My Nonprofit Reviews

Are you an animal lover? Are you looking for a way to support the community while donating time to a worthy organization? Farmhouse Animal and Nature Sanctuary provide a loving home for a variety of animals for the rest of their lives. We also offer a fun learning experience with these beautiful animals in a natural, peaceful setting utilizing activities involving the arts and nature. Serving on the Board for FANS is a lovely way to pay back my community while spending time with some new furry friends.

Llamas are fantastic animals with bold and distinct personalities. They are some of my favorites! Llamas are flock guards. They are attentive and mindful of their environments. Llamas notice intruders and draw attention to them by making an alarm call and may even chase or kick the intruder. Our llama is excellent for protecting the little goats.

Farmhouse Animal and Nature Sanctuary is an ever-growing/evolving organization of people and animals. There are two people (Dave and Lisa), who do a lot of the work and live with the llama - and goats, and dogs and birds and kangaroos - with no doubt more to come. Some ongoing volunteers help regularly, and then some come and go and are on-call. Daily activities include the usual never-ending chores looking out for the welfare of the animals. So far, we have been able to laugh more than we cry and go with the flow of life on the "farm".

Even if the place is buried in mud, or rain is coming down so hard we cannot see a few feet ahead of us, we mumble a bit, but then realize it is only this moment that is trying. When it is all over, we still have these magnificent animals and a beautiful spot in a scenic and peaceful part of Florida. We have a lot of support from people and, most of all, we have this work that we love.
When someone like Bandit, our newest llama, shows up and we get to raise him and know that he will not end up as a neglected or abused llama, we just thank the Universe and keep on.

I love FANS and am so proud of the work done there for the animals. It is the best sanctuary I know of or have been a part of.