Visit and Support Asheville’s Animal Sanctuaries
Asheville is home to several compassionate farm animal sanctuaries that provide lifelong care, safety, and love to rescued farm animals. These organizations offer opportunities to visit, volunteer, learn, and support their missions. Explore the sanctuaries below to discover how each one is helping animals thrive.
Sanctuaries Map
Animal Haven of Asheville
Asheville, NC
A ten‑acre nonprofit sanctuary providing lifelong shelter, veterinary care, and rehabilitation for rescued farm animals.
Chickweed Sanctuary
West Asheville, NC
A nonprofit haven rescuing farm animals and offering a welcoming space for education, community, and compassion.
Critter Collective
Leicester, NC
A nonprofit rescue caring for pigs, rabbits, turkeys, goats, and other farm animals in a safe and compassionate environment.
Farmshire Animal Sanctuary
Waynesville, NC
A sanctuary rescuing abused and abandoned farmed animals while advocating for systemic change through education and outreach.
Friendly Fields Farm
Waynesville, NC
A loving, lifelong home for animals rescued from abuse, neglect, and cruelty.
Luna Sea Sanctuary
Woodfin, NC
A sanctuary offering lifetime care, enrichment, safety, and love to abused and abandoned farmed animals.
Sweet Bear Rescue Farm
Hendersonville, NC
A peaceful refuge caring for animals who have endured abuse, neglect, trauma, and hardship.
Share the Moon Sanctuary
Waynesville, NC
A sanctuary providing lifelong love and care for rescued animals, centered on compassion and healing.
The Chicken Refuge
Mars Hill, NC
A sanctuary providing safe refuge for homeless chickens across North Carolina and advocating for an end to animal exploitation.