When you sponsor an animal for a year you make a HUGE difference in their life. With your donation you will be helping Fern with all of her care from routine vet visits to daily feedings. With your yearly sponsorship you will receive monthy updates and pictures of your animal, plus a plaque on the animals stall acknowledging your sponsorship. Also, receive a free pass for all Open Barn Days! Come out and meet the animals you’ve sponsored—so they can thank you themselves! This is the gift that keeps on giving, for you and for Fern.
 
Fern was discovered on the shoulder of I-35 South outside of Ames. She was rescued by a very kind police officer and the director of the Ames Animal Shelter, and they took her straight to the Iowa State University Large Animal Hospital. Doctors looked her over and discovered that nothing was broken, but Fern was in shock and had some road rash. The doctors think that she likely fell from a truck. We think they're right, as she has a tattoo inside her ear-- a common practice of the animal agriculture industry.
The Ames Animal Shelter named this sweet little girl Fern, we are so thankful for their quick action in saving her and tending to her so carefully until we could bring her to her forever home. Remember our beautiful spider, Charlotte, we introduced earlier this week? Quite an amazing coincidence, no?