Nancy and Mary are both Cornish cross chickens, or, as humans often refer to them, broilers. Over the years, their breed has been genetically bred to eat and eat and eat

Every day at HEEFS we strive to provide the very best, individualized support and care for all our residents following HEEFS guiding principles of Love, Peace, Kindness, Compassion and Education. As caregivers, we continuously monitor the changing health of all our residents.

At HEEFS, we take security very seriously. And by “security”, we mean a lot of things including fire detection and suppression, biosecurity for the prevention of infectious diseases coming into the Sanctuary, like ASF (African Swine Fever) and COVID, as well as security from intruders and anything that interferes with the health and safety of our residents, staff and volunteers.

If you are reading this, you are most likely an animal lover who takes comfort in the fact that HEEFS, and other sanctuaries around the world, offer a safe haven for animals who have suffered abuse, trauma or neglect.

We are always amazed, and even more humbled, by the reach of our message around the world. While it is true that things like social media and email have made it easier to span the globe in an instant, that doesn’t always mean that your message will be received, adopted and spread.

Pigs are very social animals and organize themselves into herds with a strict hierarchy. Any changes to the herd, for example…integrating new members into the group, upsets this balance and means that each of the herd members has to jockey, once again, for position within the new herd. This can be stressful for the pigs, and often takes several attempts as they sort it all out.