While we vegans all wish there wasn’t a need for animal sanctuaries, we are truly grateful for the compassionate work being done by so many people around the world to help animals in need. The animal sanctuaries, rescue centers, and shelters shown on this page are sorted based on reviews from your fellow vegans worldwide, and many are well worth your support. If you’re able to, consider visiting one or more of these animal care facilities, whether they are near home for you or if you happen upon one while you are traveling abroad.
Our goal is to provide a platform that truly respects and mirrors our collective vegan opinions and perspectives. As our global vegan community adds additional animal sanctuaries and care facilities, and as we review and rate our favorites, the resulting listings will continuously, and more accurately, reflect our favorite animal sanctuaries.
Our vegan community’s favorite Animal Sanctuaries in Canada
It all began with a little piglet named “Esther”. And the idea of a farm sanctuary was born.
Steve Jenkins, a Realtor, and his life partner, Derek Walter, a Magician, were living an ordinary life when a rescued would-be mini pig came into their lives.
Esther quickly stole their hearts and turned their lives upside down. Never ones to succumb to the fear of a challenge, Steve and Derek buckled up for the ride of a lifetime as “Esther the Wonder Pig” turned into a social media powerhouse.
In just two short years, Esther had amassed hundreds of thousands of followers from all over the world, and her Dads, Steve and Derek, had become among the world’s most well-known and successful animal activists.
In 2014, with help from Esther’s followers, Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary was born. Now Esther and her Dads rescue and rehabilitate abandoned and abused farmed animals, and spread Esther’s style of love and compassion – known as The Esther Effect!
Home of Esther the Wonder Pig’s friends. Please donate: http://www.happilyeveresther.ca/donate/
Store: http://www.happilyeveresther.ca/store/