Save Sunset Farms Sanctuary and Its Animals

March 22, 2025

Hello, I am the Chairperson of the Board of Directors (BoD) of Sunset Farms Sanctuary, a non-profit animal sanctuary in Cove, Arkansas, and a forever home to our 129 animals rescued from abuse, neglect, and abandonment. We have rescued 73 ruminants (38 sheep, 9 cows, 26 goats), pigs, 2 emus (Jorden and Elmer), an alpaca, dogs and cats, hens, roosters, ducks, geese, and turkeys. I live in Washington D.C. and two other BoD members live in nearby Oklahoma and one lives in Ontario, Canada.

"High winds fuel rare wildfire outbreak across Arkansas"

KUAR | By Daniel Breen, Maggie Ryan Published March 19, 2025, at 7:37 PM CDT

On March 19, 2025, 52-mph winds caused extensive damage at Sunset Farms Sanctuary in Cove, Arkansas. A very large tree was felled by the winds and crashed onto one of our barns, extensively damaging the roof.

On March 22, 2025, Brian Reeds, co-owner of the sanctuary with his wife Helen Demes, climbed atop a ladder with a chainsaw to begin cutting the large fallen tree limbs off of the roof when a tree limb fell on Brian, shattering his right lower leg tibia and breaking his fibula, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground.

On April 4, 2025, Brian had surgery for his injuries, and his recovery period could last up to six months.

Brian, a former special education teacher, has been driving an oil tanker and is the primary earner for the sanctuary. He will not be able to return to driving during his rehabilitation period.

An estimated $34,000 is needed to cover the sanctuary mortgage, and operating expenses for six months. Unless we can meet our monthly mortgage and operating expenses, it is literally life-and-death now for our sanctuary animals.

No donation is too small or large! We thank you, and the animals thank you!

For those contributing here, please download a free ($0.00) Google Play Books eBook: "VOICES OF KINDNESS AND COMPASSION," with many Sunset Farms Sanctuary stories and photos!