Live
and Let Live Farm, Inc. was formed in 1996, and incorporated as a 501c3
charitable nonprofit foundation in 2002. Starting with just four horses,
the farm has expanded to over 60 horses along with many other species
of animals. The facilities has grown to three barns, an indoor rehabilitation
center (The Complete Body Rehabilitation Center), four round pens, a series
of corrals with run-in shelters and an outdoor riding ring.
The Live and Let Live Farm, Inc. provides a safe environment for animals and people to interact. Through a network of volunteers (which forms a huge family of our own ''with a remarkable sense of kinship"), along with co-owner and sponsorship programs, people learn humane education and horsemanship while caring for and rehabilitating horses.
We work with school districts (such as Chichester and Epsom), nonviolent prison rehabilitation programs, youth groups and other programs (such as the "Eagala" program) to implement programs that will give people an opportunity to work with horses that they wouldn't normally have. The benefits of building relationships with horses and people include physical, emotional and mental aspects that have been well documented and can lead both animals and people to having more productive lives.
Live and Let Live Farm, Inc. is an animal shelter that rescues abused and unwanted animals, mainly horses, and provides them either a temporary or permanent safe place to interact with people. We strive to rehabilitate and or retrain animals, leading to increased confidence and self-esteem, and relationships that benefit both animals and people. When applicable, we will try to find appropriate homes for rehabilitated animals. Those animals that are considered un-adoptable will be given lifetime care at our farm.
Live and Let Live Farm's Objectives are
- To rescue abused and unwanted animals, mainly horses, rehabilitate and/or retrain them
- To offer either a temporary or permanent haven for abused animals, mainly horses
- To find appropriate homes for rehabilitated animals, mainly horses
- To provide lifetime care for animals, mainly horses, that are considered un-adoptable
- To introduce people and horses to each other in a safe environment
- To foster relationships between people and horses
Also, there is a need to provide a safe and enjoyable environment where people, both adults and children, can interact with horses. Relationships between children and or adults and horses teach responsibility, develop self-confidence and build self-esteem - for both the animal and the human.
As
a young girl growing up, I had two dreams. The first was to have a permanent
place to call a home of my own. The second was to work for an animal rescue
– one that would take care of, help and save horses.
So, many years later, with endless hard work and struggles, I have gone beyond my wildest dreams and founded Live and Let Live Farm, Inc. The Farm is a nonprofit, 501C-3, charitable foundation that rescues, rehabilitates, and offers sanctuary to animals – mainly horses. The Farm is a place of peacefulness where people can come to interact with the animals. They learn while helping the needy, but loving animal friends of Live and Let Live Farm.
The Farm couldn't have become a nonprofit and I couldn't do the work that needs to be done without the wonderful, committed and caring people that come to the Farm to help and volunteer. This includes a very hard working volunteer, my husband Jerry, who I still think doesn't realize how much he has helped build this dream for me. Jerry has cleared the land, and worked hard to build barns, and let us use his farm trucks and company tractors.
Many of our volunteers are families and students from schools. New volunteers
are always needed and appreciated. They walk and brush horses, pick rocks
out of fields, clean stalls, feed animals, help with fund raisers, etc.
We are still in great need of volunteers to help with building and maintenance
of barns, run-ins, corrals, and fences.
I've seen animals that have been in very sad situations along the way.
But I have also witnessed some very loving and caring people who have
come to a hard time in their lives. Maybe they are having problems financially,
or health problems and they just can't keep their beloved animals any
longer. They are looking for help, and a place to bring their animals
where they know their animals will be cared for, trained some more, and
placed with some other loving and caring adopters.
Many horses have come to the farm since we became a charitable foundation
in the fall of 2002. Some stay for life, many are adopted out to loving
homes. Many other animals have also found their way to us - cockatiels,
geese, cats, ducks, rabbits, chickens and dogs that have found loving
homes.
Please take a moment to check the rest of our website. See the new animals
that are available for adoption, and read our adoption success stories.
Under News, click on the archives button for past news articles and newsletters
of the farm. Go to our Shopping area, and shop at merchants that give
a percentage of your purchases back to the Farm. IGive is an on line shopping
mall, with over 475 stores, and a portion of all purchases come back to
the Farm.
I would like to ask each and every one of you to invest in the great and
meaningful purpose of our Farm. Please consider making a tax-deductible
donation to Live and Let Live Farm for the animal friends that come to
us for help and rehabilitation. Your financial investment will help ensure
a safe, peaceful environment for the animals, and allow future generations
of human families to interact with the animals. Thank you so very much
for caring, and for your investment in the future of our animal friends.
Teresa Paradis
Executive Director