the chain around his neck. He wandered onto a nearby road where an animal lover happened upon him, scooped him up, and brought him to a farm sanctuary. And that’s where Finn met Han, another rescued calf. From the moment they touched noses, the two became inseparable.
Today, Finn lives at Herd and Flock, where he spends his days lounging next to his buddy Han, quietly chewing his cud. No chains. No filth. No fear.
Today, Finn calls Herd and Flock home, where he spends his days grazing peacefully with his sanctuary brothers Han and Rocky. He’s living proof of resilience, friendship, and the healing power of compassion.
Chidi and Arco
Arco (right) was discovered in an abandoned field in Fairfield, right next to—you guessed it—an Arco gas station! She wouldn’t have lasted long out there: domestic rabbits can’t handle the scorching inland California heat and there was no dependable water source nearby. It’s likely she was abandoned by someone who no longer wanted her.
When Herd and Flock learned about the rabbits living in that field, we teamed up with friends to safely catch as many as possible. In total, we rescued six rabbits, including Arco.
One of the others soon gave birth—twice! Her second litter included Chidi, born to a brave mom who carried two litters at once (yes, rabbits can do that—who knew?). When Chidi grew up, we introduced him to Arco, hoping they might become companions, since rabbits are social and thrive in pairs. It was a perfect match. 💕
Now Arco and Chidi spend their days sharing sunny spots, hunting for hidden treats, and joyfully zooming around their enclosure.
Olivia
As a baby, Olivia was crammed onto a crowded transport truck with hundreds of other piglets, destined for slaughter. Somehow—through luck, courage, or sheer will—she escaped, tumbling or jumping from the truck onto Highway 12 in Contra Costa County. Miraculously, she suffered only a few cuts and bruises before being taken by animal control to the county shelter.
When Herd and Flock heard her story, we knew she belonged here. The notches in her ears—a painful mutilation used for identification—told us she’d come from industrial farming. Now a beautiful 450-pound Yorkshire pig, Olivia has blossomed into an inquisitive, confident girl who loves to check in on the humans whenever they enter her paddock. Always impatient when food is involved, she bangs on the barn stall door when she hears her meal being prepared. Watermelon, apples, and pumpkin are her absolute favorite treats.
Olivia spends her days basking in the sun and sharing her pasture with her best friends Luther, Tommy, and Diego—a happy ending for a pig who once found herself lost on the highway, and a daily reminder of what freedom looks like. 🩷