Saved from slaughter
Tatiana
Abused as a filly, then loaded onto a truck bound for a slaughterhouse. A woman ran out with every penny she had and bought her freedom. Eighteen years later, she’s still home — the princess of the place.
Yuma, Arizona · A farm sanctuary
Not a shelter.
Not a shelter.
A permanent home.
When shelters run out of time, we don’t. Our farm in Yuma is where the animals nobody else could keep get the space, the care, and the patience they were always owed — from people who show up every single day because they choose to.
Donate — every dollar stays here
Meet the animals
501(c)(3) nonprofit
Tax-deductible
14 years of rescue
14+
Years on this farm
Hundreds
Of animals given a second chance
—
In our care right now
100%
Volunteer-run · zero paid staff
Our mission
Built on love.
Built on love.
Held together by volunteers.
Saint Francis Rescue and Sanctuary is where the animals Yuma County’s shelters couldn’t keep end up safe. Abused horses. Dogs out of time. Farm animals with nowhere left to go. We take them in, we care for them — sometimes for years, sometimes forever — and every single person doing that work is a volunteer.
We don’t have a staff. We don’t have a budget for salaries. What we have is a farm, a community of people who refuse to look away, and a commitment that no animal in our care gets a deadline.
Meet some of our animals
Every one of them is looking for a second chance.
Browse our residents and see who might be the perfect addition to your family.
How you can help
Every animal here needs something from you.
Most impactful
Donate
No salaries. No overhead. $25 feeds an animal for a week. $50 covers a vet visit. Every cent stays here.
Donate now →Adopt
Give a rescued animal a permanent family. Browse residents ready for a home.
Foster
Open your home temporarily. Every foster bed frees a space for the next rescue.
Volunteer
Feeding, transport, events, fence-mending. Show up and we’ll find you a use.
Tatiana
Abused as a filly, then loaded onto a truck bound for a Mexican slaughterhouse. A woman ran out with every penny she had and bought her freedom. Eighteen years later, she's still home.
✓ Safe at the sanctuary for 18 years
"She and five other horses were saved off that truck. The others weren't as lucky. This is the work — we take them in, and we don't give up on them."
— Saint Francis Rescue
Happy tails
The ones we didn’t give up on.
Fourteen years of second chances. These are a few of the animals whose stories your support made possible.
Full recovery
Charlie
Surrendered as a ten-year-old male; turned out to be a thirty-year-old girl. A month on a feeding tube, $3,700 in vet bills — every dollar covered by donations. She made a full recovery.
In our care
Beauty
A senior Arabian who came to us abused and wary of women. She’s a hard keeper — it takes real work to hold her weight on — and she needs regular dental care. We do it because that’s what she needs.
Forever family
Kharma & Victoria
Kharma was traded to slaughter for a bottle of alcohol. Her daughter Victoria never left her side. We lost Victoria to cancer — one of this sanctuary’s hardest days. Kharma carries on, scars and all.
Loved to the end
Ava
A feral momma who’d never been touched by a human. For over ten years she lived with us on her own terms. Around fourteen, she finally let us love her. A beautiful momma to the end.
Support our mission
No paid staff means every dollar goes straight to the animals.
When you give to Saint Francis, it goes to food, vet care, hoof trims, and medication — for animals that needed someone to not give up on them.
What our supporters say
Real people. Real impact.
★★★★★
"I've donated to a lot of nonprofits. Saint Francis is different. I can actually see where my money goes — their volunteers post updates constantly. Zero overhead means zero guilt."
★★★★★
"I volunteer on weekends. These aren't just animals to us — they each have a story, a name, a personality. If you've ever considered giving, do it. You'll feel it."
★★★★★
"We donated in memory of our horse, Buck. They sent us a handwritten note and photos of the animals they were helping that week. We ugly-cried. We've donated every month since."
“Zero overhead means zero guilt.” — Jennifer R., monthly donor
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