Aloha!
March 1, 2024
Welcome to our new blog!
We’ll be posting articles throughout each month, so please check the site often.
“News” is designed to be educational and entertaining, inspiring and insightful. Posted will be stories about rescued animals, volunteers, vegan recipes, and special events. Enjoy!
Laurelee Blanchard, Founder and President
info@leilanifarmsanctuary.org
Animal Spotlight: Charlotte
April 7, 2024
Charlotte was a young piglet living with her mother and thirteen siblings on a hog farm, where they were being fattened for slaughter. One day, the whole family of pigs escaped and made their way to Hana Highway where they began grazing in the tall grass near the road. Hunters quickly spotted the pigs and began shooting them. Read more.
Spotlight: Melani Ellis, Tour Guide
and Humane Educator
April 2, 2024
If it’s Monday, Wednesday or Saturday, Melani Ellis knows she’s going to have a great day. That’s when she leads an hour-long tour that introduces visitors from around the world to Leilani Farm Sanctuary and its mission of humane education and saving animals suffering from abuse, neglect and abandonment. For her, the experience is always fun, joyful and uplifting. Read more.
Our Heaven on Earth
March 28, 2024
It’s easy to see why the rescued animals at Leilani Farm Sanctuary think they’re in heaven. They’re free to roam wherever they would like without fear of the abuse, neglect and abandonment that they experienced in their former situations. Home for them now is a beautiful eight-acre oasis of trees, ornamental plants and gardens of food crops. Read more.
Animal Spotlight: Meet Jazz, Ambassador of Aloha
March 22, 2024
Each one of the hundreds of residents of Leilani Farm Sanctuary is valued, supported and afforded the freedom to live a happy life. Although nothing is asked of them, a few decide to serve as goodwill ambassadors, regularly extending a warm welcome to visitors to the Sanctuary. Read more.
Feasts for the Animals from Down to Earth
March 6, 2024
For the past five years, Down to Earth in Kahului has provided Leilani Farm Sanctuary with 50 to 75 pounds of fruit, vegetables, and greens twice weekly. The donations are culled produce—they’re overripe and/or damaged and not sellable to customers—but they are delicious, nutritious additions to our rescued animals’ diets. Read more.
Volunteer Spotlight: Eric Baizer
March 1, 2024
Eric Baizer is an indispensable gift to Leilani Farm Sanctuary. He does two-hour morning rounds on Thursdays—collecting manure, feeding the animals, providing them with fresh water and making sure they get plenty of pats. They’re all happy to see him, especially the sheep, who greet him with loud, excited bleats because they know he’s carrying a goodie bag full of treats. Read more.
Animal Spotlight: Meet Dorothy
March 1, 2024
On a ranch halfway up the slopes of 10,023-foot Haleakalā, Maui’s massive dormant volcano, a jet-black cow with big brown eyes had slowed down as a milk producer. As is typical with so-called “spent” dairy cows, Dorothy was headed for the slaughterhouse. Steve, a kind-hearted worker on the ranch, had bonded with Dorothy, whom he recognized as a gentle, affectionate soul. He was heartbroken when he heard about her fate and decided he had to rescue her. Read more.