An animal sanctuary in Maryland for abused, stray, neglected, and special needs animals.

Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary
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    • Meet our Animals
    • Sponsor an Animal
    • In Memorium
    • Surrendering an Animal
  • How to Help
    • Donate
    • Sponsor an Animal
    • Shop
    • Wishlist
    • Volunteer
  • About the Farm
    • Sanctuary
    • Education
    • Planning a Visit
    • Administrative
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    Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary



    Providing safe haven to abused, stray, neglected, and special needs farm animals
    and offering educational programs and community service opportunities to young people.

  • lambs
    “To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
  • horses
    “Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.”
    ― W.C. Fields
  • shannon
    “When I look into the eyes of an animal, I do not see an animal.
    I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul.”
    ― Anthony Douglas Williams
  • walter
    “You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”
    ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
  • ray
    “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though.
    That's the problem.”
    ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
  • milo
    “The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.”
    – Konrad Lorenz
  • henry
    “You think those dogs will not be in heaven! I tell you they will be there long before any of us.”
    ― Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Brandy
    "All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man...
    the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports."
    - Chief Seattle

What we are about

Our Mission

Our Mission

Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary provides safe haven to abused, stray, neglected, and special needs farm animals and offers educational programs and community service opportunities to young people. We want to allow the animals to show people their beauty, intelligence, wit, and worthiness.

Visit

Farm Visits

Farm Visits

We are open by reservation or appointment only.  Scheduled visits are held on the third Saturday of every month from 11am-12:30pm.  Read more about visiting

Please visit our online shop to make a reservation!

Volunteer

Volunteering

Volunteering

Volunteers are essential to our farm!  Here are some of the types of volunteer opportunities we offer:

Hands-on work in the barns
Handyman projects
Crafting
Staffing events
Fundraising
Administrative work

Read more about volunteering!

Easy ways to help!

Spread the word! Visit us on Facebook and Instagram and share with your animal-loving friends.
Check out our wishlist.
Set up a monthly donation for as little as $5!

Our other web sites

Check out our online shop! You can support us by sponsoring an animal or making a purchase. Just in! Our 2023 calendars!

Santa Letters from the animals run every year from December 1 - December 24. You can read the charming letters the animals wrote and find out if Santa missed a few gifts they asked for.

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We send out e-newsletters about 6 times a year. We will never share your information with third parties.

Star Gazing Farm

© 2025 Star Gazing Farm, Inc.
All rights reserved.
www.stargazingfarm.org
EIN#: 20-0882587
CFC#: 86412

Contact Us

Email: info@stargazingfarm.org
Phone/text: (301) 674-5716
PO Box 162
Boyds, Maryland 20841

Help us out!

Donate!

Visit our shop!

A sampling of farm essays

  • Philosophy and Doomsday Stories
  • Waking up with Goats
  • The problem with roosters
  • Inadvertent Housekeeping