Moving On

It was five years ago yesterday that we moved out here to remodel an old hog confinement into kennels, runs, and play yards for rescued dogs. About a year ago, the blog told about the economy putting a strain on the funding for the farm. We were recently told that my sister in law an brother are moving here and taking over the care and operation of the farm and kennels.

We had no idea what we were going to do, much less where it would be, or how we would come up with the money to get there. We prayed, and two weeks later we received an offer. We will be leaving on March 31, where my husband will care for Pine Forty Farms in Hampton, Iowa. We have halter broke alpacas for Pine Forty in the past, and we'll be back just in time to help with the annual shearing. Their fiber is made into clothing and sold through Waliki.

What will happen here? The rescue organization for which we have fostered for the last four years is negotiating in order to be able to continue to keep rescued dogs on the premises. PAWS Hancock, Greenfield, IN is working to buy or build their own facility, not only to house rescued dogs and cats, but to open up a low cost spay/neuter clinic - something this area needs desperately.

Right now the important thing, besides packing, doing taxes and bookkeeping, is to find homes for the rescued animals we currently have on site. Anyone interested in adopting should go to www.pawshancock.org or www.petfinder.com and click on Greenfield, IN to view our current dogs, puppies, cats and kittens.