Chickens and Goats and Pigs, Oh My.

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Aloha Animal Sanctuary appreciates their volunteers.

I used to be Leah’s + 1 on the Aloha Animal Sanctuary volunteer appreciation occasion.  A protected haven for animals like cows, pigs, chickens, and different farmed animals, the Sanctuary is 100% volunteer run.    On the Sanctuary are animals who’ve been abused, deserted, and/or uncared for and have nowhere else to go. Typically, there are animals there who had been susceptible to being despatched to slaughter with out authorized intervention.   

Leah began volunteering in 2020 as a faculty mission. Her job was to offer TLC, ‘tender loving care’, feeding and interacting with the resident animals there.   On the time, I assumed this project was excellent for a 10-year-old animal lover who might pet and cuddle animals.     Positioned in Kahaluu, Kaneohe, I puzzled why this city woman would journey all the best way there… or extra particularly why her mother would drive on the market, including to an already busy schedule week after week.  After attending this celebration… I get it.  

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100% volunteer run

The Aloha Animal Sanctuary was celebrating and recognizing the 125 volunteers that run the group.   Tender Loving Care Givers, Animal Caretakers, Habitat Care, Egg Collectors, Animal Wellness and naturally all of the background administrative stuff that isn’t glamorous, however must get carried out.   100% volunteer run, Aloha Animal Sanctuary is funded by excursions, donations, and love.    Leah began on the TLC workforce, feeding and caring for the animals. 3 years later, college project carried out, she continues to volunteer.   It grew to become a household mission, her little brother becoming a member of in with the chores.    A household exercise, infused with core values, supplied instructional alternatives for the youngsters. Extra concerning the household’s adventures right here.

Little brother learns to work together with goats.

Animals are Ambassadors on the Aloha Animal Sanctuary

Many animals dwell on property!  My favourite is Haku… the pig.

Kind of jogged my memory of the 1995 film, Babe and naturally the 2006 film Charlotte’s Net.  Each of those drama’s depicted pigs as clever, personable, and cute.  No, he didn’t make me consider bacon, OR barbeque ribs!

Brian Heithaus obtained the Volunteer of The Yr award. He’s the in a single day caretaker who lives onsite and does repairs and assists with emergency care of the residents as wanted. Brian referred to as the resident animals.  “Ambassadors for the trigger”.  Matches!  Many individuals have by no means had the prospect to work together with animals like pigs, cows, chickens, or turkeys, though we slaughter and eat them by the billions yearly. The Aloha Animal Sanctuary helps folks kind private connections with these animals and see them for the people that they’re.

Right here’s Andi.  Raised on a cockfighting farm, rescued by the sanctuary.  Okay, I’ll admit that I’m not a fan of birds… having watched the 1963 Horror film- The Birds.  Produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this movie made fairly an impression.   Nonetheless, assembly Andi put a face to my favourite meals, and gently persuaded me to think about the why behind the Aloha Animal Sanctuary.

Animal agriculture

Animal agriculture is the main explanation for species extinction, ocean lifeless zones, water air pollution, and deforestation. As much as 137 plant, animal, and bug species are misplaced day by day on account of rainforest destruction within the identify of animal agriculture. 

Yearly, over 56 billion land animals are killed for meals.  These animals are bred into existence purely for human consumption, and require a lot of water, grain, and land. 1.5 acres of farm land can produce 37,000 kilos of plant-based meals, however the identical 1.5 acres can solely produce 375 kilos of beef. 

Plant Based mostly  

That is Hawaii.  It is a celebration of the volunteer service.  Naturally then, there’s FOOD!!    One catch.  All meals, in recognition of the mission was vegan.  No eggs, dairy, honey or animal flesh substances.  (Hmm, I packed my very own emergency chocolate chip cookies simply in case.)

I needn’t have nervous! Superb meals!  Tremendous scrumptious, a lot of selection.  The first ingredient of all of the dishes was NOT tofu.   (whew). 

My favourite, referred to as “soiled cauliflower” made with tempeh, porcini mushrooms, cremini mushrooms, cauliflower, and numerous herbs was scrumptious. Wow.  This dish matched my native tastes.  I bought the recipe and can do this at house!

The lead writer of a latest Oxford College examine, the largest ever carried out of worldwide agriculture and one which has been praised by different researches within the subject, said that “adopting a plant-based weight loss program is the one largest selection a person could make to make the best constructive affect on the atmosphere.” 

Dessert was coconut good cream, a slice of scrumptious double chocolate cake, and whipped cream.      For this omnivore, it was not so scary, considerably totally different, and oh so scrumptious.  I can do that!!

A Sanctuary for animals AND folks.     

After lunch, we had the requisite thanks and speeches every volunteer launched themselves, telling everybody what they did on the sanctuary, and the way lengthy that they had been concerned.   The newcomers talked about how the sanctuary welcomed them, and gave them a way of place, made the islands really feel like house. The previous timers talked about what the place means to them.    Nobody railed about animal rights, or guilted me into consuming plant based mostly.   None of that, solely kindness and aloha.  That is their model.   No bombardment, no preaching.  No guilt.  Main by instance, and educating the general public, whereas gently opening our minds and hearts.  

The Aloha Animal Sanctuary holds common customer days, in addition to volunteer days, and particular occasions.   Discover out extra on their web site, or e mail the Director of Public Relations at jessica@alohasanctuary.org.

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