HELP A HORSE COMING SOON! Winslow Farm Awareness, Inc. This year Winslow Farm was Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary will soon be kicking off our host to the first Help A Horse new 2016-2017 “Sponsorship” program. We will be featuring event. Sponsoring the event several that you can choose from. When you purchase a were several local rescues and sponsorship, you will choose which of these featured animals you their representatives, including would like to sponsor. For your sponsorship, you will receive a “Fun Darlene from Black Feather Facts” sheet about the type of animal, as well as their own personal Truman Horse Rescue, Heidi from story. You will also receive a certificate for your chosen animal. Of Smokey Chestnut Farm, Ellen course, sponsorship donations are tax deductible. OUTPOST 2016 and Kathy from Amazing Grace We encourage you to visit Winslow Farm and meet all our animals; Equine Rescue. this may help you choose the one you want to sponsor. You can Our Mission is to provide a high quality “stay-for-life” animal sanctuary, dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, Thank You! purchase a sponsorship for yourself, but these will also make great and care of mistreated and abandoned animals; to promote the prevention of animal mistreatment through birthday gifts, holiday gifts or even as a memorial for an animal quality educational programs and events, and to advocate the preservation of wildlife habitat. Bay State Envelopes; Whole lover. Classes can pool resources and sponsor an animal together. Foods; Ellen Brogna, Those who When purchasing your sponsorship, you can specify whose name Meet Our New Friends mostly uncared for. She was sent our wishlist needs; Volunteers you want placed on the certificate (such as Mr. Smith’s 5th Grade one of the few surviving Class, Aunt Josephine, etc.) left. The others had died from Friends We Will Miss Keep checking our website for more details. Thank you for your starvation and neglect. Sparkle is Daffodil, Waterford, Halo, and support of Winslow Farm! a little Nigerian dwarf . She Cotton, Maple, and Walnut is estimated to be four years old. Winslow Wish List If left for another three weeks in her current situation she would Our list of wishes this year is for these needed items: Pellets for three have starved. She was happily pellet stoves used to heat our cat shelter; Mealworms; Canned corn; rescued and brought to Pinti Canned cat food any brand; Dry cat food, brand Purina; Little Cesar the farm. dog food; Paper towels, Trash bags; Cleaning products PEDRO & PAN Cookie & Bugsy Pedro and Pan were living in COOKIE & BUGSY a non-zoned area and needed a new home. Pedro was four Year End Giving important that you contact an Cookie and Bugsy are sweet attorney in preparing your will, trust little who are living the and a half months and Pan was three and a half months when Photo by Linda Crockett of a least sandpiper As the cost of or estate plan to ensure your wishes life. They roam the corral with care, quality feed and general are carried out. Winslow Farm’s our llama, Gabrielle. Their food they arrived. Pan and Pedro Linda Crockett, who maintenance continues to rise, it Board of Directors suggests you use are settling in at the farm and photographs often at the and water are set up underneath is only through the generosity of the following language in order to his house and the rabbits have enjoying the company of all the farm, discovered our very own supporters like you that Winslow avoid any confusion: “I give (specific goats. They love to run and play. Meadowbrook was a migatory Farm can continue. amount of property, percentage or beautiful tunnels that keep them stop for several species of residue) to Winslow Farm Animal cozy in the winter. Rabbits by Gift giving can be made in many Sparkle sandpipers, including the ways, either by a direct donation, Awareness, Inc. having its principal nature live in burrows. They PINTI least sandpiper, smallest of the proceeds donated monthly through offices at 37 Eddy St, Norton, need to dig and eat roots. The an insurance policy, stock, bonds Massachusetts, 02766 for its general bunnies also eat the newly sandpipers also known as peeps. purposes to harbor and provide a Pinti was found as a young They breed in the northernmost (Winslow Farm has a brokerage planted pasture in the mornings chick wandering around the account available for the purpose of stay for life sanctuary for abandoned and at dusk. They can be seen parts of North America in the and abused animals.” main street in Mansfield. She donating investment securities), or stretching out their hind legs on tundra and boreal forest. They pension/IRA distribution. Tax ID #043278765. was rescued and brought to the migrate to northern South the soft grass taking a rest. In preparing your will, estate plan farm. She was brought up with America and the southern states Please contact Winslow Farm if you the doves. Once old enough, or living trust, please consider need more information on any of the SPARKLE for the winter. The other species including Winslow Farm as part she joined the other to gift giving options. We thank you for Sparkle was originally purchased was the solitary sandpiper. They of your charitable interests. It is your help! roam free around the farm. breed in northern Canada. from an auction, but was left Pedro & Pan

37 Eddy Street • Norton, MA 02766 • 508-285-6451 • www.winslowfarm.com President’s Letter OPERATION PRODUCE: It has been hard to witness abandoned again. It has been On a daily basis, 16 buckets of and feel their previous pain. my mission to have the animals produce are chopped up for our The Winslow Farm volunteers live in peace and harmony. animals. The produce serves as have made a difference in each With the help of the staff, we a means of having a variety of of their lives. The loving work have created a true sense of minerals, nutrients and vitamins. of patience, consistency and sanctuary. It is what I call our The animals look forward to a gaining the animals’ trust is a “Heaven on Earth.” variety of fruits and vegetables. In common thread in our family of Thank you to our precious the summer and winter months, volunteers. animals and the ground they it is especially important for the Looking back over the twenty walk on. Also, I need to animals to stay hydrated. All our years, our patrons who have thank all the wild creatures CHEEKY birds, including geese, ducks, come through the farm would I hear throughout my day MAPLE & WALNUT chickens, peafowl and pigeons can Cheeky is our beautiful lovingly give the animals a kind buzzing, chirping and Maple and Walnut arrived at count on watermelon, grapes, fresh that was brought to us 13 years Stormy, Forest and Debra White word. I have seen patrons sit honking all around the farm. Winslow Farm early spring. corn and romaine lettuce on a ago. He first lived in our large with cats hours on end, holding In the distance I can smell They were in poor condition daily basis. Winslow Farm Animal cat shelter running up and down them in their laps. The goats Meadowbrook pond whether when they arrived. Walnut, the Awareness, Inc. proudly the ramps, living with all the Our goats, sheep, rabbits, llamas, have been stroked in the barn it is in a drought or filled with beautiful llama, had a fungus celebrated 20 years of rescue cats. He would lay with them horses and donkeys all get a nice until they fell asleep in visitor’s water. All the blessings will covering her entire body. Using work in 2016. The farm was in their cat beds. One day one bucket of a variety of fruits and arms. Horses are admired and never be taken for granted! I cedar oil and coconut oil I opened to the public in order of our volunteers, Carol, asked vegetables. our donkeys will always stand hope to continue to give all I was able rid her of her fungus to teach about the plight of is she could let him play in It has been particularly challenging for brushing or a good massage. have to make a difference in the completely. Unfortunately, due abandoned animals. They were the garden near the cat shelter. this year to receive donations of That has always made me feel lives of animals. to their bout of meningeal worm rescued from starvation, injury, Carol would bring him out each produce. The grocery stores send so good to know there are the returning, they both succumbed neglect, cruelty and slaughter. day she came. We decided it their produce to food banks and people who really care. to the worm attacking the All our animals have a story. A would be best for him to be free compost companies. We do receive spinal chord. They both could story I and our caretakers here The farm has been turned into on the farm. One bad winter some produce from the Whole not get up and sadly both will hold deep in our hearts. a village of the most beautiful I brought him into my home Foods in Bellingham and the Big Y were euthanized at different animals that will never be and he could be seen in a large in Easton. It all depends on what times during this year. I loved bed with our dog, Freedom, the stores have to offer from week grooming Walnut each night and our rooster, Mr. Wonderful, to week. At times we do not make after chores. Little Maple, the Napoleon, our potbellied has a loving word and giving enjoying the heat of my wood our quota, which then falls on the alpaca, was sweet as could be and pig, has had a complete spa special attention to each one. burning stove. They were farm financially. We have had the we loved her. ~Debra White makeover! This is all due to During the winter, Napoleon camping in all winter! fortunate kindess of Helen Brogna Carol, our volunteer of 12 years, shares the front room of the cat ~Debra White of Hip Saver, reach out to us to who has provided tender loving shelter with a specially-made help fill in the gaps. She generously care for our animals. Potbellied stall for him. He is free to go PEACOCK POND calls Roche Bros. each week and pigs, over time, can get very in and out through a double- purchases what we need, such as dry skin with flaking that can swinging pet door. His bed This year we added a pond to kale, broccoli, spinach, carrots and become itchy. is made of straw and he rolls the avairy for the enjoyment grapes. This has been so handy Each Sunday morning, Carol himself up in his special blanket, of our peacocks, peahens and because it does get delivered to the feeds the kitties in the front cat thus coining the phrase, “pigs in ducks. There is a cascading farm on a weekly basis. If anyone shelter. She makes her rounds, a blanket!” Over time, Napoleon waterfall and a natural looking would like to get on board with spending time with Tiger Lilly, has accepted Carol’s belly rubs. rock formation, creating a this donation, you could contact Spirit and Hemmingway to Napoleon became so enamored beautiful effect. New plants have Debra White at wnslofrm@gmail. name a few of our cats. Even the with her he allowed her to brush been added to make this a new com and I would be happy to shyest of cats come down from him, and remove the dry skin. attractive addition to the farm. help you set up an account for the loft when they hear Carol’s With the added coconut oil, Our birds are truly enjoying this a Winslow Farm delivery from sweet, kind voice. She always he now struts about shiny as a tranquil oasis. One of our ducks Roche Bros. or Stop & Shop Carol and Napoleon greased piggy, happy as can be! especially enjoys splashing about!