Mark Your Calendar For Our September Open House

Come Visit Our Animals & See What’s New

Spring Farm CARES Open House
Saturday, September 14
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
3364 State Route 12, Clinton, NY 13323

You’re invited to a very special Spring Farm CARES Open House!
Join us in celebrating our newly renovated small animal facility with live music, food, tours and meet & greets with our animal residents.
We have been undergoing major renovations since June 2023 that included a complete remodel of all 13 of our cat rooms and their enclosed porches as well as a new roof, new floors, new walls, whole new porches, new bathrooms, a new heating/cooling system, new lighting, and some structural fixes that had to be made to a 30-year-old pole barn structure.

Throughout this process, the priority has been to cause the least amount of stress to the animals who call Kigercat Hall their home. To do these renovations, all of the cats needed to be removed from their rooms for several weeks. We completed the job in phases involving four rooms at a time and had large temporary cat rooms built in the middle of the hall, so cats had a nice place to live while their home was getting renovated. The cats enjoyed the novelty and variety of their temporary digs but were even more excited when they could return to their beautiful, brand-new homes.

The renovations are officially complete as of July, which marks an exciting new chapter for us here at Spring Farm. It is incredible to have our hall back to its usual glory and to see our cats blossom in their wonderful new homes. And with all the construction complete and the temporary cat rooms gone, we can better accommodate more visitors and tours.

We’ve also had other new developments in the works, such as the creation of a new volunteer program, and we will have lots of exciting information to share with you at the open house about how you can get more involved and be a part of our mission here at Spring Farm CARES.

See you on September 14!

 

Goat Playtime!

On days when the weather is too nasty, the goats have to stay inside. We always try to find enrichment for our animals. This is a group of our small and medium goats out together in our arena for some playtime. Watching goats play is always entertaining!

Happy Thanksgiving!

May your day be filled with peace and gratitude!

Coming Soon! Annual Daily Animal Messages

Coming soon is our annual tradition of a message a day from one of the Spring Farm CARES animal residents. Animal communicator and co-founder, Dawn Hayman, asks the animals to share what they are most grateful for in their life and/or what messages of wisdom they’d like to share. Many of you have told us that this is a part of your holiday tradition now. We cannot think of a better tribute to our animals than to share their wisdom with all of you.

Each day, from November 23rd – December 31st,  a message will be posted on our Facebook Page as well as right here on our website.

Stay tuned!

Good Piece on Spring Farm CARES

We thank WPBS in Watertown for doing this piece on Spring Farm CARES. Although it was filmed a couple of years ago, the information is still current and shows the farm and our mission very well.

Featured Animal of the Week: D.K.

Featured Animal of the Week: D.K.

D.K. is a most gentle and kind soul. He was born in 2009 and came to the farm as a tiny kitten. He had been adopted out but was later returned because he was scratching the furniture. This really rattled D.K. who is rather sensitive and shy. After that, he never would show well to adopters. Actually, D.K. decided that he was just fine right here.
D.K. loves his cat friends and is totally loved by them as well. Especially Lil G who has also grown up with him and is often seen snuggling with him. He is the cat who all the other cats gravitate to in his room. Clearly he is a healing presence. We adore D.K. and are so glad he is content in his work here with us.
D.K. does not currently have a sponsor but would love one. The animals truly do feel the sponsors’ energy. And animals can have more than one sponsor!
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