Eddie was at a slaughterhouse and escaped along with the other five cows. They got through three fences and ran for hours through the streets…

Chico was sent to slaughter with 5 other young cows, but he wanted to live. Chico, wise beyond his years, led the others through three fences and ran…

Baron Von Goat lived in neglect at a place that didn’t want him. He was kept chained to a post, but Baron knew he had a greater purpose and frequently…

Zailey was found lost in a neighborhood and when no owners were found, we were asked to take her in. She acclimated to our other chickens very quickly.…

Hope was rescued from Thanksgiving in 2023. She was a little timid at first, but very soon opened herself up to our love and care. She allows us to…

Opal lived her entire life with a family who loved her very much and a sister who she adored. Tragically, something attacked her sister one night and…

David Bowie is a Guinea Fowl who showed up at The Gentle Barn Missouri one evening all by himself. After inviting him into our barnyard, he immediately…

It's unclear what happened to Remington before he was found at auction, but we do know that he was young, scared, and emaciated. Thankfully a family…

Aslan is a Percheron draft horse who was used to pull huge carts and carriages his whole life. When his body started breaking down and his hind end…

Ella fell off of a truck and was running around a truck stop in Kansas desperately looking for help. She was scared, malnourished, and scraped up. Luckily…

Georgia was unwanted by her owner because she wasn't laying eggs anymore. At The Gentle Barn we love her not for her eggs, but for her beautiful face,…

Rosie was raised on a pig farm for slaughter, but during a flood she was swept away. A nearby family took her in and raised her as a pet. But…

Our animal care staff was alerted to a situation involving this baby potbelly pig and his mother roaming around the local gas station near a busy road.…

Smudge and her sisters were rescued right down the road from us. One of our neighbors called us after 11 turkeys showed up at their house and were hanging…

Our animal care staff was alerted to a situation involving this potbelly pig and her tiny baby roaming around the local gas station near a busy road.…

Moose is a Belgian draft horse who pulled carriages and carts his whole life. At eighteen years old his teeth were uncared for and rotten, making it…

Neptune and her sisters were rescued right down the road from us. One of our neighbors called us after 11 turkeys showed up at their house and were…

Nigel was found on the side of a busy highway in Nashville, alone, scared, and pecking through litter. How he got there we can’t say for sure, but it’s…

Jemima was bought as an Easter gift. The family was not prepared to have a baby duck and kept her in their bathtub until they realized that they…

Johnny Cash escaped from a slaughterhouse with five other cows and ran for his life through the streets of St Louis seeking refuge. Hours later…

It's unclear what happened to Chance that lead to him going to auction but what we do know is that he was terrified, emaciated, and growing a large…

Petunia was found running around on the side of the road. There were several pig farms nearby so she most likely escaped. A family driving by took her…

Houdini was at a slaughter house with 5 other young cows. Wanting to live, they made a break for it, broke through three fences, and ran through the…

Story was used as a beef cow for over two decades. Each year she was impregnated and when her baby was six to twelve months old, the baby was taken…

Sorina was rescued from Thanksgiving in 2023. She is loving, gentle, and innocent, and now that she trusts us, loves cuddles. She falls asleep in our…

Penny was a tiny baby when she fell off a transport truck. A man driving by saw Penny on the side of the road and picked her up and saved her life.…

Roo escaped from a slaughterhouse with five other cows and ran for hours through the streets of St Louis seeking refuge. They were eventually rounded…

Hazel lived with several other goats and while their person was at work Hazel and the other animals were attacked by a stray dog. Hazel was the only…