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tle: Home page for Leilani Farm Sanctuary
kwd: animal sanctuary, leilani farm sanctuary
dsc: Leilani Farm Sanctuary, a paradise for rescued animals!
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url: url
dat: 2010-09-01
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<img class="floatcen" src="images/LFSlogo.jpg" alt="logo" width="300">
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<a href="2.html"><span class="ban">Ongoing Tours at Leilani Farm Sanctuary</span></a>
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<p>Leilani Farm Sanctuary, located on a lush 8-acre farm in Haiku, Maui, is home to chickens, cats, goats, rabbits, donkeys, peahens, pigs, deer, and ducks. The sanctuary is an all volunteer, non-profit organization created to provide shelter and care for rescued animals, and humane education to the community.
</p>

<center><img src=images/i3.jpg width=300></center>

<p>The sanctuary was named in honor of Leilani, the farm's first resident donkey.
</p>

<center><img src=images/i2.jpg width=300></center>

<p>There are rolling green pastures for goats and donkeys to graze, hundreds of trees for the cats to climb, and jungle environments for the chickens to explore and a shady garden for the rabbits to enjoy.
</p>

<center><img src=images/i1.jpg width=300></center>

<p>The sanctuary is truly a paradise for animals who have been rescued from a life of deprivation and have an opportunity to enjoy a bit of heaven right here on earth!
</p>

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<p>Our sanctuary is looking for people who are willing to <b>sponsor our residents</b>. You can see who needs sponsorship as well as other ways to help the sanctuary by going to the <a href=9.html>Help</a> page.</p>


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tle: Events
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dsc: Events for Leilani Farm Sanctuary
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dat: 2010-09-01
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<h2>Leilani Farm Sanctuary founder to Speak to the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii</h2>
<p>Thursday, November 15th at 7:00 p.m.<br/>
For full details, <a href="pdfs/vshtalkflyer1209.pdf">click here</a> to get our pdf document.
</p>

<h2>Ongoing Tours at Leilani Farm Sanctuary</h2>

<p>Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.
$20 donation per person requested (tax-deductible)
Reservations required.<br/>
Call 298-8544 or email <a href="mailto:laurelee@hawaii.rr.com">info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org</a>
</p>
<p>For full details, click <a href="pdfs/Tours.pdf">here</a> to get our pdf document.
</p>


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<h2>Volunteer Day</h2>

<p>Saturday, April 16 at 9am<br/>
Leilani Farm Sanctuary in Haiku<br/>
RSVP by calling 298-8544 or email <a href="mailto:info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org">info@LeilaniFarmSanctuary.org</a>
</p>

<p>Download our volunteer day pdf <A HREF="pdfs/volday.pdf">right here!</A></p>
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<h2>Monday and Wednesday Morning Volunteering</h2>

<p>Join us on <b>Monday and Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.</b> to help out
at the farm.  Projects may include cleaning the barn, gardening,
carpentry spreading wood chips, animal grooming, handyperson jobs,
deck cleaning, tree trimming, manure collection, weed whacking,
mulching, window washing, cleaning rabbit pen, grass cutting, chain
sawing, chipping, painting, carpentry, concrete work, trail
maintenance, invasive plant removal, fence installation/repair, and
more. Your help will make a meaningful difference to the animals and
visitors at Leilani Farm Sanctuary. <b>To participate, please email your
RSVP to</b>
<a href="mailto:laurelee@hawaii.rr.com">info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org</a>
</p>


<h2>Leilani Farm Sanctuary to Participate at Maui Film Festival</h2>

<p>Leilani Farm Sanctuary will manage a snack booth at the <b>Maui
Film Festival’s Celestial Cinema</b> in Wailea on the evening of
Friday, June 15, and receive 20% of the sales.  Come visit us there!
</p>


<h2>Benefit for Animals at Flatbread Pizza - Tuesday July 3</h2>

<p>Please join us July 3 at Flatbread in Paia from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.
A portion of the proceeds from all pizzas sold will be donated to
Leilani Farm Sanctuary, and a silent auction will feature goods and
services donated by local merchants. <b>To donate an item or gift
certificate for the silent auction, please contact us at</b> 
<a href="laurelee@hawaii.rr.com">info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org</a>
Donations are tax-deductible. Click on the image below to download the flyer:
<br/>
<a href="pdfs/flatbread120703.pdf"><img class="floatcen" src="images/flatbread120703.jpg" alt="flatbread" width="200"></a>
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tle: Founder and Board Members
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dsc: Founder and Board Members for Leilani Farm Sanctuary
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<p>Below are the write-ups for the founder of Leilani Farm Sanctuary, Laurelee Blanchard and the various board members.
</p>

<p class="board">Laurelee Blanchard</p>

<p>Laurelee Blanchard left a lucrative career as Senior Vice President
at the national firm of Lee and Associates Commercial Real Estate
Services to devote her life to animal rescue and humane education.
</p>
<p>In 1999, she moved from Orange County, California, to Haiku, Maui
and created a farm to save animals from neglect, abuse, and
slaughter. Leilani Farm Sanctuary was formed in 2008 and is now home
to about 160 animals, including goats, chickens, rabbits, ducks,
donkeys, cats, geese, pigs, tortoises, and a deer. She currently
manages multiple facets of the organization's operation.
</p>

<img class="center" src="images/llbio1.jpg" alt="ll1" width="300"> 

<p>For ten years, she served as Maui Director for the Vegetarian Society of
Hawaii. She continues to be an active speaker and participant in educational
events related to vegan living.
</p>
<p>Since the mid-90s, she has directed her attention to the welfare of farm
animals. She worked pro bono as national communications director for Farm
Animal Rights Movement (FARM), a non-profit organization that works to end the
use of animals for food through public education and grassroots activism.
She also spent three years as campaign consultant to Farm Sanctuary, the
nation's largest farm animal protection organization.
</p>

<img class="center" src="images/llbio2.jpg" alt="ll2" width="300"> 

<p>Most recently, Laurelee worked as consultant to the World Society for the
Protection of Animals (WSPA) in its campaign to end the long-distance
transport of live farm animals from the Mainland U.S. to Hawaii for slaughter.
In 2011, she succeeded in enrolling Foodland and Times supermarket chains in
the implementation of policies prohibiting the purchase of pork from pigs
cruelly shipped to Hawaii thereby reducing the number of pigs transported
and slaughtered by approximately 7,500 per year.
</p>

<img class="center" src="images/llbio3.jpg" alt="ll3" width="300">

<p>In 2012, Laurelee was presented the "Vegan of the Year - North America"
commendation for her outstanding animal activist work.
</p>

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<h1>Board of Directors</h1>
<br/><br/><br/>
<img class="center" src="images/Bmelody.jpg" alt="Melody Fisher"> 
<p class="board">Melody Fisher</p> 
<p>
For more than four decades, Melody Fisher has been an advocate and activist for the abused and neglected, the homeless, the sick and the disenfranchised.  Through her work in the fields of law enforcement, legal advocacy, domestic abuse, child welfare and social work, she has made significant contributions to her community and touched many lives.  In 2007, Melody was the recipient of the Arizona Golden Rule Citizen Award for her work with autistic children and their families.  She was also the Program Director for Whispering Hope Animal Ranch in Arizona, designing programs specific to particular disabilities for an 80 acre summer camp facility for disabled and at-risk youth.  The facility partnered rescued animals of all kinds with disabled individuals.  She has received additional training in ADA law, cultural awareness and the Boys and Girls Town model for positive behavioral outcomes as well as non-violent communication. Earning dual undergrad degrees in Marketing and Psychology from U.C. Berkeley, she has continued on as a life-long learner and has many certifications related to her fields of endeavor.  She believes in the interconnection of all beings and the power that nature and creatures have to heal people, and has witnessed or facilitated many such miraculous healings with "animal angels" and specially challenged humans.
</p>
<br/><br/><br/>

<img class="center" src="images/Bcat.jpg" alt="Catherine Blake"> 
<p class="board">Catherine Blake, Reverend</p> 
<p>Catherine has devoted 28 years to researching, teaching, and counseling about natural wellness, specializing in medicinal plants, nutrition, and spiritual well-being. She earned a Certificate of Nutritional Biochemistry in Micronutrients from the College of World Health and a Bachelor of Divinity. Catherine lives on Maui with her husband Dr. Steve Blake, two cats, and rescued chickens. She is also an active member of Vegetarian Society of Hawaii on Maui. 
</p>
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<img class="center" src="images/Bbarry.jpg" alt="Barry Sultanoff"> 
<p class="board">Barry Sultanoff, M.D.</p> 
<p>Barry Sultanoff, M.D. has been vegetarian since 1969 and vegan since 2007.  He received his medical degree from the University of Rochester, with an undergraduate degree from Cornell University. Dr. Sultanoff is the co-author of Putting out the Fire of Addiction. He runs marathons, swims, paddles, practices yoga, and plays Japanese taiko drums. He also hosts a popular radio show on Mana'o Radio, FM 91.5, on Wednesdays from 6 to 10 AM.
</p>
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<img class="center" src="images/sarahtaylor.jpg" alt="Sarah Taylor">
<p class="board">Sarah Taylor</p>
<p>Sarah Taylor has been a vegan since 2002 when she read Diet for a New America by John Robbins. Both the philosophy and the science supporting a vegan diet convinced her to go vegan, and she has never looked back. In 2006, Sarah started a company called The <a href="http://www.thevegannextdoor.com/" target="new">Vegan Next Door</a> in an effort to spread the word about the vegan diet. She is now a motivational speaker, trainer, and author. Sarah's book, Vegan <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vegan-30-Days-Healthy-World/dp/0976441411/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267283322&sr=1-1" target="new">Vegan in 30 Days</a>, gives step-by-step, practical advice to everyday people on how to go vegan, including what to eat to be a healthy vegan, how to be prepared in the kitchen, and how to elegantly navigate social situations.  
</p>
<p>Sarah has an undergraduate business degree from the University of Washington, an MBA from Seattle University, and holds a Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University.  She is on the faculty at the Nutritional Education Institute, and spent about a year working with Joel Fuhrman MD, one of the premier physicians that treats disease using a plant based diet.  In her personal time, Sarah enjoys playing competitive tennis, scuba diving, reading and adventure travel. She is happily married and lives in Gig Harbor, WA with her husband and companion animals.
</p>
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<img class="center" src="images/lorrihouston.jpg" alt="Lorri Houston">
<p class="board">Lorri Houston</p>
<p>Lorri Houston is considered one of the "pioneers" of the farm animal sanctuary movement.  In 1986, she opened the country's first shelter for farm animals as co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, at a time when rescuing and protecting farmed animals was unheard of.  In 2005, Lorri Houston founded the nonprofit organization, Animal Acres, the Los Angeles Farm Animal Sanctuary and Compassionate Living Center.</p>
<p>Over the years, Lorri has directly saved thousands of animals from the cruelties of factory farming, and brought national attention to the plight of animals used for "food production".  Her efforts have been the topic of numerous media new features (The New York Times, CBS This Morning, Wall Street Journal), documentaries, and books.</p>

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<h1>Advisory Board</h1>
<br/><br/><br/>
<img class="center" src="images/Bpeter.jpg" alt="Peter Dobias">
<p class="board">Peter Dobias, DVM</p>
<p>Dr. Dobias is a holistic veterinarian whose outside interests include kite-boarding, travel, reading, yoga, healthy lifestyle, photography, skiing, and surfing. Born in the Czech Republic, the tradition of healing has been in his family for generations. His grandfather was an experienced herbalist and his father was a veterinarian.  He spent most of his teenage and university years around horses, admiring them for their connection to nature, their strength, and their gentleness. He recognized the undeniable fact that animals have personalities, emotions, individual needs, and the ability to perceive the world around them on a deeper energetic and intuitive level. 
</p>
<p>In 1999, he established Healing Place, a holistic veterinary medicine center in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. 
</p>
<p>Dr. Dobias had become increasingly interested in exploring the connections between physical health and emotional well-being. He saw clearly that clients' well being played an important role in their animals' healing process. This realization sparked his interest in courses on human homeopathy, and he studied with some of the most progressive and prominent teachers in the world.
</p>
<p>The next step in his evolution was marked by the recognition of the undeniable similarity of animals to the people with whom they live. After years of experience and observation, Dr. Dobias confirmed that animals mirror their guardians' emotions, personalities, and often share the nature and location of their physical diseases. This connection led Peter to establishing a modern holistic healing system that offers clients the opportunity to become directly involved in the treatment process.</p>

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<p class="board">Cathy Goeggel</p>
<p>A founding member of Animal Rights Hawai'i (1977) and current Director of Research and Investigations, Cathy's work focuses on ending a wide range of animal abuse in Hawai'i, on the mainland and internationally. Cathy was President of the Honolulu Zoological Society and currently serves as Hawai'i State Chair of Project Patriot of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which provides support for wounded soldiers. </p>

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<img class="center" src="images/brookhome.jpg" alt="brook and home">
<p class="board">Brook and Home Le'amohala</p>
<p>Brook Le'amohala is a vegan living foods chef, co-author of Incredibly
Delicious - Recipes for a New Paradigm, and co-owner of Mama Earth Cafe. Home Le'amohala is a public speaker, certified in vegetarian and vegan nutrition and co-owner of Mama Earth Cafe. They co-founded Optimum Living Alliance which is dedicated to providing the most current and accurate information for creating personal, community, and planetary health and vitality through the many benefits of a plant based diet and lifestyle.</p>

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<img class="center" src="images/Bsuki.jpg" alt="Suki Halevi">
<p class="board">Suki Halevi</p>
<p>Susan (Suki) Halevi has been on Maui since 2007 and in 2010 became an attorney in Hawai'i, representing community-based businesses and non-profit organizations.  Suki was an attorney in Massachusetts for many years and also served as a borrower outreach representative for the Cooperative Fund of New England, a community based financial institution.  She has facilitated consensus decision-making for organizations in transition, and is trained as a mediator.  Suki has been a consultant for Pasifika Foundation Hawai'i and assists with community outreach for the Maui Film Festival.  Suki is also a volunteer reader for Read Aloud America at Pukalani School on Maui, a member of the board of directors of Women Helping Women, and a member of the board of directors of Women Who Care.  Suki graduated from Vassar College, has a master's degree from Tufts University and graduated with honors from Duke University School of Law.</p>

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dsc: Meet our friends, the residents of Leilani Farm Sanctuary
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<p>From this page you can find many of those who live at the Leilani Farm Sanctuary. While our residents don't have to pay rent, the sanctuary is grateful for sponsorships. If you wish to sponsor a resident, please take a look <a href=8.html> here</a>.
</p>
<p>To see our complete gallery of photographs, please visit us on <br>
<a href="http://facebook.com/groups/97699849069/photos/" target="_blank">facebook</a> 
and/or 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53642895@N03/sets/" target="_blank">flickr</a>.
</p>
<p>The slideshow allows you to see some of our friends in action (and sometimes in inaction) as well as read brief items of interesting information about them. Go to the <a href="56.html">slideshow</a>.
</p>


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tle: Presentations
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dsc: Here are some presentations done on behalf of Leilani Farm Sanctuary
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<p>Watch our 6-minute video!<br/>
<b>Leilani Farm Sanctuary; Widening the Circle of Compassion</b><br/>
<div style="text-align:center;">
<object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z-Q1kCD2DAA?version=3&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z-Q1kCD2DAA?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br/>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Q1kCD2DAA&feature=youtu.be">YouTube Link</a>
</div>
</p>

<p>Leilani Farm Sanctuary presents:<br/>
<b>World Premiere of Our Sanctuary's New Web Movie!</b><br/>
<div style="text-align:center;">
<object width="560" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4FKn9k_pjrQ?version=3&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4FKn9k_pjrQ?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FKn9k_pjrQ%3E">YouTube Link</a>
</div>
</p>
<br>

<p>Watch new TV interview of <br>
<b>Leilani Farm Sanctuary founder on "Life on Maui"</b><br />
<div style="text-align:center;">
<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XOqjZlSGDRc?version=3&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XOqjZlSGDRc?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOqjZlSGDRc">YouTube Link</a>
</div>
</p>
<br />

<p>Laurelee Blanchard and Barry Sultanoff, M.D. presented<br/>
<b>"Want to Be Happy? How Food Choices Matter"</b><br/>
to the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii 3/18/10<br/>
<div style="text-align:center;">
<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GYRgEVHqbh8?version=3&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GYRgEVHqbh8?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br>
<a href="http://video.vsh.org/Blanchard.html" target="new">YouTube Link</a>
</div>
</p>
<br>

<p>Laurelee Blanchard presented<br/>
<b>"Leilani Farm Sanctuary: Widening Our Circle of Compassion"</b><br>
to the Wailea Rotary Club 1/19/10<br/>
<a href="http://www.vimeo.com/9061676" target="new">take a look</a></p>


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dsc: Factsheets on factory farming, activism, animal issues.
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<p>Here are a series of helpful and informative factsheets on various topics related to factory farming. You can read them online as well as download pdf versions.</p>
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dsc: These animals of Leilani Farm Sanctuary need sponsorship.
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<p>Animals of Leilani Farm Sanctuary need sponsorship. You can "adopt" one or more of our residents with a regular monthly or yearly donation.
</p>
<p>Annual sponsors receive a hand-made gift card and "Certificate of Adoption"
with a picture of their adopted animal.
</p>
<p>Sponsorships are grouped by species and cost per month/year:
</p>
<p>
<a href="spnpg_cat.html">Cat $10/mo or $120/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_chicken.html">Chicken $10/moo or $120/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_deer.html">Deer $25/mo or $300/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_dog.html">Dog $10/mo or $120/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_donkey.html">Donkey $50/mo or $600/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_duck.html">Duck $15/mo or $180/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_goat.html">Goat $25/mo or $300/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_goose.html">Goose $15/mo or $180/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_peahen.html">Peahen $10/mo or $120/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_pig.html">Pig $35/mo or $420/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_rabbit.html">Rabbit $10/mo or $120/yr</a><br/>
<a href="spnpg_tortoise.html">Tortoise $5/mo or $60/yr</a><br/>
</p>


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kwd: help, Leilani Farm Sanctuary
dsc: Ways you can help Leilani Farm Sanctuary
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<div style="width:400px; margin:auto;">
<table width="400">
  <tr><td align="center">
    <b>Join Our Sustaining Support Fund</b>
<p>Click on the image below for details:</p>
<a href="pdfs/ssa.pdf"><img src="images/ssa.jpg" width="200" alt="ssa"></a>
    <br/><br/><br/>
    </td></tr>
    <tr><td align="center">
    <b>Sign our New Online Petition to Stop Pig Cruelty</b>
    <br><br>
    <img src="images/pigstrucking.jpg" width="300" alt="pigstrucking"><br>
    <p align="justify">
    Please ask Matson Navigation to take responsibility for its direct role in cruelty to animals and stop transporting pigs on a grueling 5-day ocean voyage to Hawaii for slaughter. For more information on the issue and to sign the petition <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/matson-navigation-510-628-4000-stop-shipping-live-pigs-from-the-mainland-us-to-hawaii-for-slaughter">click here</a>.
    </p>
    </td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<br>
<p>There are various ways you can help the sanctuary including in-kind donations, monetary contributions and labor assistance. This page will provide information on areas that we could use some help in and will be updated frequently.
</p>

<h2>Leilani Farm Sanctuary Wish List</h2>
<p>We are always in need of supplies to care for the animals and further our
educational programs. Below are just some of the things that would help us
in our work. If you can provide any of these, please contact us by phone
808-298-8544 or by e-mail at <A HREF="mailto:info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org"><a href="mailto:info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org">info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org</a></A></p>

<ul>
<li>Painting
<li>Fencing
<li> Fencing, steel t -posts, treated wood posts and gates
<li> Gift certificate for Del's Farm Supply (808) 873-0101
<li> Shavings
<li> Alfalfa or timothy cubes
<li> Constructed storage shed
</ul>

<h2>Feed Storage Shed</h2> <p>The
sanctuary needs a waterproof 8 x 12 foot feed shed to be built in
close proximity to the barn for hay, grain, hoof trimmers, medication,
donkey bridles, fly repellent, bedding, and other supplies for the
animals. If you can make a financial contribution toward this
construction project, your help will be greatly appreciated. Please
contact us by email <a
href="mailto:info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org?subject=Feed Storage
Shed">here</a>.  </p> <img class="center" class="center"
src=images/feedshed.jpg width=250>

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<h2>Chicken Shelter</h2>
<p>The chickens at the sanctuary need a sturdy shelter for their nesting boxes and roosting bars. If you can make a donation, please email us <a href="mailto:info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org?subject=Chicken Shelter">here</a>.
</p>
<img class="center" src=images/chickenshelter.jpg width=250>

<h2>Duck Pond</h2>
<p>The sanctuary has received numerous calls about ducks in need of rescue. Ducks need to be able to swim for their health and happiness. If you can help us build a pond for ducks, we will be able to provide refuge for them. Please email us <a href="mailto:info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org?subject=Duck Pond">here</a>.
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<h2>Pasture Expansion</h2>
<p>There are approximately 2 acres of additional land on the property that has not yet been fenced. To contribute financially or to provide labor for fencing, please email us <a href="mailto:info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org?subject=Drought">here</a>.
</p>

<a  name="donate"></a><h2>Monetary Donations</h2>
<p>Your donation to the sanctuary will go a long way towards giving animals a second chance! You can mail a cheque made out to Leilani Farm Sanctuary or pay through the internet. Even small amounts go a long way.
</p>
<p>Leilani Farm Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and donations are tax deductible.
</p>
<p>To donate via Paypal, click on the donate button
</p>

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<p>To make a donation by mail send cheque or money order to
Leilani Farm Sanctuary<br/>
c/o Laurelee Blanchard, Director<br/>
260 E. Kuiaha Road<br/>
Haiku, HI 96708
</p>

<h2>Bumper Sticker</h2>
<p>You can help the sanctuary and spread the word at the same time by sporting our bumper sticker available for only $5:
</p>
<img class="center" src="images/goatbumpersticker.jpg" alt="goat bumper sticker">


<h2>Donors and Contributors</h2>

<p>We acknowledge the generosity of the following on behalf of the sanctuary:
<ul>
<li>George Zuwala for contributing the money needed to finish our fencing which will henceforth be known as the Zuwala fence
<li>Marilyn Smith who sponsors Jenny and regularly provides goodies for all residents
<li>Rich Behn of Sherwin-Williams paint for donation of the paint for the goat house
<li>Trevor Ward for contributing his time and skills toward re-painting the goat house
<li>Sean Blake for donating his construction skills and labor toward completion of the caretaker's cottage
<li>Kevin Drumheller for donating his construction skills and labor toward completion of the caretaker's cottage
<li>Cyrus and Maria Motamed for sponsoring Mario
<li>Anudeva and Hanna Steven for donating cat food and flea repellent
<li>Ann and Jim Viets for sponsoring Avipur the hen
<li>Shelby Hahn for sponsoring Tommy the cat in honor of her brother Tommy
<li>Patricia Hans for sponsoring Richard the rooster in honor of her late
husband Richard
<li>The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation for the gift of a new orchard for the
animals
<li>Debra Daily for sponsoring Charlee
<li>Lana and Mardi for sponsoring Sammy
<li>The Sign Source in Kahului for donating a yard sign to the sanctuary
<li>David Doyle (283-0655) for donating painting services
<li>Annie Wilder for sponsoring Frankie
<li>David Starsoul for handy work
<li>Francie Starlight for work on rabbit yard and goat house
<li>Home Leamohala for tree trimming and work on goat house
<li>Pierre d'Avignon of Get Connected Electric for discounting his service fee
<li>Brook Katz for hosting Thanksgiving fundraiser for Leilani Farm Sanctuary
<li>Anudeva Stevens for sponsoring Nathalie
<li>Catt Gregoire for providing chicken feed to the sanctuary
<li>Nichole Rockett of <a href="http://rockettranch.com/" target="new">Rockett Ranch</a> (298-3946) for donating her ferrier services to the donkeys 
<li>Catt Gregoire for sponsoring Byron the rooster
<li>Bill Sugane for sponsoring Nathalie
<li>prad for designing and maintaining our website
<li>Aloha Shares for camera donation
<li>Catt Gregoire for donating rolls of fencing
<li>Christopher Brandt for providing chain saw work
<li>Lynne Bear and Dennis for removing fencing from another location and hauling it to sanctuary
<li>Curt and Laurie Coffey for sponsoring Veronica
<li>Iris and Peter Kimmel for sponsoring George
<li>Kevin LeCrois for trimming trees
<li>Francie Starlite for providing musical entertainment at events
<li>Flatbread and Max World Bistro restaurants for hosting benefits
<li>Ahmet for repairing plumbing and providing support
<li>Catt Gregoire for providing care to special needs chickens
<li>Peter Mellen for donating goat stanchion
<li>Terry, owner of Triton Maintenance (250-9384, <a href="mailto:tritonmaintenance@hotmail.com">tritonmaintenance@hotmail.com</a>) for generously donating landscaping services to improve the environment at the sanctuary.
<li>Mona Omid for designing logo for Leilani Farm Sanctuary
<li>Ryan Suzuki, The Sign Source for donation of artwork on logo
<li>Gavin Dillard for building new rabbit habitat
<li>Ahmet and Zeng Zeng for donating chainsaw and accessories
<li><a href="http://www.flipkey.com/vacation+rentals/united+states/hawaii/maui/kapalua/">FlipKey</a>, a TripAdvisor company for including Leilani Farm Sanctuary in its
directory.
<li>Upcountry Veterinary Services for discounts on treatments
<li>Kelly Ray Mulholland for building new barn
<li>Ahmet and Zeng Zeng Aydogan for funding the new barn
<li>Melinda Walker for trimming goats' hooves
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<p>This page will provide contact information as well as various ways to make donations to the sanctuary.
</p>

<h2>Mailing Address and Phone Number</h2>
<p><b>Leilani Farm Sanctuary</b> <br/>
c/o Laurelee Blanchard, Director<br/>
260 East Kuiaha Road<br/>
Haiku, HI 96708<br/>
808-298-8544
</p>

<h2>Email Addresses</h2>
<p>General Information: <a href="mailto:laurelee@hawaii.rr.com?subject=Information Requested">info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org</a><br/>
Contact Laurelee Blanchard: <a href="mailto:laurelee@hawaii.rr.com">laurelee@leilanifarmsanctuary.org</a><br/>
Report site problems: <a href="mailto:website@leilanifarmsanctuary.org?subject=Leilani Site Issue">website@leilanifarmsanctuary.org</a></p>
</p>

<h2>Donations</h2>
<p>Your donation to the sanctuary will go a long way towards giving animals a second chance! You can mail a cheque made out to Leilani Farm Sanctuary or pay through the internet. Even small amounts go a long way.
</p>
<p>The Leilani Farm Sanctuary's charitable status has been approved! Here is the <a href="pdfs/ll501-C3.pdf">501-C3</a> document for your viewing. This approval means that donations are tax deductible.
</p>
<p>Go to our <a href="9.html">Help</a> page to see how you can assist the sanctuary with a donation.</p>


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<p>Below are comments from people who visited the sanctuary and/or this site. At the bottom of this page, there is a form you can fill out to send in your own comment.
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<p>Tell us what you think about the sanctuary by sending an email to <a href="mailto:info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org">info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org</a> and your comment may be published right here!</p>


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Chickens are beautiful and noble creatures. They walk with a dignified strut, and act with love for each other. Some people might think that love is an exclusive human emotion, but love is a universal principle. I believe all beings can feel love.


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Often tossed out like garbage and left to multiply, many die slow, painful deaths from starvation, dehydration, illness or injury. The problem is so vast that it is almost impossible to solve, let alone control 


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I made a plea to other animal advocates on the island to adopt as many chickens as possible and save them from being needlessly killed on the final day of operation


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kwd: Laurelee Blanchard,keywords
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dat: 2003-02-02
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they were just soaking up the sun - which millions of hens in egg factories never feel in their whole lives


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kwd: Curt and Laurie,keywords
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Thank you so much for letting us have the experience with you and all the animals. We enjoyed our visit so much and left feeling happier and more at peace. It is wonderful to know there are such nice and caring people in the world and that there are places like yours that help the animals to have a wonderful life. Thank you for all you do!


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kwd: Bill Prucha,keywords
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Your passion for all things animals has brought this sanctuary to life. Glad to be a part of keeping the dream alive.


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Your cause for these animals is extraordinary. Thank you for letting us come here to visit all the wonderful animals.


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Laurelee Blanchard, the sanctuary's founder and visionary, is unwavering in her mission to foster the humane treatment of animals. She's a devoted educator who believes that introducing others to the joy of engaging with animals that live in healthy natural environments can awaken their hearts and help evoke compassionate behaviors toward all non-human life.


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Aloha Lauralee - What a great article and what a wonderful person you are to help our "fuzzy friends." Thank you for your caring and compassionate work. Mahalos forever.


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This world & all of us in it, including the creatures, are Blessed to have you here! Thank you for your Compassionate Heart & Noble Service~~~Blessings of Love~Light & Gratitude.


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I was so moved by the stories of rescue and healing--and the pictures are amazing. As I sleep between my two kitties, I am convinced--again and again--of what Eckhart Tolle once said....that animals are the reason the planet is as sane and kind as it is. I have been eating a vegetarian diet for the last several years, and have become vegan in the last year.


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Many of us see this place as a fulfilment of dreams in a world that seems to choke our very being. To us, the sanctuary is not just for Ned, Lehua, Maizee and all the others for whom you have made a paradise. To us, it is also a sanctuary for the human soul.


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.. looking at all your gorgeous animals, your website is absolutely beautiful. I so admire you for doing what you are doing. I am thanking you for doing what a lot of people wish they could do.


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I think when you go there, you realize this is more than just another happy 'animal rescue' story. These animals clearly adore Laurelee as much as she loves them and their friendliness is clear testimony to how happy and fearless they now feel.


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My donation part is small compared to what she is doing what she is doing is amazing. She seems like a great lady. I hope to help again in the future.


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tle: Why I became vegetarian
kwd: David Starsoul, vegetarian, chickens
dsc: Excerpt from the book Holy Water; Miracles and Mystical Moments
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<p>Excerpt from the book Holy Water; Miracles and Mystical Moments
</p>
<p>Chickens are beautiful and noble creatures. They walk with a dignified strut, and act with love for each other. Some people might think that love is an exclusive human emotion, but love is a universal principle. I believe all beings can feel love.
</p>
<p>In my nineteenth year, I took a casual labor job, working for a large poultry farm. A naive youth, I had no idea of the shocking revelation that proceeded to unfold...
</p>
<p>The first thing I noticed was a toxic odor. The venomous combination of chicken shit and death hit me even before arriving at the farm. After seeing the hundreds of poor emaciated, featherless, birds, which are kept in a warehouse all their lives-I started to feel very nauseous. I did not want to be there, but needed to earn some money.
</p>
<p>The job was to carry the birds from their small cages in the factory to a semi-truck, which was bound for Campbell 's Soup Company. This packed ride in jammed boxes was perhaps the first and only time that these animals would see the sunshine. Feeling extremely uncomfortable, I helped carry five chickens in each hand (by one leg each) to the truck where a person would then take the birds and shove them into boxes. The cage doors would swing inward only, so that their crowded bodies would lock them inside.
</p>
<p>One poor frantic hen got loose and was panicking in a desperate flight for life. The hired hands stood in a circle around her, mocking and laughing at her mortal fear.
</p>
<p>Suddenly, there was a bloodcurdling scream! I was on my way to the soup truck, delivering ten more chickens. Shocked by the sheer emotional distress of the spine-chilling cry, I froze in my tracks. Looking around to see what had happened and who was screaming, I saw nothing different from the usual clamor. Mystified, standing there in bewilderment, I looked down at the chickens in my hands and a miracle happened! One bird pecked my leg! It was not a painful pecked, but it pierced my soul. I knew the terrifying scream came from this chicken. I delivered the ten chickens to their fate, prayed for them, and quit the job in disgust. Saying to the boss and crew as I left: "You people act worse then animals do". The boss said, "Well, you have to eat meat." I responded, "I don't have to eat your meat!"
</p>
<p>Knowing that in good conscience I could not ever eat commercial meat again, I purchased a fifty-pound re-curve bow, some arrows, and other necessary hunting gear. Archery is a graceful art of marksmanship, and I find it enjoyable. On the first day of hunting with my new bow, a Fred Bear Kodiak Hunter, I had four different opportunities to take a shot, but was afraid to shoot because I did not want to injure the animal, making it suffer, and then lose it in the brush.
</p>
<p>My last opportunity was a long shot. I was on a hillside and the deer was below, in the Bitterroot River . While I stood there, thinking of taking a shot, the deer saw me. However, instead of running away, he stood his ground and gave me a lecture. Snorting and whistling, the deer clearly was upset, and trying to communicate. I had come into his domain as a criminal predator, and was trying to make this innocent creature into a victim. The message was simple, and made me feel ashamed. Human beings have more resources, knowledge, and choices in life then all the other creatures do.
</p>
<p>I realized then that I did not want to hurt or kill anything, especially such a beautiful and sensitive creature as a deer. I know that man has replaced other predators, like wolves and bears. Still, hunting and killing was not for me. Therefore, if I could not eat commercial meat or kill wild animals, the only option left was to be a vegetarian. I find it easier to find love and peace as a vegetarian, because there is not a war going on inside my body and mind. </p>


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tle: It's Raining Cats and Dogs
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dsc: Stray cats and dogs written by Laurelee Blanchard.
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dat: 2008-09-12
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<p>Sep 12, 2008
</p>
<p>It is a sad sight to see. Hundreds of thousands of homeless animals in Hawaii (mostly cats) reside in parks, shopping centers, apartment complexes, beach parking lots, hotel grounds and wilderness areas. Often tossed out like garbage and left to multiply, many die slow, painful deaths from starvation, dehydration, illness or injury. The problem is so vast that it is almost impossible to solve, let alone control.
</p>
<p>Possibly the most effective approach to combating companion animal overpopulation is now being taken by progressive animal shelters, humane organizations and individual rescuers that have implemented strict "Alter Prior to Release" policies, whereby they spay and neuter all animals before placing them in new homes. Ann Ulrich, an animal rescuer in Haiku Maui, has come to the aid of and found homes for hundreds abandoned cats and dogs over the years. Says Ulrich, "No matter how well-intentioned people seem when they promise me they will have their new pet altered, I always have the sterilization surgery completed before the animal leaves my care. If I take a chance, and the animal I adopt out reproduces, then I have contributed the overpopulation problem."
</p>
<p>Kittens and puppies can safely be spayed and neutered as early as seven weeks of age, and the practice is endorsed by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Studies reported in the Journal of the AVMA show there are no negative health or behavioral consequences associated with early-age sterilization.
</p>
<p>Contrary to overwhelming scientific evidence that early-age sterilization is medically safe, some veterinarians still refuse to sterilize young kittens and puppies. When questioned about this, these veterinarians often reveal they are unfamiliar with the latest work in this area, feel unskilled to perform the task, or have unexplainable emotional reservations preventing them from doing it.
</p>
<p>Dr. Marvin Mackie, a nationally renowned veterinarian and the founder of Animal Birth Control clinics in California, is a pioneer of early-age sterilization and has performed many thousands of surgeries on seven-week-old puppies and kittens. He travels the country speaking to veterinarians and humane groups about the effectiveness of this practice as a way of ending companion animal overpopulation. Dr. Mackie explains, "My staff feels great about the fact that we are helping to solve a serious problem. The rescuers report that these puppies and kittens get adopted faster, as people prefer to adopt animals already spayed and neutered. For the surgeon, it is significantly easier and faster to sterilize younger animals because they have less tissue and fat obstructing their reproductive organs. Seven-week-old puppies and kittens recover extremely quickly, with minimal after-effect from the anesthesia. They get right up and bounce around, eager for food and attention."
</p>
<p>Despite the trend of humane organizations and animal shelters instituting mandatory "Alter Prior to Release" policies, certain municipal shelters continue to release unaltered kittens and puppies. Without question, a percentage of these animals go out and reproduce, with their offspring winding up back at the shelter. The taxpayers foot the bill to capture, transport, medicate, feed, shelter and ultimately destroy many of these unwanted animals. 
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<img class="floatcen" src=images/henstory01.jpg alt="hs1">
<p class="imgcap">Activist rescuing battery hens at hen egg factory</p>

<p>Some years ago, a 100,000-hen egg factory shut down. A month later,
I happened to be in the neighborhood and noticed the factory's gates
were open, so I drove my car far inside the giant compound just to
make sure no live hens were left behind. There, I saw dozens upon
dozens of emaciated hens walking around near the warehouses. They must
have somehow escaped slaughter the day the egg factory closed. I also
saw countless dead hens lying on the ground after apparently
succumbing to starvation and dehydration during the past
month. Farther into the compound, a man working in a gigantic
warehouse which housed row-upon-row of battery cages questioned what I
was doing there. I told him I was concerned about the chickens asked
whether these remaining hens were being given food or water. He said
they were not, and agreed to let me return that night with my cat
carriers to retrieve them.
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<img class="floatcen" src=images/henstory02.jpg alt="hs2">
<p class="imgcap">Activist rescuing battery hens</p>

<p>These hens had suffered. Their days and nights were spent crammed tightly
inside cages too small for them to move freely or even spread their wings. The
tips of their beaks had been seared off with a hot iron to prevent fighting
injuries caused by stress-induced aggression. The de-beaking procedure is
extremely painfully to the hens because the beak contains nerve endings. Some
are unable to eat after being de-beaked and starve to death.
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<img class="floatcen" src=images/henstory05.jpg alt="hs5">
<p class="imgcap">Abandoned hen left to die</p>

<p>On closing day, hens were sold in groups of four with their legs
bound tightly with twine, which can cause permanent paralysis to the
hens' legs. Leftover hens, not sold to the public, were killed by
having their necks snapped or being buried alive.
</p>
<p>I contacted friends who live on farms in Haiku and Kula, and asked
them to help rescue and provide homes for these abandoned hens. One
couple had already taken eight hens the day the factory closed.
</p>

<img class="floatcen" src=images/henstory04.jpg alt="hs4">
<p class="imgcap">Gently handling traumatized bird</p>

<p>That night, six of us went to the egg factory after dark and met up with the
on-site manager. It was pitch black inside the long, narrow sheds, so we used
head lamps and flash lights to illuminate the hellish place. The stench of
manure and chicken corpses was overpowering. We were stepping on dead hens to
reach those who were still alive. One bird had become stuck between some bars
and died a slow, miserable death. Others had been run over by vehicles.
</p>

<img class="floatcen" src=images/henstory03.jpg alt="hs3">
<p class="imgcap">Hen caught between bars ofbattery cage dies a slow death</p> </center>

<p>It took a few hours to locate all the live hens and roust them from
their sleep. They screamed in terror as they were plucked up and place
inside cat carriers. They didn't know how their lives were about to
change. At the end of the night, sixty-four hens were saved. The
manager said we got them all.
</p>

<img class="floatcen" src=images/henstory08.jpg alt="hs8">
<p class="imgcap">Rescued Hens Enjoy Nesting Boxes and Sheltered Perches at Greenleaf Farm</p>

<p>The rescued hens went to wonderful new homes where they were loved and cared
for. The people who adopted them described the joy the chickens experienced as
they, for the first time in their lives, felt the rain on their backs and the
sun on their feathers. Liberation takes on new meaning as these gentle hens get
to feel the free breezes of Maui after their cruel incarceration.
</p>

<img class="floatcen" src=images/henstory06.jpg alt="hs6">
<p class="imgcap">Rescued Hens Eat Feast at their New Home at Blake Farm</p> </center>


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<p class="sstle">Leilani</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Sanctuary's Namesake</p>
<img class="center" src="images/leilani.jpg" width="450" alt="images/leilani.jpg" />
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<img class="center" src="images/leilani2.jpg" width="450" alt="images/leilani2.jpg" />
<p class="sstxt">Leilani spent twelve lonely years living alone in an isolated pasture with no other animals. When the landowner decided to develop the parcel, Leilani was almost sent to be auctioned off. Thankfully, a kind-hearted neighbor, Sue who is also a sanctuary volunteer, intervened and brought Leilani to this sanctuary that is named after her.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Lehua</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Lehua in pasture</p>
<img class="center" src="images/lehua.jpg" width="450" alt="" />
<p class="sstxt">Lehua was living under the crawl space of a house on a muddy lot with no sunshine. As a young donkey, she still had the urge to suckle. At the sanctuary, she has lots of fun exploring the acreage with her friend Leilani the donkey.</p>
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<p class="sstle">The Warm Shoulder</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Just put your head on my shoulder</p>
<img class="center" src="images/thewarmshoulder.jpg" width="450" alt="images/thewarmshoulder.jpg"/>
<p class="sstxt">Leilani the donkey gets friendly with volunteer Barry.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Instructions</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Now repeat after me</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Lehua explaining the intricacies of donkey talk to Rick.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Great Friends</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Playing and drinking together</p>
<img class="center" src="images/greatfriends1.jpg" width="450" alt="images/greatfriends1.jpg"/>
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<p class="sstxt">Within minutes of meeting each other, Lehua and Leilani became best friends.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Johnny</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Right at home</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Johnny was born on a goat meat ranch where his mother rejected him at birth. The rancher was forced to bottle feed Johnny and became emotionally attached to him. After learning about the sanctuary, the rancher decided to spare Johnny from the butcher's knife and allow him to live out his life in peace.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Larry</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Lazing in the gras</p>
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<img class="center" src="images/larry2.jpg" width="450" alt="images/larry2.jpg"/><p class="sstxt">Larry spent ten lonely years tied up in a front yard until he was brought to the sanctuary. His hair was all matted because no one ever brushed him. He was very shy at first because he hadn't been touched, except with a garden rake. Within a couple of days of receiving tender loving care, Larry was following people around and getting brushed. He loves being part of a herd.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Louis</p>
<p class="ssdsc">A goat's paradise</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Louis was living on a goat meat farm before coming to the sanctuary where he'll be safe for the rest of his life.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Ned</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Friendly and Playful</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Ned was orphaned at 3 weeks of age when his mother and brother died. He enjoys exploring the rolling green pastures and finding guavas to eat. When he's not grazing, he can usually be found playing head-butting games with one or more of his goat friends.</p>
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<p class="sstle">In the field</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Having fun in the fields</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Laurelee and goats enjoying a relaxing time playing around in the grass.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Goatpourri</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Let's goat together and feel alright</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Laurelee with two new goats as well as Larry and Ned, and then in the fields with the newcomers.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Alice</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Alice in heleconia</p>
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<p class="sstxt">In 1994, when Alice was a newborn kitten, her littermates and mother were discarded in a restaurant dumpster. Alice was the only one of the kittens to survive. She and her mother were eventually rescued, and have been together ever since.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Amy</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Amy on couch</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Amy was rescued with her littermates in Lahaina when they were only four weeks old. All five of the kittens came to the farm and stayed together.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Charlee</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Charlee on cat bed in closet</p>
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<p class="sstxt">In 1994, Charlee and her litter of newborn kittens were discarded in a restaurant dumpster. All but one kitten died. The one remaining kitten and Charlee were eventually rescued and have been together ever since.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Cindy Lu</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Cindy Lu in sink</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Cindy Lu was rescued with her littermates in Lahaina when they were only four weeks old. All five of the kittens came to the farm and stayed together.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Gordon</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Gordon in cozy</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Gordon was rescued from the harbor after being abandoned there. He's huge in size, but is a gentle giant.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Keek</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Keek on cushions</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Keek was unwanted at his former home. At the sanctuary, he gets pampered and appreciated like the king that he is.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Mia</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Mia in grass</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Mia was adopted as a flea-infested feral kitten. She is now flea-free and in perfect health. Her favorite pastimes are hiding in the grass and climbing trees.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Pearl</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Pearl in cozy</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Pearl was rescued as a kitten with a case of ring worm fungus. She loves living on Maui, and is careful about keeping her pink ears out of the sun.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Teddy</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Teddy in vase</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Teddy was rescued with his littermates in Lahaina when they were only four weeks old. All five of the kittens came to the farm and stayed together.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Timmy</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Timmy in deep contemplation</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Timmy, a feral cat, used to visit the farm to eat cat food, but quickly ran away if he saw a person. A humane trap was set, and Timmy was taken to the veterinary clinic to be tested for diseases, vaccinated and neutered.  After several years of gentle persuasion, Timmy now loves people and even sits on laps.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Tommy</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Tommy on blanket</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Tommy was rescued as a feral kitten. He gets around with no trouble despite his crossed eye. A consultation with a veterinary eye specialist determined that his eye cannot be corrected.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Twyla</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Twyla on rug</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Twyla, a pure-bred Seal Siamese Torti-point, was rescued six months after being dumped at the rocky jetty of Dana Point Harbor in California.  She was wearing two collars when someone abandoned her near the feral cat colony feeding station there. Now on Maui, she enjoys the warm climate and spends her days exploring all 7.5 acres of the farm.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Cuddle Time</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Best friends Twyla and Alice</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Twyla and Alice have been best friends since they met each other in 1996. They can be found cuddling together every day.</p>
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<p class="sstle">For the Birds</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Rescued battery hens</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Many hens like Laverne and Shirley (lower photo) were rescued from Makawao Egg Factory where they would have experienced a horrible life and a cruel death.</p>
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<p class="sstle">A Place of My Own</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Finding just the right pad</p>
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<p class="sstxt">It matters little whether you prefer ground level like Barbara or Laverne's penthouse in a mango tree - home is where you want it to be.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Ethel</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Of course I speak to my plants</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Ethel and getting acquainted with a bouganvilea plant.</p>
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<p class="sstle">The Peep Sleep</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Snooze time</p>
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<p class="sstxt">This flock of peeps was rescued after being abandoned by the mother hen and are having a nice sleep.</p>
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<p class="sstle">SweetieBird</p>
<p class="ssdsc">In conversation</p>
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<p class="sstxt">SweetieBird and volunteer Marie take time out for a photo.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Peep</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Luvie-bird makes a point</p>
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<p class="sstxt">From her lecture podium, Luvie-bird eloquently expresses the feelings of all birds and many humans</p>
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<p class="sstle">Close Encounters</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Of the very best kind</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Rescued battery hen, Andy meets rescued baby goat, Limpy.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Purrfect Harmony</p>
<p class="ssdsc">We all live together</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Timmy the cat enjoys the company of the young chickens. All the animals on the farm co-exist harmoniously.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Jim Mason</p>
<p class="ssdsc">Jim and Leilani</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Famous animal rights author and speaker Jim Mason visited the farm sanctuary.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Maizee</p>
<p class="ssdsc">A survivor</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Maizee is a breed of chicken the industry refers to as a "broiler" or "meat bird".  They are genetically altered to grow twice as fast and twice as large as their ancestors. "Broilers" grow so rapidly that the heart and lungs are not developed well enough to support the remainder of the body, resulting in congestive heart failure and tremendous death losses. These chickens also experience crippling leg disorders, as their legs are not capable of supporting their abnormally heavy bodies.  Maizee was the only survivor in a group of forty and was spared death when the farmer decided not to slaughter her. At the sanctuary, she is the friendliest and most cuddly of all the chickens.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Jenny</p>
<p class="ssdsc">No longer lonely</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Jenny had been living on a nearby farm where she was loved and well cared for, but when her horse companion died she became deeply depressed. Unwilling to let her continue suffering from loneliness, Marilyn (her "mom") brought to Leilani Farm Sanctuary to be with Lehua the donkey who had also recently lost her companion. The two donkeys became fast friends and developed a close bond. Jenny still gets regular visits from Marilyn, who lavishes her and the other animals with treats and affection, and generously sponsors Jenny's retirement at the sanctuary.</p>
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<p class="sstle">Nathalie</p>
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<p class="sstxt">Nathalie, a six-week old Calico kitten was abandoned at a vacant house when the renters moved out. Thankfully, a caring neighbor came to Nathalie's rescue and saved her from starvation.  This kitten is in need of a sponsor to help with the cost of daily care and veterinarian visits.</p>
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<p>Home to goats, rabbits, donkeys, cats, peahens, pigs, ducks, deer and chickens, Leilani Farm Sanctuary is located on a lush 8-acre farm in Haiku, Maui. It is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization created to provide shelter and care for abused animals, and humane education to the community. Our goal is to awaken the compassion in every visitor. Connecting with disarmingly happy animals acting in ways one doesn't expect farm animals to act, people are inspired to take the next step toward a cruelty-free lifestyle by adopting a diet free of animals.
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<p>Leilani Farm Sanctuary is a paradise for animals. It's a paradise for humans, as well! 
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<p>On the outer, most visible level, LFS lives and breathes upon a unique piece of rolling land, eight volcanic acres on a green Pacific island. But its superb location and jaw-dropping natural beauty are but reflections of its lush inner essence.
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<p class="imgcap">Pasture</p>

<p>The sanctuary is a refuge for animals, a safe haven for those fortunate enough to have found their way here. Among them are many farm animals whose cousins live dismal lives on factory farms and are routinely slaughtered by the billions to satisfy the palates of those who still choose to be meat eaters. In stark contrast, the rescued individuals at LFS, some of them looked upon by the world at large as "food animals," are without a doubt among the most fortunate beings living on Planet Earth.
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<p>Each rescued animal has his or her story. Lehua, the donkey, had lived her life under the dark crawl space of a house, unable to graze and completely isolated from other animals. Larry, our elder La Mancha goat, had been kept on a short tether, lacking the company of other goats for the first ten years of his life. Another goat was spared the butcher's knife through a near-miraculous change of heart by a worker at a meat ranch.
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<p class="imgcap">Lehua</p>

<p>Some of the sanctuary's young residents, including one very endearing deer and several goats were orphaned when hunters shot their mothers. Others, such as rabbits and chickens, had been given to children as holiday presents, then later discarded when they became too cumbersome to care for. Some of the roosters were liberated from cockfighting compounds. (We continue to work actively to put an end to this cruel, inhumane practice that passes in some cultures as "sport.").
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<p class="imgcap">Veronica</p>

<p>The sanctuary is an idyllic meld where many droll surprises are seen: a piglet bonds and plays with pug dogs the same size as she, a rooster "falls in love" with a goat and takes rides on her back, a young goat befriends a donkey. Cats live peacefully among chickens, stretching out on their backs in the warmth of the sun; peahens find safety on the shaded veranda and, honking like Model-T Fords, they fan their feathers and strut their stuff; rabbits become obsessed with tunnel-digging, their paws scratching the earth in accelerated motion, red dirt flying everywhere. In fact, all the animals at LFS have unique personalities that showcase their individual characters.
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<p class="imgcap">Kea</p>

<p>Here at the farm sanctuary, the operative word is "community." Animals live in harmony with each other, as their deeply-ingrained cooperative ethic, based on survival, shapes their world-and informs ours, too. Leilani Farm Sanctuary provides a healthy, happy home for all these animals. It offers caring humans an opportunity to engage them in a natural setting where they're all loved, and where all their basic needs are attended to.
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<p class="imgcap">Farm animals intermingle</p>

<p>Many visitors who have come here to meet the animals have been touched, each in his or her special way, by the "humanity" of these amazing and lovable beings. They've had a sample of compassion-in-action and have glimpsed the real possibility that all living beings might be treated with deep caring and respect. These human-animal encounters have proved over and again to be nothing less than genuine healing--on both sides of the equation. All are enriched by the love that is shared here.
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<p class="imgcap">Gavin kisses Alice</p>

<p>Our hope is that Leilani Farm Sanctuary will continue to serve as an ever-widening beacon of love and light for our ailing planet. We envision a world in which people everywhere have an abundance of good food to eat and without sacrificing the lives of  innocent animals, in the process. We consider adopting a vegan diet, as one key aspect of living lightly on the earth, the best path to realizing that dream. 
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<p>May we all thrive, in peace and in a spirit of oneness! And may we always act responsibly, in ways that will benefit all sentient beings.
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<p class="imgcap">Animals are friends not food</p> 

<h2>The Sanctuary's Special Programs</h2>

<p>Leilani Farm Sanctuary is an educational facility that teaches children and adults about animals in a way that changes their perspective about themselves and the world around them. Our emphasis is upon teaching that every living being needs food, water, shelter, shade, love, and has language.
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<p>We host at-risk youth programs, school field trips, special needs children, elder activities, and farm tours for the general public, including visitors from the Mainland -- providing our community with a hands-on experience that is thought-provoking and stimulates social and emotional growth.
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<p class="imgcap">Education</p>

<p>Most of the animals at Leilani Farm Sanctuary were orphaned, neglected, or abused. Through interaction with animals, children from troubled homes learn forgiveness, courage, strength, leadership skills, trust, empathy, and kindness. When we relay the animals' stories to visiting children, it helps them relate to their own pain. (Often, when children are abused they turn their hurt around to abuse others, smaller than themselves.)
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<p>Exploring with children how abused animals have learned to forgive and overcome their pasts, the animals become role models, helping the children deal with their pain and reach for their bright futures.
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<p class="imgcap">Nurturing</p>

<p>By learning empathy and respect for all life, children become protectors rather than abusers. Animals, with their unconditional love and non-judgmental attitude, can often reach kids more deeply and effectively than people can. The healing that takes place when children get together with the animals is profound.</p>

<p>You can download our brochure in pdf format by clicking either of the images:
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<h2>Newsletters</h2>
<p>You can find out even more about Leilani Farm Sanctuary by accessing our online, ever-increasing newletter collection:<br>
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<a href="pdfs/newsletter100.pdf">newsletter volume 100</a><br>
<a href="pdfs/newsletter99.pdf">newsletter volume 99</a><br>
<a href="pdfs/newsletter98.pdf">newsletter volume 98</a><br>
<a href="pdfs/newsletter97.pdf">newsletter volume 97</a><br>
<a href="pdfs/newsletter96.pdf">newsletter volume 96</a><br>
<a href="pdfs/newsletter95.pdf">newsletter volume 95</a><br>
<a href="pdfs/newsletter94.pdf">newsletter volume 94</a><br>
<a href="pdfs/newsletter93.pdf">newsletter volume 93</a><br>
<a href="pdfs/newsletter92.pdf">newsletter volume 92</a><br>
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The joy at the sanctuary kept making me smile.  It really is amazing what magic you have there.  It makes me want to get to know the heart of every sweet animal.  It gives me inspiration to keep healing myself so I can ease more of the suffering of others and bring more love and comfort to their innocent lives.  The memories remain so vivid.  Feeling the total trust of Veronica the deer.  Holding the soft sweetness of Molly the rabbit.  And what can we possibly say about the bond between you and dear Freddy the baby goat?!!


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We all had a very special experience with you and the lovely animals on the farm. It was a great pleasure to see what a wonderful thing that you are doing for the animals that make their way to your sanctuary, they are blessed to have found you and so are we.


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Dear Laurelee:  I so enjoyed the tour of your beautiful grounds and visiting with all the animals. I'll never forget the deer, pig, kitten and little goat that followed us all around. It takes only a minute to see that the animals are well cared for and that you have a mutual love and respect for one another. Thanks you for taking the time to show us around -- we loved every minute.


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This will be the last inspection of my 24+ year APHIS career. I would like to express my gratitude and profound appreciation for the care and facilities offered to the animals here. Best wishes for continued success in your mission. With warm aloha.


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Our visit to your farm was truly a main highlight of my trip. Thank you so much for the amazing visit - I really wish  we could have stayed longer. Evie and would have been overjoyed to have been able to stay and help with the farm chores. Hopefully we can make it out again and do just that. Veronica the deer, Dee the cat, the piggie, and Freddy the naughty boy goat, especially made lasting memories for me! You and people like you fill my heart with hope and joy to see and know that you are providing relief and comfort for animals...the world needs so many more folks like you! Thank your for doing what you do...in spite of how hard it is emotionally and physically. You're my hero and a hero to many many animals!


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Visiting your farm was one of the loveliest part of my trip...like a kid. I keep looking at my photos with your sweet chicken and smile. I hope to be back to Maui soon and you farm will be my first stop.


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Explosive campaign on Change.org calls on shipping company to halt transport of live pigs, citing filthy conditions, rough handling and extreme temperatures.


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Hello Laurelee I cannot tell you how happy I feel right now after volunteering at your sanctuary.  It is obvious that all of your animals are receiving the best of care and devotion, and on top of that they have some of the most beautiful acreage on Maui to roam upon.  Just being near them lifted my heart!  What a pleasure to have met you and Rachel.  I look forward to the next time I can come and join you and the farm Ohana. Mahalo


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LaureLee Blanchard, founder and director of Leilani Farm Sanctuary, is someone who lives exactly the life she espouses. At the lovely grounds of this sanctuary near Haiku on the north shore of Maui, one can find donkeys, rabbits, goats, pigs, cats, chickens, tortoises and even a deer all roaming freely, enjoying life without the threat of abuse or extermination. Blanchard, a vegan, is dedicated to caring for these animals while providing education about a meat-free, dairy-free lifestyle. The lucky animals get to wander around this tropical paradise, with the loving attention of the director, dedicated volunteers (both local and visiting) and plenty of caring visitors. Run as a non-profit existing only through donations, the sanctuary is a great place to reconnect with nature, recharge and do some good in the process. My wife and I have volunteered on each of two recent trips to Maui. We plan on supporting this worthwhile cause from afar, as well.


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We could instantly tell why this was going to be a special morning; the warmth of the greeting and the polite curiosity of the animals said this was a special place.


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I parked next to a huge warehouse and was greeted by an employee who disappeared for a minute and returned holding four chickens upside down, their legs bound together with twine. Nearby, on a concrete slab, I saw a large pile of hens with their legs tied together. Hens not purchased would be buried alive.


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It was SUCH a joy to meet you last Thursday at your beautiful farm, and to have the opportunity to experience the magic that you have created there!  Thank you SO much for welcoming us to your home, and introducing us to your beautiful family of deer, goats, pigs, donkeys, kitties, bunnies, tortoises and feathered friends!  We feel so grateful to you for providing so much nurturing and love and safety to so many precious souls!!  These animals are truly blessed to have such a beautiful, loving home with you at Leilani!  We hope to see you again, next time we visit Maui!  And in the meantime, we enjoyed receiving our first newsletter from you...thank you so much! And once again, thank you so much for all that you do to make this world a better place.


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tle: Animals Help Humans at the Leilani Farm Sanctuary
kwd: Daniel Weiss
dsc: An oasis of unconditional love in lush Ha'iku
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Ever wonder why it's easier to talk to your pet than it is to other humans sometimes?

Unlike the complex verbal, physical and behavioral communications we experience with people in our everyday relationships, animals provide an unspoken and unconditional love that produces some seriously cathartic results in us, whether we are conscious of it or not.

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT), used to improve a person's emotional, social and cognitive functioning, has been used as a form of healing in treatment and outreach programs at nursing homes, prisons, mental institutions, hospitals--and now at Maui's own Leilani Farm Sanctuary in lush Ha'iku.

The sprawling eight-acre Leilani Farm Sanctuary is home to some very fortunate rescued animals, its Founder and President Laurelee Blanchard and her partner, Barry Sultanoff, M.D. No stranger to animal rights' work, Blanchard has served as director of communications for the Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM) and currently serves on the board of directors for the Vegetarian Society of Hawai'i (VSH). As a licensed psychiatrist, Sultanoff knows first-hand of the cleansing and healing that takes place in humans when they interact with animals.

Stress relief results during such interactions because these animals are non-judgmental, allowing a person to feel whole-heartedly accepted as themselves through their animal companionship. Similarly, our pets give us a sense of purpose, a routine of caregiving that demands us to be responsible for sentient beings other than ourselves.

The day of my visit to the picturesque sanctuary coincided with a community reach-out to hearing-impaired children and adults. Some of the participants in attendance included Horizons Academy and Wailuku Elementary School students, along with their families and teachers who communicate through American Sign Language.

It was a joy to watch this group feel instantly understood without the limitations of traditional communication that can be an everyday challenge for them.

Robin Chung, mother of one of the special-needs students in attendance, said, "Communicating with animals is easier for kids facing special challenges because it allows them to feel less isolated, and therefore, they experience less stress and more acceptance. Leilani Farm Sanctuary is the perfect place to visit for any child who needs a friend and can't have animals at home."

"Animal-assisted therapy, activities and learning clearly demonstrate how the human-animal bond can bring about lasting social, emotional, cognitive, physical, spiritual and psychological changes," said Leilani Farm Sanctuary Board of Director Member Melody Fisher. "In this field, we see such things--a teen who doesn't open up during traditional therapy will do so after exposure to animal interaction programs. Or a child victim or witness of abuse suffering from developmental psychopathology can come to understand the difference between kindness and cruelty.

"Research has shown what the long-term affects are on children in the context of violence," added Fisher. "Animal and intimate partner abuse are huge risk factors. All children who are neglected or abused or have a physical or mental disability can especially relate to gentle, innocent animals with similar backgrounds or conditions. They can witness these animal angels being rescued, cared for and loved, and begin to feel hope for their own situations."

River Penner, who served as the interpreter for the farm's tour, is also the mother and the grandmother of two hearing-impaired keiki--Tyler and Tobias.

"After leaving the sanctuary every day I go there, I am left feeling deeply at peace with myself," Penner observed. "There is a calm that animals bring that nothing else can."

It's wonderfully ironic to see how a sanctuary for rescued animals in need has transformed into salvation for humans who are in need of a little rescuing themselves.

Current outreach programs at the Leilani Farm Sanctuary focus on school groups, agencies that serve the disabled, and parent, peer and mentoring groups. Farm tours are available to the general public twice a week on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. A $10 tax-deductible donation per person is requested. Reservations are required: Contact info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org or call (808) 298-8544.

"Our motto at Leilani Farm Sanctuary is 'Widening the Circle of Compassion,'" Fisher added. "We hope to educate, heal and hold space for our keiki most in need of unconditional love. We hope to enlighten them to the spirit in the animals, nature, and in themselves and others. We hope that we can show that animals should be seen as sentient beings who deserve love and respect just as we do."

Operating as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Leilani Farm Sanctuary is completely supported by donations and volunteers. To learn more about ways in which you can get involved or to make a donation, visit www.leilanifarmsanctuary.org.


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tle: Lauralee Blanchard Wins Vegan Of The Year Award
kwd: Jen Russo,vegan,activist
dsc: Leilani Farm Sanctuary's Laurelee Blanchard on VegansAreCool's top Vegan Activist list
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Leilani Farm Sanctuary’s Laurelee Blanchard makes VegansAreCool.com’s top Vegan Activist list
By Jen Russo
Lauralee Blanchard of the Maui’s own Leilani Farm Sanctuary will be joining Sea Shepherd’s Captain Paul Watson as part of VegansAreCool.com’s Vegan of the Year Awards. While Watson puts his hide on the line to save the whales, Blanchard helped saved a different kind of creature coming across the Pacific: the pig. The former consultant to the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) helped document the cruel treatment hogs receive when traversing the Pacific for slaughter and consumption.

“Every year, thousands of pigs are shipped alive from the mainland U.S. to Hawaii only to be slaughtered upon arrival,” says Blanchard. “During their one-week voyage, these pigs are forced to endure intensely overcrowded and unsanitary conditions; many suffer stress-related illnesses, injuries and diseases. Those who survive the trip are then kept in cages, and then slaughtered. The supermarket chains agreed to stop purchasing pork products from pigs transported live from the mainland U.S. to Hawaii for slaughter, as a result of the World Society for the Protection of Animals’ investigation, which I helped document. The supermarkets cited animal welfare as the reason for their change of policy.”

Some of these pigs are also imported for military training practices. Blanchard not only documented the treatment of these animals but rallied the local community and spearheaded a petition on Change.org that has topped 30,000 signatures.

The petition asked Matson to stop transporting the pigs. The company refused, but supermarket chains Foodland and Times Supermarket did stop buying pork from pigs inhumanely transported. While the practice still exists, her activism resulted in a reduction of about 7,500 pigs.

“The entire process, not just the shipping, is inhumane and unacceptable,” says Blanchard. “These pigs [which she says have cognitive abilities equivalent to a three-year-old human] are raised in cruel conditions on factory farms and then trucked across the U.S. continent before being loaded onto the Matson ocean containers. After arriving on shore, they are brutally slaughtered.”

Blanchard also runs a sanctuary for animals that rescues animals. including goats, chickens, cats ducks, rabbits, geese, tortoises, donkeys, pigs and a deer. Her farm is currently at capacity, though she does want to expand.

“We work to find good homes for the rescued animals, but most of them spend the remainder of their lives at Leilani Farm Sanctuary,” says Blanchard. “The sanctuary is now at the point where it has as many animals as we can afford to take care of. Our future vision is to fence in additional pasture land in order to accommodate more animals. We are working to raise funds for this project and to help with the ongoing care of the animals. Tax-deductible donations can be made on our website at leilanifarmsanctuary.org. We are also working to expand Leilani Farm Sanctuary’s humane education programs and outreach programs for people with special needs.”

Blanchard believes being a vegan is an important part of her philosophy, and the sanctuary offers assistance for people interested in changing their lifestyle. The sanctuary also offers tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays for $20.

“A vegan lifestyle is beneficial for optimal human health, protection of the environment, and the reduction of animal suffering,” says Blanchard. “The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) resource panel released a report stating that a global shift towards a vegan diet is vital if we are to halt climate change and other environmental problems. Adopting a vegan diet is easy and we are happy to help! Leilani Farm Sanctuary provides vegan starter guides for anyone who is interested.”

Another way to get involved at the sanctuary is to volunteer on Monday or Wednesday mornings at 9am. Blanchard needs assistance with barn cleaning, gardening, carpentry, animal grooming, general maintenance, manure duty, window washing, installations, repairs, etc. Chores on a farm are plentiful.

I hear volunteer days do offer a good vegan lunch, and reservations are required. Email info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org to participate. Blanchard says she’s elated to appear on the Vegan of the Year list, and is inspired to accomplish even more in the future when it comes to veganism.

“Death at a slaughterhouse is never quick and painless,” she says. “The reality is that over 90 percent of farmed animals in the U.S. are raised on factory farms in intensive confinement. The Animal Welfare Act excludes protection for animals raised for food. There are no laws requiring factory farms to provide animals with spacious environments, clean surroundings, fresh air or sunlight.

“The animals are regarded as mere commodities,” she continued. “They are treated like machines with no concern for their pain or suffering, and are deprived of exercise so that all their energy goes toward producing flesh, eggs, or milk for human consumption. Factory-farmed animals are fed growth hormones to fatten them faster and are genetically altered through selective breeding and gene splicing to grow larger or to produce more milk or eggs than they would naturally. Their miserable lives end at the slaughterhouse where they are frequently dismembered while still fully conscious.”


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Leighton and I went to the coolest place on Maui today! www.leilanifarmsanctuary.org We got to see pigs, baby goats, rabbits, ducks, geese, donkeys and we pet a deer!!!! It was so much fun! If you haven't gone, make sure you visit! The owner Laurelee Blanchard did an awesome job telling us all about the animals. We are both looking forward to visiting again soon!!


