Author Archives: Stephanie Marohn

About Stephanie Marohn

Stephanie Marohn runs the Animal Messenger Sanctuary, a safe haven for farm animals in northern California. She also has a practice in energy healing for animals and is the author of 10 books, including What the Animals Taught Me: Stories of Love and Healing from a Farm Animal Sanctuary.

Singing Pigs

Every morning, the pot-bellied pigs Lilah and Lavinia come to the door of my house, calling for breakfast. Earlier, I have let them out of the pen where they spend the night. When I take too long to arrive with … Continue reading

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Living with Pigs

On December 11, 2021, a potbellied pig arrived on the sanctuary. Lilah came from a military person who was about to be deployed. I don’t typically adopt animals whose people will be sure to find them a good home, but … Continue reading

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Honoring Ferdinand

A sad event on the sanctuary. Our beloved donkey Ferdinand passed on October 18, 2020. Though we have been fortunate so far this year not to have wildfires near us, we had terrible smoke from the many fires burning in … Continue reading

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Joyful Goes to the Hospital

When I went out to feed the animals on the morning of Monday, October 14, I saw at once that Joyful the goat wasn’t feeling well. He didn’t come to the gate of the barn area where the animals spend … Continue reading

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Caerwyn Joins the Group

Caerwyn the goat has been eating separately from the rest of the sanctuary animals for the two years since his arrival at three weeks old. (See the earlier posts about him for why this was necessary.) As happens in journeys … Continue reading

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Caerwyn Walks!

Caerwyn the goat has been on the sanctuary for a year now (as of May 4). How far he has come in that time! When he arrived at three weeks old, he was unable to walk or even sit up … Continue reading

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The Arrival of Caerwyn

I often get emails asking if I can take an animal or a bird who is losing a home, whose person is moving or died, who was thought to be a hen but turned out to be a rooster and … Continue reading

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Peaceable Kindom

After many rainy days in January, we have emerged from the drought, for now, anyway. (In my view, water conservation should be part of life—honoring this precious resource by not wasting it.) All the animals are spending time lying in the sun. At … Continue reading

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Solstice Message

Let Love Lead Us A winter solstice prayer for 2016 We could feed all the people of the world if we did not let greed and profit lead us We could free animals from their suffering if we did not … Continue reading

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The Celestial Family

With the completion of the new fence on the lower five acres of the Animal Messenger Sanctuary property, I could welcome another resident: Celeste, the mother of the twins Sunshine and Moonglow. Sunshine was the little black lamb who came … Continue reading

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