At 7 pm on Saturday August 5 the sanctuary turned into a sea of paws and wagging tails while excited barks filled the air. What
Sanctuary News & Happenings
Another Great Party on the Books
Our Potluck Under the Stars on August 5 was yet another fantastic get-together of a diverse group of people from Lexington, Louisville, and Frankfort. Our sanctuary
The Dog Park at Good Acres Sanctuaries Needs Your Help
Help us build an off-leash dog park at Good Acres Sanctuaries in Lawrenceburg, KY! We need to raise $6000.- to make this happy place happen. Raised funds are
Special Treat Alert!! Singer Alyssa Hoover will be at our party on Saturday.
As if you needed yet another reason to come out to the sanctuary on Saturday at 7:30 pm for the Potluck under the Stars!?. Alyssa
Great Turn Out Again at Open Barn
Our Open Barn on Sunday was yet another busy one! We loved meeting all the visitors and their lovely children. The pigs were once again
Welcome Celina!!
This all happened in a flash. From a quick urgent email and phone conversation late yesterday to the delivery of a beautiful Pyraneese puppy today.
July 19 session of ‘Breathing Room’ Canceled
Breathing Room on July 19 is canceled. We will resume our weekly Wednesday night sessions the week after July 19. See you then!
Dog Training at Good Acres
Clearly, dogs are family. They give us so much. Yet millions of them die in shelters across the nation and worldwide every year. Unwanted dogs
The Farm Animal Discovery Center at Good Acres
What’s Lex Up to Now??
It has been a little over a month since the Vagabond pig from Lexington arrived at our sanctuary. Guess what?! He has grown so much,
Laughter is our Medicine
It’s not that we don’t take serious problems seriously here at the sanctuary … just not too serious. Creating a light-hearted environment in which healing
Farm Animals Help Children Overcome Trauma
Our Chica program in action! Rescued farm animals are helping children of addicted and incarcerated parents find back to joy and build resilience. More and
A New Resident Arrived – Welcome Charlie!
A new sanctuary resident has just made his great entrance to the sanctuary! Meet Charlie who was brought to us by his loving owners who
Meet Marcus – Our Equine Therapist
Marcus aka Marc is our herd leader. He is big. He is black. He is handsome! Marcus came to us about six years ago. In
Friends will be Friends – Shared Joy = Joy x 2!
Farm dog ‘Patrick’ is extremely fond of the farm’s golf cart and likes nothing better than riding on it when we drive as fast as
Meet Molly – from slaughterhouse bound to world class trail horse
Molly is a Belgian Draft horse and with roughly 1900 pounds by far the biggest equine at the sanctuary. Her gentle nature, however, is amazing.
That Awkward Moment…
Our animals provide us with so much joy and laughter. The other day after our old man ‘Shylo’ had come into the barn for a
Plant Powered Health & Wellness
Turmeric Stew – Food is Medicine
At our year end community dinner in Lawrenceburg several folks tried out the slow cooked vegan turmeric stew. It is always wonderful to see people
Holistic Addiction Recovery
Classical Music for Addiction Recovery
Here is another very simple and free tool you can use to set yourself up for success in addiction recovery and of course also if
