Bender’s Barn Animal Sanctuary & Therapeutic Farm

06/25/2025

Hope everyone is surviving this heat wave! Doing our best to keep everyone cool here with lots of water, mud and fans ☀️

06/10/2025

ISO some old outdoor chair cushions like these for the pigs! Please contact me if you have any you’d like to donate. Thank you!

05/29/2025

Minnie & Rosie are still in need of a home. If someone is willing to long term foster them I will pay for their food. Please contact me if interested.

05/28/2025

Trying to figure out if this 2AM visitor is a stray or has a home & just stopping for snacks. Anyone recognize this Kitty? Kings Corners Rd Romulus

05/13/2025

The video doesn’t do it justice lol

05/02/2025

Rigby’s been working hard on his digging project but when he thought I had his dinner he said “I’m out!”

04/25/2025

Barn worker needed
*please read description this is now more like a drop in pet sitter position*

Days: Thursday-Sunday
Time: Evenings. Shift starts about 30 minutes prior to dark. Currently start time is 7:30PM. That will get later as summer approaches and then much earlier with fall & winter.
Length & pay: Shifts are 20-30 minutes, you’ll always be paid for 30 minutes. $15/hour unless set shift rate agreed upon
Type: 1099 contractor
Tasks: Scoop pig p**p & inside potty area, feed pigs, put away chicken feeders, put away cat food bowls, refresh water bowls, sweep, ensure animals are inside and close up. Other tasks as needed-for example unloading supplies, cleaning, brushing the cat, administering medications/treatments
Resident Animals: 2 pigs, chickens, peahen, 2 cats
Requirements: reliable, comfortable with all animals (animal experience preferred), able to work independently once trained, working phone, reliable transportation and good communication, 18+ years old
Location: Varick-address is 4697 kings corners rd Romulus (about 15 mins from SF, Waterloo/20 mins from Geneva)

Please contact with any questions & the application. Thank you.

02/08/2025

I am in need of a home for this bonded pair. Unfortunately due to life circumstances I cannot continue to have so many cats. This is a very difficult decision please refrain from unpleasant comments. I have health issues & I cannot continue life as it is. It’s not something I want to do.

They are both very sweet. I’d really like to find them a home together. As you can see in the pictures they’re very close and sleep cuddled together every day. They do have some special needs, which is how they ended up staying here for so long.

Minnie is the orange tabby. She was surrendered to me about 7 years ago after her owner couldn’t keep her. She was up for adoption for a long time and just over looked I guess. She’s estimated to be turning 9 this year. She is very sweet and sleeps with me every night. She is a typical silly orange cat-a bit of a space cadet. Very loving, can pick her up and give her hugs, etc. She occasionally has seizures. They happen sporadically & seems to mostly be at night. There’s no medication or requirements, I can explain what the vet has said about it. I do give her some immune system supplements sometimes as she will have allergy-like symptoms.

Rosie, the brown & white tabby, was trapped as a very young kitten from a barn with her brother in June 2020. So she is turning 5 this year. She’s also very sweet, loving and playful. She was super shy or would run & hide whenever anyone came to meet her. So she ended up not being adopted and stayed. She’s still shy with new people but she is much more social now. She does require gabapentin to go to the vet, as a change like that will make her regress to being very scared. As long as she gets that she has no problems with the vet. She’s on Hill’s prescription c/d stress urinary care food. Last year she had idiopathic cystitis (bladder inflammation) so she needs to be on this food to prevent further issues. She’s the most playful cat in the house, loves her toys and carries them around. Given her history & personality she will require more time to warm up to a new home.

They live with other cats, a bunny, dogs and a pig. Have also lived with children. Minnie has been good with all cats, she is at risk for being bullied though if another cat is pushy. Rosie is a cat’s cat for the most part. She still plays with another one of the cats. But sometimes she chases one of the cats in the house (only her I don’t know why-that cat was feral and is very shy) otherwise she’s been buddies with even the foster cats over the years.

Both cats are spayed and will be up to date on shots. There is an adoption application & requirements. Absolutely Indoor only. No fee. Please contact for questions or more information.

01/24/2025

Goodnight 💤🌙

12/23/2024

Thank you to everyone who donated for the giving Tuesday fundraiser & who have sent in donations🙏 . Bender’s barn did have to downsize this year & stop intakes; but there are still 3 pigs, 2 goats, 8 cats, 2 dogs, 5 chickens, a pea hen and a bunny here between the house & barn. Several get supplements, 3 animals are on prescription medications and 4 cats are on prescription food.

Everyone ended up here from unfortunate circumstances. Most of the cats
were not adoptable and some were overlooked for various reasons (behavior, shy, medical needs, etc).

Your support will also help at the most expensive time of the year. In winter the hay consumption goes up without grazing options, straw is in use for bedding warmth, and the cost of veggies for the pigs is higher.

Gert doesn’t have to worry about any of these things but she also thanks you for helping out 😉 🐽.

10/17/2024

This super sweet boy was taken in by NEBCR recently. *Very* grateful for them, as I was worried when I got a call about a working dog needing to be surrendered after being injured by a horse. Roy ended up needing a pricey surgery. Sharing the fundraiser in hopes of helping get them some more funds!

My thanks to all that have contributed so far to Roys surgery! Today's the day, here is a photo of Roy waiting patiently at the Orthopedic surgeons. Please keep this sweet boy in your thoughts today. If you haven't given and would like to help here is his story and a donation link https://nebcr.org/roy-fundraiser/

10/04/2024

Position filled **

Barn worker needed mornings Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. Also need Sunday evening. Please refer to comment below of original post for all details and contact if interested. Thank you.