Animal Messenger of the Day: Piper

From Piper:  “I love to answer this question every year. I so look forward to this! You see, people are always astonished when they meet me. I was born without eyes and have never once seen the world the way most of you do. Yet, my world is not dark at all. I am able […]

Animal Messenger of the Day: Mary Beth

From Mary Beth:  “Every second of every day is a moment to be grateful. There is not one breath that I have taken that I have regretted. People tend to feel sorry for me and I really don’t like that. This is me! I am very alive and very happy. And you know what I […]

Animal Message of the Day: Buster

From Buster:  “I have so much in my life to be grateful for. I have experienced some rough things from people in my past. In fact, I lost my eye because of that and have a lot of problems with my back and legs too. But, I tell you that not so that you will […]

Animal Message of the Day: Cumin

From Cumin:  “I bet there are people looking at this and saying, ‘what could a guinea pig have to say?’ And that’s ok if you thought that. But don’t you at least agree that I am cute? There is so much in life to be grateful for. I love the taste of so many different […]

Animal Message of the Day: Harriett

From Harriett: “I may be little but don’t let my size fool you. There is a lot of me in here. I am grateful to feel the joy in being alive. I am grateful to have my friends with me. We stuck together in hard times and wanted to stay together forever. We got our […]

Animal Message of the Day: Misty Mew

This year you can enjoy the messages in two formats. First, in writing and below there is also a video with Dawn reading the message. We hope you enjoy! From Misty Mew: “I am very grateful to have a purpose in life. I am the head greeter here. That’s a big job. We get lots […]

Animal Talk Thursday – November 21, 2024

This will be our last Animal Talk Thursday of 2024, as we prepare to commence our annual Animal Messages of Gratitude tradition from November 28 through December 31. Animal Talk Thursday will return in 2025!

Animal Talk Thursday: The Story of Our 1993 Halloween Fire

Tune in for a very special Animal Talk Thursday, where Dawn will be sharing the story of the 1993 Halloween fire that happened 31 years ago today, when we lost our barn that housed our small animals and the living quarters/offices for co-founders Bonnie and Dawn along with 24 small animals (cats, dogs and parakeets). […]

Animal Talk Thursdays – New Feature

Join Us on Facebook Live Or Watch on our YouTube Channel Later We have started a new feature on our Facebook page called Animal Talk Thursdays with Dawn Hayman, animal communicator and co-founder of Spring Farm CARES. You can join us Live on Facebook every Thursday for this series at 10am ET. We are now […]

Memorial to Angelo

In Memory of Angelo – 2003 – 2024 Today we lost a most amazing cat. Angelo was a giant among us. To know Angelo was to love him. And boy was he loved – by his caretakers, volunteers, visitors, and most especially by his fellow cat residents. Angelo was pure love. There was a light […]

A Special Opportunity to Support Spring Farm CARES

A Special Opportunity to Support Spring Farm CARES We are excited to share that on September 20, Spring Farm CARES will be participating in the third annual Mohawk Valley Gives, a 24-hour community-wide giving day to benefit nonprofit organizations serving the Mohawk Valley. During last year’s giving day, the community came together and raised more […]

Memorial To Xander

Memorial to Xander – August 6, 2024 Another amazing soul has left our embrace. Today we said good-bye to our dear donkey Xander.  Xander was 37 years old and basically died from old age. He enjoyed a good life. In fact, Xander was one of the exceptions in our herd where we can say he […]

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 […]