Peace Ridge Sanctuary marks 25 years of caring for farm animals

The Brooks sanctuary cares for more than 650 animals on more than 1,000 acres across five facilities. It has taken in more than 2,000 since 2001, and gifts are matched up to $15,000.

By Tazzora Editorial TeamVerified · Source: WABIOct 27, 2026 · 1 min read

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A brown steer grazing in a green pasture — Illustrative photo of a steer at an animal sanctuary in Missouri. This animal does not live at Peace Ridge. Chris Yunker / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Peace Ridge Sanctuary in Brooks is marking 25 years of taking in farm animals, WABI reported. It cares for more than 650 animals on more than 1,000 acres, spread across five facilities. Since it opened in 2001, it has taken in more than 2,000. A gift match of up to $15,000 is part of the anniversary.

The work is daily care, not a single rescue photo. The animals stay. The anniversary is a count of years, land, and animals still being fed, and a request for help covering that cost.

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Peace Ridge Sanctuary in Brooks, Maine, is 25 years old. It takes care of farm animals that need a home. More than 650 animals live there now, on more than 1,000 acres, at five different places. Since 2001 the sanctuary has taken in more than 2,000 animals. The work is feeding and caring for them every day, not one rescue and then goodbye. For the anniversary, donations are being matched up to $15,000. That money helps pay for the animals who are already there.