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Global toxic plant database

Are your residents’ outdoor living spaces safe? - Our free Global Toxic Plant Database is easy to navigate and contains information sortable by species and location!

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Available Now: The Care Program Evaluation Checklist

188 pages, 1200 policies and best practices for sanctuaries

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Animal Care Resources

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What’s New And Updated

A Goat’s-Eye View: How Goats See the World

In this resource we focus on vision—what goats can see, how their vision differs from ours, and what this means for the care we provide

Webinar: Agency-Centered Sanctuary Education: Transformative Practices for Nurturing Empathetic Connections with Farmed Animals

This is the recording of a webinar led by Andie Springirth of the Open Sanctuary Project and Dr. Emily Tronetti of the Institute for Humane Education on how to foster agency in sanctuary education.

Turkey Living Space Cleaning and Maintenance

How to keep a turkey's clean!

Creating A Good Home For Turkeys

Indoor and outdoor living space recommendations for turkeys

Régime alimentaire et compléments alimentaires pour les ânes

A French translation of "Daily Diet, Treats, & Supplements For Donkeys"

Insights Into Alpaca And Llama Vision Infographic

Check out this fun infographic covering a few facts about the visual abilities of alpaca and llama residents.

Animal Care Resources

Educational Programming

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Governance & Organization

Access innovative online courses for important sanctuary topics here! READ MORE

Downloads & Multimedia

Access our database of helpful documents and more here! READ MORE

Starting A Sanctuary?

We have over 500 free informational resources, guides, templates, tools, and a whole lot more to help your animal organization grow and thrive!

About The Open Sanctuary Project

The Open Sanctuary Project is a freely accessible, always growing digital guide for any resources or information you need in order to responsibly create and successfully manage an animal sanctuary.

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About The Open Sanctuary Project

The Open Sanctuary Project is a freely accessible, always growing digital guide for any resources or information you need in order to responsibly create and successfully manage an animal sanctuary.

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Animal Care Resources

CHICKENS

COWS

GOATS

LLAMAS

PIGS

What’s New And Updated

A Goat’s-Eye View: How Goats See the World

Webinar: Agency-Centered Sanctuary Education: Transformative Practices for Nurturing Empathetic Connections with Farmed Animals

Turkey Living Space Cleaning and Maintenance

Creating A Good Home For Turkeys

Régime alimentaire et compléments alimentaires pour les ânes

Insights Into Alpaca And Llama Vision Infographic

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Educational Programming

Governance & Organization

Downloads & Multimedia

Animal Care Resources

Starting A Sanctuary?

About The Open Sanctuary Project

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