Want to visit?
As a refuge for formerly abused animals, including survivors of petting zoos, VINE Sanctuary is not open to the public on a drop-in basis. However, we do offer four ways to tour the grounds and meet sanctuary residents. Please read this page carefully before contacting us about a potential visit.
Public Days
Four times each year, we open up the sanctuary grounds for a day of work and play. Anyone can sign up to come for a day of meaningful fun that will include some hours of volunteer work followed by a sanctuary tour and vegan snacks with sanctuary staff. By attending a public day, you will truly become part of our multispecies community, rather than just looking at the animals from a distance. Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Facebook to be sure to be notified of the date of the next “party in the pasture”!
Personal Tours
If you are an activist or scholar whose work in some way aids nonhuman animals, then we are eager to ensure that your work is grounded in real relationships with animals. If your work requires you to confront the cruelties to which animals are subjected, then we are especially eager to offer you the opportunity to experience a slice of sanctuary life. Please use the contact form below to tell us about your work and when you would like to visit, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Volunteer Groups
If you are a member of a student, youth, or community group that would like to come for a volunteer day, we would be delighted to have you visit and to personalize the experience to the interests of your group. The day would begin with a tour, continue with some hours of pitching in on sanctuary chores, and conclude with a discussion led by sanctuary staff. Use the contact form below to tell us about your group and when you would like to visit, and we will do our best to find a date that works for everybody.
Local Volunteers
If you live nearby and are interested in becoming a regular volunteer, we will be happy to give you a tour while discussing the possibilities. If you can find three friends who would like to join you for a one-time volunteer day, see the box to the left. We will be happy to treat your friendship circle as an organization. If you cannot volunteer regularly nor get a group together, then please do sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Facebook to be sure to be notified of the date of our next one-day volunteer event open to the public!
VINE Visit Invitation Application
Thank you for your interest in visiting VINE Sanctuary. Please have a look at the information above before filling out the form below. Please understand that, because our small staff cares for so many animals, we are not always able to invite everyone we would like for an individual tour (which takes about two hours). We will be much more likely to be able to accommodate you if you offer several different dates or a flexible range of dates. Please also understand that we cannot offer overnight accommodations (although we can suggest off-site options) and that our on-site facilities for visitors are rustic (e.g., an outhouse).