Sy montgomery, the good good pigfounder ellie laks started the gentle barn after adopting a sick goat from a rundown petting zoo in 1999. Love gentle barn and have been a longtime supporter. We talk about how animals have the same emotions that we do, and that they are deserving of the same comforts, safety, and happiness that we enjoy. Gentle ben by walt morey, john schoenherr, paperback.
Ellie laks is the founder of the gentle barn foundation, a national organization that rescues and rehabilitates unwanted animals, and heals people with the same stories of abuse and neglect. Gentle barn life play all ellie laks and jay share their crazy life with 200 animals, running 3 sanctuaries, staff, hundreds of volunteers, travel and trying to rescue the lives of animals and. At the gentle barn we teach children how to approach animals, how to pet them, and how to be kind and gentle to them. I follow the gentle barn on facebook, and this book tells the story of how it came to be. The gentle barn was my dream since i was 7 years old. My gentle barn is an honest account of how the nonjudgmental and accepting nature of animals healed not just her, but countless atrisk kids. I was always running after dogs, or playing in the lakes with the frogs, or in the woods with the bunnies. Aug 24, 2018 lifes good at the gentle barn, where animals enjoy a second chance at life and then pay it forward by offering the same opportunity to troubled and abused humans. Jul 31, 2014 i follow the gentle barn on facebook, and this book tells the story of how it came to be. My gentle barn allen county public library overdrive. Dec 16, 2017 the gentle barn was founded in 1999 by ellie laks in her backyard in california. The gentle barn rescues, rehabilitates and gives sanctuary to severely abused animals.
At a release party for the book at the gardein meatless food products headquarters and. Sy montgomery, the good good pig founder ellie laks started the gentle barn after adopting a sick goat from a rundown petting zoo in 1999. In this extraordinary memoir, ellie laks weaves together her personal journey and triumph over past abuse and addiction with the story of how she came to found her nonprofit rescue organization, the gentle barn. The incredible true story of a place where animals heal and children. Mar 01, 2016 the gentle barn is a last resort animal rescue. My gentle barn weaves together the story of how the barn came to be what it is today with ellies own journey.
This is the american version in the uk version youth on amazon at barn. Apr 16, 2014 love gentle barn and have been a longtime supporter. Ellie laks the founder of the gentle barn, a southern california sanctuary that houses more than 170 animals that have been rescued from abuse, neglect or slaughterdiscusses the ideas and impulses that propelled her to create the facility, some of which can be traced back to dreams she had as a selfdescribed stubborn sevenyearold. Sy montgomery, author of the good good pig if your heart has ever gone out to a stray animal on the side of the road glimpsed from a passing car, read this book. The gentle barn santa clarita 2020 all you need to know. The gentle barn started on a halfacre property in the middle of the san fernando valley, ca. Creating a sanctuary where animals heal and children learn to hope by ellie laks 2014, hardcover at. Lifes good at the gentle barn, where animals enjoy a second chance at life and then pay it forward by offering the same opportunity to troubled and abused humans. Apr 03, 2020 the gentle barn started on a halfacre property in the middle of the san fernando valley, ca. My gentle barn is a heartwarming, feelgood account that will delight animal lovers and memoir readers alike. At seven years old i realized that animals sometimes need help when i would find them injured or lost i would bring them home. Now that my handsome boy is a great reader, i love picking up new books for him. She is a celebrated animal welfare advocate, humane educator, and the author of m y gentle barn.
We will share the history of the gentle barn, personally introduce you to all of our animals, and share their stories of rescue and recovery. My gentle barn is a heartwrenching and heartwarming, enthralling and inspirational, but most importantly, reading my gentle barn and learning there are people in the world like ellie and jay doing meaningful work to benefit animals was sanctuary for my soul. The gentle barn foundation a registered 501c3 is far from gentle and far from a worthy, registered nonprofit. I believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. It was only natural that she would one day open an animal sanctuary. The incredible true story of a place where animals heal and children learn to hope paperback july 31, 2014. Founded by ellie laks in 1999, the gentle barn s mission is to provide sanctuary for abused animals who would not otherwise be able to find homes. Teresa rhyne, author of the bestselling the dog lived and so will i. Founder ellie laks started the gentle barn after adopting a sick goat from a rundown petting zoo in 1999.
Pdf my gentle barn download full pdf book download. Through interaction with our animals, children learn. My kitty, maleah, was born quite sick, but despite it all was the most joyous, happy kitty i have ever had or known. The gentle barn has been a dream of mine since i was 7 years old, ellie said. First the animal is rescued, comes to live at the barn and then the transformation. We all have rescued an animal somewhere along the way, but the gentle barn is a two fold rescuing venture. Once rehabilitated, the animals help us give hope and inspiration to children with the same stories. My gentle barn camellia net digital catalog overdrive.
She relates that her early love of animals, to which she turned to for solace, helped to heal her emotional pain. Youll love ellie laks and the animals she rescuedand who rescued her back. The people at the gentle barn are absolutely amazing and they are an example for the rest of the world of how to treat animals. The property is complete with large horse and cow pastures, a red and white barnyard for the smaller animals, an organic vegetable garden, lots of shade trees.
My gentle barn, a memoir, tells the story of ellie laks troubled childhood, feeling misunderstood and abandoned by her jewish orthodox parents and sexual abused by baby sitters. We were on holiday and i was very happy to discover that we. Animal sanctuary missouri the gentle barn in st louis. Learn more about this nonprofit, with its newest location opening this weekend in middle tennessee. Ellie laks, author of the just released book my gentle barn, tells us how the plea of a sick goat at a petting zoo was the catalyst for how the gentle barn sanctuary came to be. You will get an intimate 2hour experience on either our main gentle barn property or our sun chlorella healing center up the road which is not open to the public.
My gentle barn by ellie laks the crown publishing group. This is a book full of promise and hope, a story that shows how animals can pull us from despair and inspire the kindness and courage we need to transform ourselves and the world. Teaching people kindness and compassion to animals, each other and our planet. The gentle barn is an american nonprofit 501c3 animal welfare organization located in santa clarita, california. Her remarkable work with abused, neglected, and unwanted animals is unfailingly moving, as are the accounts of the healing effects these animals have on the despairing humans, many of. I really felt ellies love for the work she does, and felt her pain when one of beloved animals was in pain. Ellie laks, the gentle barn responsible eating and living.
Some two hundred animals later including chickens, horses, pigs, cows, rabbits, emus, and more, the gentle barn has become an extraordinary nonprofit that brings together a volunteer staff of community members and atrisk teens to rehabilitate abandoned andor abused animals. May 03, 2017 ellie laks the founder of the gentle barn, a southern california sanctuary that houses more than 170 animals that have been rescued from abuse, neglect or slaughterdiscusses the ideas and impulses that propelled her to create the facility, some of which can be traced back to dreams she had as a selfdescribed stubborn sevenyearold. The gentle barn rescues animals from severe abuse and neglect who are too old, sick, lame, or scared to be adopted into homes. Creating a sanctuary where animals heal and children learn. Mar 27, 2014 ellie laks, author of the just released book my gentle barn, tells us how the plea of a sick goat at a petting zoo was the catalyst for how the gentle barn sanctuary came to be. She was always drawn to animals as a child always rescuing them, turning to them for comfort and nurturing them. My gentle barn by ellie laks overdrive rakuten overdrive. The incredible true story of a place where animals heal and children learn to hope. Scout troops, home school groups, school classrooms, church groups or any other group of children are all welcome to have a field trip here.
Filled with heartwarming animal stories and inspiring recoveries, my gentle barn is a feelgood account that will delight animal lovers and memoir listeners alike. His book gentle ben was the basis for the 1967 movie gentle giant and the 19671969 television show gentle ben. I would take my kids to the gentle barn at any age and on any day, and when we had to stand in line, i would explain to them that we are not at a zoo. The gentle barn is rated 4 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. We are sanctuary to horses, donkeys, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, turkeys, chickens, llamas, peacocks, emus, cats and dogs. It is a story about animal rescue, human recovery, love, life and achieving your dreams. We teach them how animals communicate, and how they perceive our body language. In 2003 ellie and jay moved the gentle barn to a sixacre paradise in santa clarita, ca. The book is great, the gentle barn, and you will have, if you do not have profound appreciation right now for what this person has done, you will have even more so where she came from and the challenges she faced. Heart warming happy to have discovered the gentle barn and getting. Some two hundred animals later including chickens, horses, pigs, cows, rabbits, emus, and more, the gentle barn has become an extraordinary nonprofit that brings together a volunteer staff of community members and atrisk teens to rehabilitate abandoned andor. A visit to the gentle barn provides children from any background a great opportunity to learn about farm animals with their unique features and personalities. Creating a sanctuary where animals heal and children learn to hope by ellie laks 2014, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
Apr 06, 2009 i believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. Since childhood, ellie possessed a strong love and understanding of animals. Sick, hurt, abused and neglected animals are rescued, treated and given a happy place to live at gentle barns facilities in santa clara, california and knoxville, tennessee. As a volunteer, i split my time between helping the animals and working in their main office on various foundation matters. Jan 01, 2014 founder ellie laks started the gentle barn after adopting a sick goat from a rundown petting zoo in 1999. This book has great stories about animals and peoplebut the single one thing that you will take from the gentle barn is that animals can rescue people. Ellie laks, founder of the gentle barn talking animals. The gentle barn was founded in 1999 by ellie laks in her backyard in california. The gentle barn is a animal rights, welfare, and services charity located in santa clarita, ca.
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