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Our Story

The Double D Bar Ranch was set up to provide homes for prior abused or unwanted farm animals. We purchased our farm in September 1997 so that we could have our horses with us rather than having the expense and regulations & time schedules of other farms. When we rode the horses in the surrounding woods,more goats they were getting their legs and faces scratched by overgrown brush. When the 4 acres of cleared land adjacent to our property became available for sale in February 1999, we decided to buy it and set up a small riding arena for ourselves and invite some friends over with similar interests in horse riding. We knew the former owner of the property had about 50 animals over there that he was going to take with him when he moved. The animals included 14 goats, 20 sheep, 8 fallow deer, some rabbits, chickens, turkeys and a peacock.

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As closing came closer he wasn't moving his animals out and when we approached him about it he had changed his mind about moving them and decided to slaughter them instead. We quickly discussed this and decided to buy the animals from him, we could afford within our budget to keep the 50 animals. When we took over the property, the pens were two feet deep in decayed, compressed hay, urine and manure. rich and catsThe sheep and goats were kept together while each required different kinds of feed and different housing conditions. Baby lambs died due to lack of lambing pens. Goats require closed quarters (they are very susceptible to pneumonia in the cold night air) while sheep need circulation but protection from the cold and dampness. We had totally rebuilt the pens, providing the proper conditions for the proper animals. When people heard about the way we improved the place, building new pens, coops, etc. they started calling us asking if we would take their animals that they could no longer keep:

  • We have to move and can't keep the animal
  • The town won't give us permission to keep them
  • Neighbors complained
  • They outgrew the family and were no longer cute but didn't want to see them killed So as a courtesy we took the animals in.

goatsWithin the first year we went from 50 to 650 animals. We were taking them in from agencies such as the SPCA & CACC. They gave us no financial support. Our feed bills were running $4,500 per month. We went thru our savings, put a home equity loan on the house which had been free and clear, then eventually changed it to a mortgage. Since we were facing dire financial problems the SPCA agents suggested we apply for a non-profit status and 501 (c)(3) so we could collect donations to help the animals. We were approved by the state and IRS. We pull no salaries or administration fees. Every penny in donations received go to the animal's care.

GOALS OF THE DOUBLE D BAR RANCH

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The goals of the Double D Bar Ranch is to take in prior abused or unwanted farm animals. Provide the proper housing, feed and medical attention for each animal. Rehabilitate the animal. Adopt out to a good home where it can live out the balance of it's natural life in comfort. If any female goat or sheep that we take in happens to be pregnant and they give birth to a male, we neuter the male within the first 10 days of it's life, so that if we can't adopt it out at least it won't reproduce here.

It is a large expense to have the adult male goats neutered, so we, therefore, keep these males penned separately from the females. Seldom will any livestock female be spayed since they must have a deep anesthesia and most goats and sheep stress easily under anesthesia, and there is a good chance you would loose them. Our 2 bulls are castrated as well as all the male pigs both Pot Belly & Yorkshire This little goat was 1 of 12 animals taken in from the C.A.C.C. on August 12, 2002 . They had been confiscated from an illegal slaughter house in Harlem . There were 3 little ones horeslike this one: Too young to be taken from their mother, it refused a bottle and would nibble on a tiny bit of hay, not enough to keep them alive. We tried to supplement feedings with yogurt mixed with a high protein formula and ended up losing 2 of them after 2 weeks. Rich spent nights up in the barn with them to no avail. The other 10 survived and thrived. Some of which have been adopted into good homes.

We have a "Sponsor A Pet" Program where a person can sponsor a farm pet. The animal remains here at the haven while they get to name it, visit with it and play with it, sometimes the pet goes home for a few hours with the Sponsor Parent for a visit. The Sponsor Parent then pays a set fee each month to help support the animal. For example a rabbit is $5.00 per month, a goat is $20.00 per month and a bull or cow is $50.00 per month. You will hgoatsave your picture taken with the animal or if you can't be present, a picture and history as far as it is known of the animal will be sent to you.

If you fail to keep up with your sponsorship obligation for 2 consecutive months, then the animal can be put up for adoption. This makes a wonderful holiday or birthday gift fo r a neice, nephew, grandchild or friend in their honor. One of our volunteers helping trim one of the goat's feet. Volunteers are needed on all levels:

  • Feeding the animals
  • Cleaning the animals
  • Watering the animals
  • Medicating the animals

Sometimes we just need someone to hold an animal while it is medicated, wormed or having it's hooves trimmed. Sometimes they just need someone to play with them and give them treats. Many of our volunteers feel inner rewards by working with the animals and a sense of peace when they come to the haven.Support This Site

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How You Can Help

First, thank you for helping the animals. We are in need of donations not only to feed and medicate the animals but to maintain housing and fencing for them. The all work done at the Ranch is done by volunteers. So, all the donations received will go directly to the animals. No salaries or administration fees are taken.

At Double D Bar Ranch, we have many ways that you can help to change and better the livies of our animal friends. of your time. If none of these programs meet with the way that you wish to contibute, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Please, Remember All Donations Are Tax Deductible. So, Please Give As Much As You Can.

"SPONSOR A PET” PROGRAM

We presently house about 450 animals including 2 Bulls and a Cow, Horses, Pot Belly Pigs, Yorkshire Pigs, Sheep, Goats (both dairy & pigmy), Fallow Deer, Rabbits, Chickens, Ducks, Pheasants, Guinea Hens and Geese. The feed bills run about $4,500 per month and vet bills around $1,000 per month.When you Sponsor A Pet, you can name it if it doesn’t have a name already, you will receive a picture of it and the history of the animal you sponsor as far as we know it. The animal will remain here, as your pet, for as long as you sponsor it. If for a 2 month period of time you do not send your sponsor fees the pet can then be available for someone else to sponsor or adopt. Once a pet is sponsored it will remain here, not to be sponsored or adopted by anyone else. Your pet is exclusively yours. Please, make your checks payable to the Double D Bar Ranch and send them to our address.

Donations By Mail or Drop-off( Checks, Animal Food, Building Materials, or Blankets)

  • You can make your checks payable to the Double D Bar Ranch send it to our address.
  • We are in constant need of blankets, towels, paper towels
  • Bags of feed or bales of hay.
  • Cans or bags of cat food and kitty litter.
  • Building materials, such as plywood, 2x4’s, 2x6’s, 2x10’s, rolled roofing, nails, screws and hardware for gates (hinges and hasps).

Shop to Help Program

This is one way to get and give at the same time. Visit our online store and shop. We will use the procedes to help the animals.

Double D Bar Ranch Store