Today marks the day of our last scheduled tours of the season. This season we've welcomed over 320 people to the sanctuary to visit with the animals, hear their stories of abuse, exploitation, and rescue, learn how to live vegan, and join in the compassionate community. We've shared laughs and tears, hopes and fears. With the help of our friends from Wild Spork food truck and Nomaste vegan cheesecakes, our 4th Lasa-versary celebration in July was the biggest and best we've

For those who have followed Lasa over the years, you're probably exhausted by my equating Lasa's evolution to the life of child. But, the truth is, Lasa is my child in the sense that she is the center of my life, my priority, my responsibility, my pride, and my joy. She was conceived in love and has grown amidst a nurturing family. She has made friends, she has laughed, cried, and felt defeated. But she is resilient and growing in confidence and strength more each day. Ou