Every life deserves to be held.
Lifelong refuge and compassionate care for rescued farm animals, on land we're healing for the future.
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Where compassion takes root.
For Andreana and Brian, it began with a calling to help animals and regenerate the land. This is their story.
Rescue is a moment. Sanctuary is a lifetime.
There are two ways to help hold the animals who call Held & Healed home. Choose the one that feels right for you.
Make a gift today.
Your contribution helps support the daily care, safety and well-being of the animals who call Held & Healed home.
Give OnceBecome a Promise Keeper.
Lifelong sanctuary requires ongoing care. Your monthly gift covers food, shelter and veterinary care, plus the unplanned moments: illness, injuries and accidents.
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Care for animals.
Restore the land.
We give rescued farm animals a lifelong home and the dignity of being seen for who they are. We restore the land they live on, so it can heal alongside them. And we invite our community to learn, volunteer and grow with us, rooted in respect for every living being.
Read our mission →Individual stories. A shared home.
Their rescue is only the beginning.
Every animal who finds sanctuary at Held & Healed deserves continued care, safety, nourishment and the freedom to live with dignity. Your generosity helps make that lifelong commitment possible.
A sanctuary for animals. A healthier future for the land.
We're helping pioneer the climate sanctuary: a newer approach to land conservation where caring for animals and caring for the Earth are the same work.
- iLifelong sanctuaryA forever home, never a stopover.
- iiRegenerative stewardshipRebuilding soil, water and biodiversity.
- iiiClimate resilienceHelping our community adapt.
- ivThe next generationRaising kids to protect all life.
"A small family, raising our children alongside this work."
Andreana & Brian, founders