What Is Sanctuary?

By Carrie Shogan | Little OinkBank Pig Sanctuary – sanc·tu·ar·y /ˈsaNGk(t)SHəˌwerē/ noun noun: sanctuary; plural noun: sanctuaries 1.1. a place of refuge or safety. “his sons took sanctuary in the church” – My story of sanctuary is not pretty.  I did not follow my own advice when becoming a sanctuary.  The word never entered my head, let alone the ponderance …

Why Sanctuaries Close

In 2019 we had two farm animal sanctuaries close their doors here in British Columbia, Canada. From the experience of working through those two closures, as well as discussions with farm animal sanctuary owners who have watched many others come and go before, we would like to share our findings. Although it will be obvious to some, we have found …