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
Piebird was started in 2005 by Sherry and Yan, as a loving home for animal-friends and a haven for loving-people like you. Piebird Vegan Farmstay naturally grew into a sanctuary as more and more animal-friends in need came to live and love here.
To us, the part of Piebird that is most special is the joyful depth that the individual personalities of each of the animal-friends are celebrated. We let the animals tell their story. It’s a simple story, a story of love. They will tell it with a little kiss, a warm nudge, or a still look that captures our hearts and moves us a little more into the world of love.
We believe these human-animal connections will allow people to see “farm” animals as friends and not as food or for service — helping these individuals to then make the compassionate choice to go vegan. There is always life-changing, inspiring magic when we meet a new friend for the first time!
Our immediate future vision here at Piebird includes a couple years of steady growth for our sanctuary capacity. We invite you to be a part of the love!