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

Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary
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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.

  • 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
  • horses
    “Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.”
    ― W.C. Fields
  • 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
  • bubba-gruff
    “To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
  • 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
  • jenny
    “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

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.

News

2023 Calendar

2023 Calendar

Our beautiful 2023 calendar is now available!

Each month features a different resident at our sanctuary with their story, written in their own words.  This is a 12-month calendar, 17″x 11″, and is in full color. with the last four months of 2022 in summary. 

Farm Visits

Visiting

Visiting

We are open by reservation only.  We hold periodic events at the farm and you can check our online shop for updates.  We are typically not open during the week, but group visits can be arranged.  We welcome families, but we ask that you please leave your own dear pets at home!

Be My Valentine

Be My Valentine

New Faces at the Farm

New Faces at the Farm

Volunteering

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.

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Star Gazing Farm

© 2023 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!

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