"For a long time now I've held my peace now I will cry like a travailling women, I will ..."

Addison, NY, USA
female, age 55
married, 6 children
Speaks: can't fathom liars, un poco horse?, most turkey talk, most cat, English and a little Spanish, some Spanish
Joined Nov 8, 2008

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I am a retired Deputy Sheriff living back on our farm/ranch where we raised our six children. They are my life. anyone who has had their own knows why. We still have many horses from our camping days,laying hens for eggs(free range),over 8 kinds of ducks and turkeys. I have 4
beautiful cats and since our middle daughter took her pitbull with her back to Nevada no dogs. My youngest is still in college at home and we both would like to get a dog, some one for the cats to torture!  Only joking but Max the big pitbull was very much intimidated by the cats!
   I am looking for ways to raise monies to refurbish our ranch to use it for a sanctuary-like for endangered farm animals.  There are many breeds of various animals no longer in prolific numbers that were slowly "discontinued" by major farm conglomerates years ago.  The basic "hybrid" versions that are their cousins are just that- basic. But
when some unknown disease with no remedy comes along and can wipe out an entire breed those older breeds less well known and healthy could be the answer. In other words, I believe we need the older breeds of cattle, chickens, turkeys,ducks, pigs, goats, and even horses. When you consider the industry and business built around some of these animals and their plight should some disease threaten them, a venture as simple as this seems too simple. If such  older breeds were free from such problems the research value
alone would be phenomenal. I love animals. I always have and I believe that they represent God's wonderful blessing to us to care for and have the proper stewardship of in a world which has profit as their only priority. 

We also have the vision and calling to use our ranch...