We are currently located on 4 acres in Frelinghuysen, NJ, where all our birds are housed.
Larger animals are temporarily placed in foster farms in the area, or sent directly to their new homes.
We are in the process of raising funds to purchase a 100 acre farm in the immediate area. Once this is completed and barns and fences installed, all operations will take place at one location.
Once we have purchased the farm and are set up, we will be having regularly scheduled days/hours we will be open. Stay tuned for more info soon.
We will update this with our address as soon as we buy the farm. It will link to MapQuest for directions. In the meantime, the current location is Tamala and Bob'’s home.
As this is a personal residence not open to the general public, make sure you call first.
The best phone number to reach us at for now is Tamala's cell phone 973-670-4477. Call for faxing information if you need it.
Link to list of resources for animals we do not handle
Here is a glimpse of some of the many permanent residents that have come to live with us at The Barnyard Sanctuary. We would love to have you come visit them. These animals are not available for adoption either because they have behavioral or health issues, or because their prior caretaker requested that the sanctuary be their forever home.
These animals need sponsors to help defray the cost of their feed, upkeep and veterinarian costs. If you would like to help, please sponsor one today. We need you to help us, so we can help more pet farm animals that need a home.
A sponsor is someone who wants to donate money to The Barnyard Sanctuary, specifically for the care of a particular animal, rather than a donation in general. It is usually paid monthly, although yearly
is often done as well.
If your donation is of a sufficient amount to fully cover the animal's expenses, you will be its sole sponsor. At this point, you will be listed as the animal's Red Sponsor. If you share the expenses of the animal's upkeep with other sponsor(s), but contribute at least 50% of the expenses, you will be listed as a White Sponsor. Less than 50% is a Blue Sponsor.
All you have to do is call our office, say which animal you want to sponsor and how much you wish to contribute. We will take care of the rest. A sponsorship form will be sent to you and upon its return, your name will be added to the animal's photo on this website. In addition, anytime you wish to visit your sponsored animal and tour the farm, admission is free!
If you cannot decide which animal you want to sponsor, or lack the funds for a sponsorship, but want to help us out somehow, see our"how you can help" page. We need help in many ways, even if you do not live local!
Newsletter June 2010.pdf
Warren Reporter Article.PDF
Volunteer grant writers needed
Volunteer fundraisers needed
Volunteer eBay helper needed’
We are in the process of setting up internships for the summer 2011. These would be applicable to you if you are in college taking any farming or animal related studies. Please contact us for more information.
As the famous expression goes, "Two heads are better than one", we would like to add "and the more hands the merrier!" We cannot do it alone. Not only do we rely on monetary contributions to survive, but we also need extra manpower (and woman power and child power LOL), as well as tons of extra brain power. Here are some of the many ways you can help.
We have a nice program for people who want to donate money for a specific animal or species of animal. You can read the details on this on the "permanent residents" page.
We cannot all be experts in everything that needs to be done here
at The Barnyard. This is where the additional brainpower comes in.
If you have a particular species of animal that you have a lot of experience in, and would like to be on our Advisory Board, let us know. If you have experience in gardening, farming, solar, wind,
geothermal, hydoponic gardening, greenhouses, managing a farmstand, security, fencing, etc, let us know. See a partial list
on our "advisory board" page.
Well, this is probably the easiest one to do. All you have to do is write a check payable to the Barnyard Sanctuary and mail it to the address shown below, or easier yet, click on the yellow PayPal button to the left to make a credit card donation. And, YES, we are a 501(c)3 tax deductible non-profit. Just think, if you have to give it away anyhow, would you rather give it to Uncle Sam, or the animals?
We need so many volunteers it's mind boggling. There is feeding, cleaning, lugging stuff, egg gathering, organizing, ordering stuff, office work, weed pulling, planting, greeting guests, putting up caging, pickups/deliveries, guided tours, security, etc, etc, etc. No matter what your specialty is, or what you like to do, Im sure we can find something. Responsible teens are welcome to volunteer alone, little and middle ones need an adult to supervise. If you are inter-ested in helping, give us a call to see what we need at that time.
So, your time is limited, or you are allergic to animals, but still want
to help, then maybe fundraising is for you. We need people to help with the basic "tried and trues", as well as to come up with some interesting new ideas. Come on, all you moms whose kids have gone off to college! Turn your past 12 years of fundraising experience to
a new cause. Maybe a mud wrestling contest in the pig sty?
Many times we get a call to help someone in need. Whether they
fell and broke a leg and cannot get out in the barnyard, or have lost their home or job and are temporarily staying in an apartment or with family until they get back on their feet, they just need a helping hand. Whatever is going on in their lives is bad enough, without having to lose their loved pets as well. If you have animals, or animal experi-ence and would like to help out on a temporary basis, at their barn
or yours, let us know. Sometimes all someone needs is that small
act of kindness to get them back on the road to recovery.
Some of the services we could use are the obvious ones that pop
into everyone's mind, such as accounting and legal. However,
here are a few more that are just as important, such as grant
writing, public relations, blessing of the animals, daily bookkeeping and record keeping, answering the phone, typing and filing, sign making, machinery repairs, printing, carpentry, plumbing and electric, fencing, farming and many more. If there is something you are good at, we're sure we could probably use it! Just give us a call.
Best of all, when you donate something to us, you are helping the animals, as well as yourself. Your yard and garage will be cleaner, and we will give you an official letter stating what you donated for tax purposes. Now, if you REALLY want to clean out your garage and donate your pickup truck or mini-van, that would be even better! Seriously though, even a roll of paper towels, gallon of soap or bleach, or a box of garbage bags is one less thing that we don't
have to go out and buy. Every drop helps.
There are numerous things we could use that you might have
laying around gathering dust or weeds, such as dog houses,
chain link or woven wire dog kennels, verikennels, lumber, food bowls, lawn equipment, tools, hoses, buckets, etc. If you have something you think we could use, give us a call. If need be, we
can even come take it down or pick it up (oh, there's another volunteer job we forgot to mention).
Our pigs and goats love to sleep on Kuranda Dog beds, but we don't have enough for everyone. If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price for a another farm animal to sleep in comfort, please donate a dog bed. Click here for details.
We can use new (we wish) or used ATVs, golf carts or Gators, etc for running around in. We would like to have horse and/or tractor drawn hayrides on the farm, so if you have a spare tractor or big wagon just laying around, we wouldn't tell you no.
Tamala grew up on a farm in Illinois and
has had numerous pets her entire life. Her professional career was in the construction industry, studying Architecture in college
and managing her own residential remodel-ing and custom cabinetry businesses. She is currently in the process of becoming a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and has her own exotic bird sanctuary. At the Barnyard, Tamala is the General Manager and works here on a full time basis.
Bob is a New Jersey native, who owns
and manages his own sales rep company. His many years of expertise in business management, creating and maintaining budgets, payroll and a host of other financially related duties make him a logical choice as the Barnyard’'s Treasurer. We are happy to have him here ‘guiding
the barn’.
Kathy has been rescuing animals her entire life. She has served in numerous capacities for many different animal related nonprofits, specializing in animal care and fundraising. The Barnyard is excited to have her on board to help us care for the animals and raise money.
Christine was elected to her second term as Mayor of the Town of Clinton in November 2007. The sole proprietor of
CM Schaumburg Associates, a Public Relations consulting firm, Christine is a member of the North Hunterdon Rotary Club, a Board of Trustee for the Red Mill Museum Village, VP of the NJ Conference of Mayors, and a Legislative Committee member of the NJ League of Municipalities. In 2007, Christine was presented the William Martin, Jr. Award for her service to the Town of Clinton. She studied Political Science at the Catholic University of America and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rowan University. We are thrilled to have Christine on our Board to handle our Public Relations.
Michelle graduated from Montclair State University with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. She also received her New Jersey Teaching Certification for Kinder-garten through 5th grade and currently is
a teacher in a private school in Montvale, N.J. Michelle is excited about The Barnyard's Meet What You Eat and Egg Hatching programs for school children and looks forward to helping to bring them into the urban school districts.
In order to provide the best care possible for each of our furry or feathered guests, we want to have the most knowledgeable person in the area to help advise us on their care. While we may not accept all these animal types here at The Sanctuary, we still have them occasionally cross our doorsteps on their way to their new home. If you, or someone you know, considers themselves to be knowledgeable in any of these area, please give us a call.
Alpacas - Chip
Cats - Joyce Siegmeister, Save the Orphaned Pets
Cattle
Chickens/Roosters - Tamala Lester, General Manager
Dogs - Mary Cody, Aunt Mary's Doghouse
Donkeys - Mary Thomas, Critter Farm
Ducks - Margie Impell
Exotic Birds - Tamala Lester, General Manager
Joyce Siegmeister, Save the Orphaned Pets
Dr. Amannda Richline, Sy's Piece of Heaven
Geese
Goats - Glenda Coleman
Guinea Hens
Horses - Sabrina Ladlee, Majestic Stables
Llamas
Mules - Mary Thomas, Critter Farm
Ostriches
Peacocks
Pigs - Glenda Coleman
Quail/Pheasants
Rabbits - Tamala Lester, General Manager
Sheep - Bob Darling
Turkeys
Accounting
Alternative Energy/Going Green
Construction - Tamala Lester, General Manager
Farm Crops - Jim Vough
Farmland Preservation
Fundraising
Grant Writing
Landscaping/Gardens - Amy Rovine,
Living Color Landscape
Legal
Public Relations - Christine Schaumberg,
CM Schaumberg Associates
dog and cats
exotic birds
farm animals
goats
horses
rabbits
rats
wildlife
donors
suppliers
Stay tuned for new animals
to be adopted.
how to surrender an animal
Donate Now
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