University of North Texas 
Microsanctuary Resource Center
Animal sanctuaries often focus on caring for animals not typically seen as “companions,”
such as farm animals or labatory animals. The "microsanctuary" model is committed
to the idea such safe havens matter, even when they include only a single rescued
individual. The Microsanctuary Resource Center supports people who utilize their space and resources, no matter how limited, to
provide compassionate care. The Center's stated core principles include ethical veganism and strict avoidance of the commodification of animal residents.
This means human caretakers do not consume, trade, or sell eggs from hens, milk from
cows, wool from sheep, and so forth. Following this principled approach to sanctuary
work, the interviewees below help us open up fundamental questions about the meaning
of "sanctuary" and the dynamics of interspecies ethics.
One Acre Rescue and Microsanctuary
The Rooster Project