Grateful Acres was established in Otsego, Michigan, for the purpose of providing lifetime care for animals with special needs. A secondary goal is to educate people about vegetarianism and a cruelty-free lifestyle. The sanctuary sits on thirteen acres in rural southwest Michigan, approximately 20 minutes from Kalamazoo. We care for over 100 permanent residents, and numerous other animals that are available for adoption to qualified homes. Our "lifers" include animals who are elderly or handicapped, others who have endured cruelty or neglect, and still others who were victims of factory farming. Grateful Acres is a care for life sanctuary, and is funded solely by tax-deductible donations made by people like you.

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Although Grateful Acres is a lifetime care sanctuary, we occassionally have animals available for adoption to qualified homes. If you are interested in learning more about our pets for adoption, please e-mail us or use the information on the contact information page. Also, you can use the banner at the bottom of this page to search for a pet on Petfinder.

We're the animals that live at Grateful Acres! Please click our names to view our pictures and stories!

Equines

• Ladd, Retired Kid's Camp Horse
• Mojave, the BLM Burro
• Lacy and Her Baby Lily, the Mini-horses
• Lio, Shipshewana Kill-Pen Rescue
• Cappy, a Paint Stallion (another Shipshewana Rescue)
• Winona, $20 Pony (another Shipshewana Rescue)
• Tux, an Arab
• Job, a Young Paint Horse
• Pokey, a Thoroughbred
• J.T., an Appendix Quarter Horse
• Apple, a Saddlebred/Arab
• Nickel and Tarot, a miniature mare and her arab gelding buddy

Goats and Sheep

• Finally and her mother, the sheep
• April, the lamb

Pigs

• Olivia and her "Brothers"
• Alex and Fiona

Exotic and Unusual Animals

• Kate, an iguana

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