And-Hof Animals, Sanctuary for Farm Animals + Permaculture is different than other animal sanctuaries…

We recognize that animal rescue and animal advocacy is part of a much larger, complex ecology. Understanding the consequential impact of our work on the environment is paramount. Rescuing one life form at the expense of another creates a paradox. However, learning how different life forms can sustain each other, creates a profound environment of balanced co-existence for flora, fauna and humans alike!

We believe in providing the animals with a maximum of autonomy and freedom within a framework that promotes safe co-habitation. Indeed, we have pens and barns on the farm, but most of the time the gates are wide open and (almost) everybody is encouraged to seek out the place they want to live and the company of animals they like the best.

A free animal that is mentally stimulated and is encouraged to indulge in its instinctual habits, is less likely to cause trouble, or get sick, than an animal that is confined to a square pen with nothing or little to keep it occupied.