ELIZABETH is the cow who started it all. Queen E is the reason Denise started the cow rescue and will always be the top cow of the Pasture. She mothers the other heifers, so we frequently call her Momma. Before we lived at the farm, we would go to see Elizabeth every day, and she ran to us with excitement. Now that she is grown and has friends to occupy her time, she completely ignores us. So, when we can get in a hug or a kiss, it makes it extra special.

AGNES is a sweet girl who came to us shortly after we arrived at the farm. We were eager to find a friend for Elizabeth because we knew she was lonely. Agnes was about four months old when she arrived and, despite being bottle-fed, showed no signs of trust in humans. According to the girl attempting to bottle feed her, she purchased her at a cattle auction when she was only a few days old. Agnes warmed up to us within a few weeks, settling down and gaining weight. She arrived very thin, and her coat had no shine. Now, she's a dark beauty with the most intense and soulful big brown eyes.

ALYSSA came to us, along with Simone, from a 3,000 cow factory dairy farm at the end of July 2021. Her blindness came from a severe pink eye infection. When she arrived, her eyes were infected and she was covered in ringworm. Simone and Alyssa were in quarantine until they were healthy, which took almost three months. She and Simone are inseparable. They arrived terrified and scared of people, but every day they get a bit stronger and more trusting. They grew up in a very small feedlot with no grass, trees, or shade but now have acres of tall grass and rolling hills to call home. We saved these girls from certain death.

SIMONE came to us from a 3,000 cow factory dairy farm at the end of July. She and Alyssa are blind from a severe pink eye infection. Simone's vision is better than Alyssa's; she can see about 30%. Simone and Alyssa were in quarantine until they were healthy, and then we introduced them to Elizabeth and Agnes. Simone is the most intelligent cow on the farm and the easiest to handle. She loves getting brushed and welcomes any attention and love.

SANJAY is a mini cow-calf who could not stand or walk when I picked him up on his second day. He lived in the RV with Buddha and Denise for months. His front right leg was damaged during a difficult birth which resulted in him getting stuck in the birth canal long enough that they thought he was dead. Luckily, they noticed he kicked his foot and they quickly moved to a cesarian birth to save him. As he continues to grow, we need to determine if he can support his weight on three legs. He may need amputation and/or the aid of prosthetics.

FERNANDO came to us from a woman who takes bull calves from a dairy farm, where they are usually killed, and sells them for profit. She sells the calves to families who want to have a meat cow and she will field slaughter the cows when they are grown at her farm. We found cow bones with cut-off heads in a mound on her property. Fernando become very sick after his transport to the farm and we almost lost him. Today, he is happy and healthy and living in the new calf pasture with Sanjay.

FRANKIE is the son of our resident Mamma, Grace. They came together to the farm in November 2022. A local farmer asked if he could retire his old girl here with us; she had twenty babies (twins twice) in 18 years at his farm. He felt she deserved better than the slaughterhouse and we AGREE! Our donors raised the money to buy Frankie so she could keep her last wee little baby. His Daddy, Bully, is 2200 lbs so I don't think Frankie will be wee little for long. Grace is an Angus and Bully is a Limousin so that makes Frankie what they call a LimFlex.

LITTLE is our resident sheep. He was born a tiny fellow and was raised in the house until he was a few months old. His farmer donated him to the rescue so that Sanjay had a constant companion. Little lives with Sanjay and Faith and they are the best of friends. Sanjay thinks he is a dog and loves to be out and about visiting and helping on chore day. He loves to visit with kids who visit and he loves visiting the cave and being in the woods. Little is a Black Belly Barbados, he is a hair sheep so he does not need to be shaved.

FAITH was born blind. Her KY farmer took her to the sale barn at 2 days old because of her blindness. At the sale barn, no one wanted to buy her. The last man there paid $25 for her and then left her in a hot hauler in June TN heat for two days before taking her to a neighbor. Miraculously, and thankfully, the neighbor was able to save her and bring her to us here at TCR. In her first month of life, she took four trips in a scary hauler, ending up someplace new each time. She arrived dazed, confused, and spinning in circles. Four and a half months later, she is calm and happy. Denise named her Blind Faith because, most days, that's what it takes to keep this farm running.

RUBY was attacked by wild dogs as a young heifer calf and a kind family found her and nursed her back to health. She lost her ears and her tongue didn’t heal properly so she is a big drooler. We have to be careful to keep Ruby’s ear canals clean and dry and to provide extra face fly protection since she does’t have ears to twitch the flies away. She grow up in the mountain with horses and until she came to the rescue, she had never seen grass or met another cow. Despite being the biggest heifers here at the farm she is the nicest and she let’s the other cows push here around. We have to take extra care to ensure she gets her share of grain and hay. Ruby loves treats and to be brushed. When she is feeling lonely, she comes to the gate for attention.

MURPHY is almost one year old and transitioning to the main pasture with the big cows. A farmer incorrectly told us that he was born blind and when we picked him up, it was easy to say that wasn’t the case. Murphy had to be taken to the vet immediately and was near death. He had scours, a fever, both eyes were infected and he had the worst case of rain rot that anyone has seen. He would have died without medical care. It took some time to rehabilitate the fella and we were able to save his eye sight. He is by far the most vocal of the moos, especially if he wants more to eat!

AKIVA is our LGD (livestock guardian dog). He was donated to the nonprofit so that he could protect our handicapped mini cow, Sanjay, and Little, our resident sheep. However, he does a fantastic job watching over everyone here at the farm. Akiva works all night and sleeps during the day. He is an Akbash, Anatolian, Great Pyrenees cross, so he has the best of the best when it comes to LGD genetics. He just turned three.

Akiva means “Defender” in Hebrew

Samara is our newest farm resdient. She is a seven month old Great Pyrenees who, when she grows up and finishes her training will be a LGD (livestock guardian dog) partner to Akiva. She is spending most of her time inside and is not a big fan of the summer heat. That big, thick coat will come in handy in the summer though. She will not be ready to work with Akiva for at least another year. She waits all day for him to wake up and play with her.

Samara means “Protector” in Hebrew

Yes, thanks to Didi who we could not capture to spay before she graced us with not one but two litters of kittens, we have quite a few farm cats. However, we do not have a problem with mice. Please send cat food!!!!

Ace, Chevy, Ellie, Frenchie, Halston, Isla, Jack, King, Louie, Marty, Norma, Opal

RIP Bella, Didi, Georgie, Mona

Chickens are part of our project to better control flies on the farm while reducing our reliance on costly and dangerous fly spray. Chickens wander the pastures, scratching up cow manure which is good for our soil, eating fly larvae which disrupts the fly cycle and fertilizing the pasture with their droppings.

We want to have multiple coops around the farm and a chicken tractor in the main pasture in years to come.

Rose, Tulip, Daisy, Violet, Lily, Poppy, Aster, and roosters, Hal (in photo).

We had to rehome Sir because two roosters is one too many. We added six new chicks this spring.