LAURELEE BLANCHARD.. SA VIE CONSACREE AUX ANIMAUX..

SOURCE ET SUITE
 AVEC DE NOMBREUSES PHOTOS SUPPLÉMENTAIRES
 CRÉDIT PHOTOS

 CETTE FEMME, LAURELEE BLANCHARD  PARTICIPAIT ACTIVEMENT  A AMÉLIORER LA CONDITION ANIMALE, MAIS PAS SUR LE TERRAIN.
 CONSIDÉRANT QUE CE N' ÉTAIT PAS SUFFISANT, ELLE QUITTE SON EMPLOI, RENONCE A SA CARRIÈRE POUR FAIRE PLUS., C' EST A DIRE COMMENCER A  SAUVER ET ADOPTER DES ANIMAUX .
 10 ANS PLUS TARD ELLE FONDE UN REFUGE, EN 2008 DEPUIS ELLE A CRÉE UN PARADIS  POUR LES ANIMAUX DE FERME ET LANCE UN PROGRAMME  D' ÉDUCATION DES ENFANTS POUR LEUR EXPLIQUER L' IMPORTANCE DE LA COMPASSION...A HAWAII
 IL Y A PLUS  DE 200 ANIMAUX DANS CE PARADIS TOUS RESCAPÉS D' ÉLEVAGES,  VICTIMES DE LA CHASSE ET PLUS...

DU PLUS PETIT AU PLUS GRAND...TOUS LES ANIMAUX QUI ONT BESOIN D' AIDE SONT BIENVENUS


When Laurelee Blanchard became aware of the suffering of animals in the agriculture industry, her entire life changed. While most people have an “a-ha!” moment when they learn how animals are treated in industrial agriculture and stop consuming animal products, Blanchard resolved to go one step further.

In 1999, she left a successful career in commercial real estate to devote her life to rescuing animals. Simply donating money to a cause just didn’t seem like enough; she wanted to really dive into the movement and use her skills and determination to create change. With this in mind, she became director of communications for FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement) and also worked as a campaign consultant to Farm Sanctuary. But again, she felt that there was still more that she could do for animals, so she took all her life savings and founded Leilani Farm Sanctuary in 2008. Since, Laurelee has established a thriving haven for farm animals and even launched an incredible interactive program to help children learn the importance of compassion as well.

A Compassionate Haven

Leilani Farm Sanctuary is a safe haven, located in Haiku, Hawaii, which is home to more than 200 rescued animals. Some of Laurelee’s residents include chickens, donkeys, Guinea pigs, ducks, cats, rabbits, geese, pigs and tortoises – all needy animals are welcomed here.
While leaving her entire life behind to start an entire farm sanctuary might seem drastic or extreme to others, to Laurelee it only seemed logical.
“Living a purpose-driven life gives me a feeling of making the best use of my time on this earth,” Laurelee tells One Green Planet, “Devoting my life to helping animals is my way of coping with the knowledge of the horror experienced by animals every minute of every day.”
Offering a safe haven for animals, Laurelee works to repair this damage and hopefully spread her message of compassion to help animals far from the bounds of her sanctuary. One way that Laurelee helps to do this is by highlighting the amazing personalities of all the animals in her care.
Laurelee explains to One Green Planet that all the animals are individuals, something that is readily apparent when people come to tour the sanctuary. When visitors first arrive at the sanctuary, they are promptly greeted by Rufus, a big red rooster. While this rooster gives off the impression that he has always reigned as King of this farm, he — like many of the other animals at the sanctuary – was abused by his previous owners. Laurelee discovered Rufus dumped at the sanctuary’s gates one night and instantly welcomed him into the family.

Rufus the Rooster

Another character visitors meet is Barney, A.K.A the sweetest pig on the farm. A former feral pig, Barney has come around to living the cushy life rather quickly. He is rumored to be a massive fan of belly rubs. (He even accepts belly rubs from Rufus!)

Barney and Rufus relaxing.

The sanctuary is also home to a number of rabbits, most of which were Easter presents for children who were discarded when the families realized the extent of this responsibility.

Volunteer helps feed the rabbits.

Most of the deer and goats who now live on the sanctuary came as orphans after their mothers were killed by hunters. These little ones require round-the-clock the care, but Laurelee is more than happy to step in as their foster mom, bottle feeding them until thy’re old enough to graze. Because they lost their mother at such a young age, they developed a strong bond with Laurelee. Even as fully grown adults, they’ll follow her around and sit on her lap for fuss and cuddling.