Caitlin @ Rancho Relaxo

Even though all of the odds were stacked against him, Wimpy continued and continues to thrive! I am so proud of this little dude. He is a fighter for sure. 💜 Our annual holiday/end of the year card drive is happening right now. My favorite tradition! Wimpy is excited to receive your letters, artwork, cards and more! If you include any donation amount in the envelope (one penny, five dollars, a million dollars), you will receive some goodies from our rescued animals in return. 🐌 📬 RANCHO RELAXO PO BOX 258 WOODSTOWN NJ 08098 🫂 #animalrescue #rescued #animallovers #farmsanctuary

As most of you know, we rescued Wimpy and the rest of his family from a neglect situation over 3 months ago. He was born prematurely and had a lot of challenges at the start of his life. But today is special. Today is baby Wimpy’s first snow day ever. This is how he will be spending it. He has been staying indoors (and having visits with his mom and brothers) because he is drastically behind in the growth department and the cold could hinder that even further. He is also still recovering from a severe infection and fever. Although his hair has grown back, we are remaining cautious. I wanted to check in with everyone before heading out into the snowstorm to do farm chores! We are getting between 6-12 inches of snow today. This will make our tasks harder to complete, of course. I hope everyone is hanging in there! Reminder to our monthly donors: Please check your payment method status as we have had $800+ per month in declines. The best way to help the animals here at Rancho Relaxo is by becoming a sanctuary sustainer. We are a nonprofit and run solely on donations from all of you. Click the link in bio please!!! ❄️♥️ #animalrescue #animallovers #farm

As most of you know, back in September, we rescued a pregnant pig from a neglect situation who ended up giving birth to her babies prematurely. It was one of the most stressful rescues we have ever done. Wimpy is one of those babies. Right from the start, he showed signs of failure to thrive and ended up coming down with a debilitating respiratory infection. We got him on a nebulizer as a last ditch effort to save his life. Combining this method with his will to live … he made it through. During the time that he was at his worst, he spiked a high fever — which eventually led to full body hair loss (also known as telogen defluxion). Thankfully, this little dude is pushing forward. His hair is growing back, he has regained almost all of his strength and he is used to his routine of visiting with his mom and brothers a few times per day. Please continue to keep him in your thoughts! I will give you a full update of the whole family soon! Before I go, I want to thank everyone who participated in Giving Tuesday for the animals. We reached our goal and could not be more grateful. Without your love and support, we couldn’t help animals in need like Wimpy. 💜🫂😭 #animalrescue #animallovers #farmsanctuary #rescued

I think my favorite part of his video is Len saying, “He’s not ready yet.” About Wimpy boy. 😆🤣😭 Mamma Marla and her three baby boys (Wimpy, Topsy and Tube Sock) are doing really well. They are all getting stronger with each day that comes. As most of you know, we rescued Mamma Marla from a terrible neglect/inbreeding case. She was on her way to us pregnant, so very young, malnourished … and gave birth within 24 hours of her being saved. All of the babies were premature. This rescue was one of the most emotional we have done in over a decade of doing this life-saving work. Some of the babies passed away within the first couple of days, Wimpy was placed on a nebulizer and given antibiotics for pneumonia, Topsy and Tube Sock were also treated by our vet due to high fevers. We still monitor them very carefully but I can finally say they are thriving and growing. I wanted to share their very first strawberry tasting party with you all!!! I don’t think Mamma Marla has ever been given fruit in her entire life before this — and I know the babies definitely haven’t. Enjoy. ❤️ 🍓 #animalrescue #farmsanctuary #animallovers THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING OUR MISSION FOR THE ANIMALS!!!!!

As most of you know, back in September, we rescued a pregnant pig from a neglect situation who ended up giving birth to her babies prematurely. It was one of the most stressful rescues we have ever done. Wimpy is one of those babies. Right from the start, he showed signs of failure to thrive and ended up coming down with a debilitating respiratory infection. We got him on a nebulizer as a last ditch effort to save his life. Combining this method with his will to live … he made it through. During the time that he was at his worst, he spiked a high fever — which eventually led to full body hair loss (also known as telogen defluxion). Thankfully, this little dude is pushing forward. His hair is growing back, he has regained almost all of his strength and he is used to his routine of visiting with his mom and brothers a few times per day. Here he is learning how to drink water all on his own!!! He is such a special dude. I have footage of him, his siblings and his mom tasting PB&J for the first time. I can’t wait to edit it and show you all the cuteness!!!! Thank you all for being here and supporting our life-saving work for the animals. 💜💜💜 #animalrescue #animallovers #farmsanctuary #piglet

Franny, Buttercup, Bubbles and Blossom will live out their lives together as a family because of the life-saving work you all allow us to do through your support and generosity. 💜 Giving Tuesday, often described as a global day of giving or a global generosity movement, is held each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. So many nonprofits rely on this day to bring in funding for different operating expenses, necessary projects that don’t fit in the day to day budget and so much more. Today, we have a $1,000 match, $5,000 match and $10,000 match from three different AMAZING donors. Today, if we raise $16,000, it actually becomes $32,000. 😭💜 Running a farmed animal sanctuary is beyond expensive. Our feed bill reaches well over $20,000 per month if you include hay. Please consider making a tax deductible donation today! Help us reach all three matches. A small bale of hay is around $10. A large round bale is around $100. A bag of feed is around $25. A gallon of gas is around $3. A bag of beet treats is around $30. A bale of straw is around $6. Thank you all for being here. Let’s make today a successful one for the rescued animals here at the sanctuary!!!!!!! Rancho’s Relaxo is a 501c3 nonprofit EIN: 47-5164730 — PO BOX 258 Woodstown NJ 08098 💜 PYPAL: boochaces@aol.com / VNMO: boochaces 💜 #animalrescue #animallovers #givingtuesday #farmsantuary

Your daily dose of Wimpy. Can that be a thing? Is that OK? This rescued piglet is loved by everyone here at Rancho Relaxo — and it’s heartwarming to see that all of you love him too. ♥️ #animalrescue #rescued #animallovers #farmsanctuary

Replying to @Chrash_Panda I am sorry about all of the Wimpy content (it’s taking over) — but the people want what they want. Wimpy is a free elf. 💜 As a matter of fact, all of the animals here at Rancho Relaxo have been rescued from terrible fates and live out their lives peacefully and freely. We work hard every single day to keep them happy and safe. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization for animals in need and we are so happy to have you here, following along. #farmsanctuary #animallovers #animalrescue #fortheanimals #dobbyisafreeelf

Wimpy’s new favorite activity is sitting pretty and getting his ears rubbed. 😭😂♥️ He is such a special little dude. I love him so much. Wait until the end. “Wait. You’re not done, are you?!?” #animalrescue #farmsanctuary #animallovers #rescued

I wanted to share this video of some time spent with Gregory in-between farm chores today. This boy is just the sweetest. He seems so grateful to be safe. Donkeys are so intelligent. 😭💜 #animalrescue #farmsanctuary #rescued #donkey #animallovers

Hubbard was rescued from slaughter a handful of years ago. He was disposed of by his previous humans due to him losing his eyesight. He has found peace finally — here in sanctuary at Rancho Relaxo. He has also found friendship, love, proper care and nutrition. I absolutely love the fact that he feels safe enough to sleep deeply enough to dream. 😭😭😭 Thank you all for being on this life-saving journey with us! Shoutout to Melissa for catching the first video clip of Hubbard dreaming. I cried watching it, so I HAD to share with all of you. #animalrescue #animallovers #farmsanctuary #horses

Gregory update!!!!! 🩷💙💜 As most of you know, we rescued this sweet boy a month ago. We were contacted by a concerned neighbor about a lonely donkey who had no shelter, food, water and escaped constantly trying to find companionship. We were told that he cried morning and night, every single day. When we drove out to the property to check out the situation, it was a bit worse than we expected. All of the above were true — but he also had a halter DEEPLY embedded in his skin which caused an infection on top of severe pain. It was almost as if they put one halter on him and as he grew, it cut into his skin more and more. Devastating. Thankfully, after @thismustanglife held a few compassionate and educational conversations with his previous “owner” … we got the green light for Gregory to come under our care here at Rancho Relaxo. He is still settling in, even after four weeks of being here. He loves being around the other animals but most of all, he loves being around humans. He cried whenever we leave his recovery stall. Can you imagine being neglected to the extent that he was and being so forgiving once it was all over? Animals are incredible. We don’t deserve them. Eventually, we will try to integrate Gregory into our mini horse pasture but he still has some healing to do. Thank you all for rooting for him and showing love and support toward our mission. Rancho Relaxo is a 501c3 nonprofit. We rely solely on donations from generous hearts across the world. We genuinely couldn’t continue without all of you. Thank you. We are down $350+ in monthly donations since the 1st of the month. Please click the link in bio to help recover this loss. 🫂 #animalrescue #rescued #animallovers #farmsanctuary

Replying to @FedUp&Tired Even though all of the odds were stacked against him, Wimpy continued and continues to thrive! I am so proud of this little dude. He is a fighter for sure. ♥️💚♥️💚♥️ Our annual holiday/end of the year card drive is happening right now. My favorite tradition! Wimpy is excited to receive your letters, artwork, cards and more! If you include any donation amount in the envelope (one penny, five dollars, a million dollars), you will receive some goodies from our rescued animals in return. 🐌 📬 RANCHO RELAXO PO BOX 258 WOODSTOWN NJ 08098 🫂 #animalrescue #rescued #animallovers #farmsanctuary

One of my proudest accomplishments in 2024 will forever be helping Wimpy fight his battle to live. He was born into this world already facing a bunch of obstacles — premature, malnourishment due to his mother being neglected and starved while she was pregnant (before coming to sanctuary), severe upper respiratory infection that came with an extremely high fever. This little dude beat the odds. He might be 1/3 the size of his brothers but his heart … it’s just as big and strong. To all of you reading this — including our team members. Your donations, love, support, hard work, kind words have all helped us continue our mission here at Rancho Relaxo. We genuinely couldn’t do it without the community we have built together. Thank you. So much. A huge stand out thank you to @hispees — who works tirelessly for the animals every single day. I couldn’t continue without him personally. This is a very hard life but worth it. Having been able to create a small safe space in this big world for animals in need 13 years ago and to continue to keep it going to this day … well, it has not been an easy task. The helping hands and generous hearts have kept our heads above water and we are grateful. Thank you all for being here. 😭♥️ #animalrescue #animallovers #piglet #rescued #farmsanctuary

As most of you know, Wimpy has been spending a lot of time in the house — as he lost all of his hair due to a severely high fever (telogen effluvium). He is 1/3 of the size of his brothers, Topsy and Tube Sock, and just needs a little bit more intensive care in order to thrive. The cold temperatures would not do him any favors in his recovery. He still visits with his mother, Marla, and siblings daily! Today, I picked him up his very own heatable stuffed animal. We have bought these in the past for rescued orphan babes of all different species. They love them! 😭💜 #animalrescue #animallovers #farmsanctuary #rescued

Every year, we try our absolute best to save a turkey or two from the horrors of holiday tradition. We are beyond grateful that this year, we managed to bring four beautiful girls to sanctuary to allow them to live out their lives in peace. I witnessed some horrifying scenes last night and I am completely unsettled today due to them but I am trying so hard to focus on the secured safety of these four! Please consider a new cruelty free tradition going forward. Turkeys are genuinely one of the most amazing animals on the planet. Please consider making a tax deductible donation toward our newest rescued residents! Info in my bio. As always.

Sassy Wimpy.

Imagine experiencing your first snow day after realizing you were safe from harm. Horses feed off of the energy around them. They are extremely in tune beings — almost otherworldly. When Emily first arrived, she was on edge and fearful. She didn’t know us or our intentions. It only took a few days for her to realize that she had landed at a true sanctuary. Once that trust was earned after numerous grooming sessions and handfuls of treats, Emily’s authentic personality came through. She is funny, loves attention, enjoys affection — and she is so smart. So very smart. During the time she was facing slaughter, she knew what was going on. She’s too intelligent and intuitive not to have known that she was in danger. Since being here at Rancho Relaxo, Emily has received much needed medical care (including an eye surgery), proper nutrition (she has gained 100 lbs.) and she has made a bunch of friends — humans and horses alike. I am so proud of her. Watching her in the snow took my breath away. I practically felt the peace radiating from her heart. Thank you all for making our mission possible. We rely solely on the generosity of those who love what we do for the animals. Thank you so much. ❄️♥️