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One moon at a time, providing sanctuary for abused, neglected, and abandoned farmed animals.

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Luna Sea is a promise!  Sanctuary provides access to exemplary lifetime care, enrichment, safety and LOVE.

It was the spring of 2020. Coronavirus surged and farmers were shooting and gassing their pigs en masse in response to the breakdown. Farm animals everywhere were at greater risk than usual for abuse, neglect, and slaughter.

With 4/12 acres in Western North Carolina, I knew we could help. Honestly, though? No idea what we were getting into. But, one moon at a time, one precious being at a time, we began to create a sanctuary for farmed animals. 

Sometimes our efforts feel tiny, like we are trying to scoop up the entire ocean with a teaspoon, but nevertheless each day we give it our all. Today our 501(c)(3) nonprofit is honored to share our land and our hearts with the 31 beings that call our little Luna Sea home!

Our promise of lifelong care also includes a focus on sustainability, education on the plight of farmed animals and vegan solutions, and to make this world a safer and more compassionate place for all beings. We have future plans to invite visitors to the sanctuary and are looking for regular volunteers to help with the daily operations of our little nonprofit.

About

Luna Sea is a promise!  Sanctuary provides access to exemplary lifetime care, enrichment, safety and LOVE.

It was the spring of 2020. Coronavirus surged and farmers were shooting and gassing their pigs en masse in response to the breakdown. Farm animals everywhere were at greater risk than usual for abuse, neglect, and slaughter.

With 4/12 acres in Western North Carolina, I knew we could help. Honestly, though? No idea what we were getting into. But, one moon at a time, one precious being at a time, we began to create a sanctuary for farmed animals. 

Sometimes our efforts feel tiny, like we are trying to scoop up the entire ocean with a teaspoon, but nevertheless each day we give it our all. Today our 501(c)(3) nonprofit is honored to share our land and our hearts with the 31 beings that call our little Luna Sea home!

Our promise of lifelong care also includes a focus on sustainability, education on the plight of farmed animals and vegan solutions, and to make this world a safer and more compassionate place for all beings. We have future plans to invite visitors to the sanctuary and are looking for regular volunteers to help with the daily operations of our little nonprofit.

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All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it. ~ Samuel Butler

Luna Sea Stories

WHAT IS SANCTUARY?

Mara came to us on the harvest moon. A beautiful chestnut mare, her body broken from neglect, she was scheduled for slaughter. Instead, Mara came home to us. Her condition was critical but against the odds we assembled a dream team to address her issues. She underwent a life-saving surgery and experts worked on her foundered condition. We gave it our all: two feet of the softest bedding, long nights with her beautiful head in my lap, and she was lulled to sleep with songs lovingly sung to her by two little girls who believe in miracles. 

I was sure, with every ounce of my being, that doing all these right things would give us a happily-ever-after.  But a month after Mara came to us, I walked away from her grave. My heart, and my daughters' hearts, were shattered.

I didn’t truly understand sanctuary until then. I thought sanctuary meant the miracle and joy of saving the animals that come into our care. This, though, was a deeper promise than I imagined. Mara taught me that sanctuary also means a last loving stop. To allow us to see them through death–even as we celebrate them through life. It’s not always a happy ending, but at Luna Sea Sanctuary, it is always an ending surrounded by LOVE.

Luna Sea Stories

THE ROSE BOWL

At Luna Sea there is a very special bowl fashioned from rose quartz. The stone of unconditional love, rose quartz heals past trauma, restores trust, comforts, calms and soothes. Every being that comes home to our sanctuary drinks from the bowl.  

The heavy bowl provides practical magic as it can’t tip over and all our baby animals–and even our beautiful turkey William Wallace–have experienced the bowl’s magical energy. Baby June, just two weeks old, and her mama Cherry were the very first to have it in their stall. A symbol of our hearts, it stays with our new arrivals through their first three nights. 

This is how we do sanctuary at Luna Sea.

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Everything helps! Thanks to our supporters, we are now fully registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and your donations are tax deductible.

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Unfortunately, at the current time, we are at capacity

It breaks our heart, but due to funding we are not able to take in any new animals. But we want to help you rehome and surrender safely!  Following are a list of other farm rescues that may be able to help.

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“We don't have two hearts, one for animals and one for humans; we have one heart or we don't have any.”
~
Alphonse de Lamartine

Whether you are interested in veganism or improving the welfare of farmed animals, Asheville Animal Save offers a number of resources on Instagram and you can also follow them on their Facebook page.

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