Friends, Not Food
Friends, Not Food
More than 100 unique individuals call Little Hill Sanctuary their home. Sponsor any one of them and give them the gift of a life free from harm with the individualized care to help them thrive. Your sponsorship helps provide their monthly feed, bedding, routine veterinary care, and lots of love. When you sponsor an animal you will receive a beautiful photo of the animal with their heartwarming rescue story, a dedicated sponsorship certificate, and some Little Hill Sanctuary merchandise, along with quarterly email updates on the individual animal you sponsor!
Popsicle
If you are local to us you probably know Popsicle’s heartbreaking story. At just a few months old covered in burns and cuts he was being offered for sale door to door in a nearby neighborhood…Learn More
Judy
Judy was saved from slaughter with her daughter Liza. We were so happy to be able to keep this family together and give them a place to live the lives they deserve free from harm…Learn More
Colorado
Mabel
Mabel was once someone’s beloved pet. But like so many piggies her human’s situation changed and she eventually found herself outside unprotected and was brutally attracted by dog….. Learn More
Petunia
Petunia was saved from slaughter with her best friend Canela from a local butcher and backyard farm…Learn More
Poppy
Poppy was rescued from euthanasia at a local shelter. She was surrendered to the shelter in such horrible condition that she was beyond their resources to rehabilitate….Learn More
Nancy
Nancy was surrendered to us after the family who raised her for slaughter had a change of heart before Thanksgiving. Nancy is the sweetest girl and just sitting in her presence brings others a sense of calm. We are so grateful that she was…..Learn More
Patches
Patches was part of a petting zoo at a local pumpkin patch. But when Halloween was over Patches found himself headed for auction. Thankfully a few kind humans intervened and brought him…Learn More
Canela
Canela was saved from slaughter with her best friend Petunia from a local butcher and backyard farm. The two joined us here at the sanctuary when they were just a few months old and already big girls… Learn More
Bonnie
A lab tech reached out to us about a Yorkshire pig in need of rescue from a research lab. She had just one week to find a home before she would be euthanized… Learn More
Blueberry
Blueberry was found outside, alone, fending for himself in the wild. Fortunately he was captured by a kind human and brought here to the sanctuary. Blueberry is a game rooster and a former cockfighting escapee…. Learn More
Ellis
Mama Ellis was liberated from a 4-H Dairy operation with her young son Finn. Ellis is considered quite petite for her breed and was therefore not considered ideal for dairy production. Finn being born a boy without the ability… Learn More
Edie
Edie has been through a lot. She was abandoned by cruel humans outside alone to fend for herself. While surviving in the wild she was attacked by dogs or coyotes and barely escaped with her life…. Learn More
Catty
We don’t know where Catty and his brother Purrs came from but one day we heard the faint meow of kittens at the sanctuary and we quickly went to work trapping these beautiful boys… Learn More
Purrs
We don’t know where Purrs and his brother Catty came from but one day we heard the faint meow of kittens at the sanctuary and we quickly went to work trapping these beautiful boys… Learn More
Sprinter
One day Sprinter showed up outside of our sanctuary gate. She was just a baby so we thought she would be easy enough to approach. But we were wrong… Learn More
Leaf
Leaf was born here at the sanctuary and has grown up with his mother and brother surrounded with love. And it shows. Leaf is absolutely the sweetest boy. He loves humans, he loves his sheep family, and he…. Learn More
Marigold
Marigold was liberated from backyard slaughter along with her mother Clover. When Marigold was just a baby herself she birthed two beautiful boys Sprout and Leaf. Mama Marigold was so young that she struggled…Learn More
Liza
Liza was saved from slaughter with her Mother Judy. We were so happy to be able to keep this family together and give them a place to live the lives they deserve free from harm. Not long after they arrived at the sanctuary… Learn More
Rex
Rex has the most heartbreaking story. He was found abandoned in a field at a small local farm. The type of farm that boasts happy animals and humane meat which folks love to romanticize as ethical…. Learn More
Sunday
Sunday came to the sanctuary on Easter morning when a young activist showed up at our sanctuary gate with them. They were just a few days old. She had just rescued them from a feed store…. Learn More
Augie
Augie came to us after he became too aggressive with his previous humans. They loved him and wanted the best for him but were no longer able to safety care for him….Learn More
Grandpa Stevie
Grandpa Stevie was surrendered to our local SPCA and spent a long time at the shelter with no adoption prospects. Perhaps due to his age. Perhaps due to his obesity. Perhaps due to his mobility….Learn More
Pickles
When roosters are surrendered to shelters few ever make it out alive. But Pickles is the exception to that devastating fact. We become aware of Pickles while working on another rooster project… Learn More
Ravenwolf
When roosters are surrendered to shelters few ever make it out alive. But Ravenwolf is the exception to that devastating fact. We become aware of Ravenwolf while working on another rooster project and... Learn More
Spruce
Spruce was posted for free as a baby on social media just a few months before Thanksgiving along with another turkey. Thankfully an incredible animal advocate saw them….Learn More
Cedar
Cedar was posted for free as a baby on social media just a few months before Thanksgiving along with another turkey. Thankfully an incredible animal advocate saw them….Learn More
Margie
Margie has had the most amazing transformation since her rescue. An incredible 36 pounds of wool were shorn from Margie’s body. We do not believe Margie had ever been shorn before…Learn More
Lucy & Ethel
Lucy and Ethel, like many pigs, were let down by their original guardians and left at the local shelter for quite some time with no adoption prospects. When we learned of their situation…Learn More
Bob
Bob came to us after his human dug a hole in the ground with the intention of shooting him in that hole. Fortunately some concerned neighbors who had known Bob for over eleven years intervened and reached out…Learn More
The Roo Crew
These beautiful boys were rescued from a cockfighting bust up in Washington and we welcomed them here to our sanctuary after their case was resolved. Jeff, Ronnie, Skipper, Joel, Felix, and Dylan have been….Learn More
