Animal Acres

I made a friend yesterday. She is a cow named Punky Doodle. I met her while volunteering at Animal Acres; 36 beautiful acres of land, 45 minutes south of Los Angeles and home to 1000 saved farm animals. I shoveled poop and lay hay for the goofy goats and curious cattle. I had been volunteering with friends and craved a few minutes of solitude so on a warm break in the barn I chilled with Punky Doodle. I sat beside her and we talked. I did most of the talking. Punky Doodle was laying on a hay bed with sun rays warming her black and white skin, chewing on grass while I scratched her neck. Her eyes alive yet calm looked into mine and for a moment I stoped breathing. Quiet. We stared. Strange... a few seconds with a cow and my life makes sense in a completely different way. Punky Doodle looked away and I continued with the pooh shoveling.

Serious sheep, dorky ducks, jealous hens, chill chickens, darling donkeys, energetic emus, and plump pigs all call Animal Acres home. Seeing Alicia Silverstone, Darrel Hannah, and Teri Hatcher volunteering at Animal Acres may be cool but the real head turner is Bagel the 800 lb pig. Bagel and I hit it off pretty well and when I scrathed his fat belly he piggy giggled, rolled on his side, and had me laughing so hard I swallowed my gum and choked. He's a hip and happening pig.

Animal Acres does SO MUCH! Most of the neglected, abused, tormented animals arrive near dead, confused, and scared. With the help of volunteers, donations and a totally fun environment, these animals have room to graze, play and discover their own personalities! Please check out Animal Acres and if interested, adopt an animal. My friend Petra met her adopted chicked that day and was exstatic about the entire experience! We live in a weird world and rarelly get the chance to hang out with animals so go look in a cows eyes and see what happens!
Enjoy!