The Spring Equinox has arrived, but it’s still cold and wintery here at the sanctuary. April in the northeast is a month that can’t decide if it’s playing for Team Spring or Team Winter. One day it’s 50 degrees and sunny, the next it’s high winds and heavy snow. Winter …
In late 2024, our Treeing Walker Coonhound Dolly had to be hospitalized when she suddenly fell ill. Test results revealed severe anemia from a tick-born illness, despite our preventative care. She was in immediate need of a blood transfusion, but the hospital’s blood bank was depleted. So the doctor called …
Our Founder Susan Bandy was honored to participate in a panel discussion on pet loss and grief support hosted by Friends of Rhinebeck Cemetery at the Starr Library. The event was well attended and received positive feedback on the conversation covering pet hospice care, the decision to euthanize, options for …
The autumn equinox has arrived, leaves are turning color and summer has officially come to a close. We, for one, are thankful for the cooler temperatures. It’s been a buggy steamy sauna of a summer and we’re just grateful to report that no one melted. We watched all the baby …
It’s funny how a picture can change your life. It was a warm spring day in May when a picture of a beautiful Thoroughbred mare flashed across The Lily Pond’s FaceBook feed… and she was in a kill pen tagged to ship to slaughter in Mexico. Upon further investigation, there …
2024 may be the year of the dragon, but the sanctuary has gone to the dogs as we welcomed three new tail-wagging friends over the past nine months. Katonah KATONAH is a gorgeous peach-and-cream, blue-eyed bombshell of a husky. What we know of his story begins with his abandonment in …
In the summer of 2023 we completed a large rescue of feral cats at a neighboring farm when the property sold. Several were only tiny, sick, starving kittens fighting for their lives at the time… one kitten was even born here following the rescue of his pregnant mother! We are …
The publication of this newsletter was delayed when our Treeing Walker Coonhound, Dolly, unexpectedly became ill. She was fine all week, then refused to eat Saturday morning. Her breathing was labored and she was weak on her feet. Susan immediately rushed her to the emergency clinic, where they diagnosed anemia …
Happy New Year! We look back over the last six months of 2023 with a sense of wonder, excited to share all the work we’ve accomplished with your support for the many animals who arrived at the sanctuary. Summer arrived crashing and booming as thunder storms struck on a daily …
Click below to read the transcript or listen to Ralph Gardner Jr.’s touching broadcast “A Different Kind of Sanctuary” about his dog Wallie and the family’s experience at Sienna Sky and The Lily Pond Sanctuary.
We are always grateful for our donors, sponsors and volunteers at the sanctuary. Their support is critical to our work in helping rescued animals in need. In 2023, we witnessed a new trend of support coming from… children! Following are some examples of the incredible compassion shown to our animals by people under the age of ten. When we worry about the state of the world during these troubled times, we find comfort knowing that the future of the planet is in good hands.
Meet Joey Neet (4 years old), Malea Alberts (10 years old), and Elianna Campese-Korman (9 years old).
If you’ve been following the work of The Lily Pond in recent years, you know that we’ve focused on providing a safe landing for ex-racehorses rescued from the kill pen. Once again, we were given the opportunity to help a horse who escaped the slaughter pipeline. But this horse had …
What happens when you’re a harness racing Standardbred trotter who is afraid of pulling a jockey in a sulky? Roll To Thunder had 25 starts but never won a race. He was quickly retired from the track, sold into farm labor and pulling a buggy. Fast forward many years, Thunder …
July 7, 2023 | WAMC Listen to Ralph Gardner’s touching commentary about his dog Wallie and the family’s experience at Sienna Sky and The Lily Pond Sanctuary. Listen to the story.
The snows of fierce March weather have finally melted and signs of spring are appearing in bright sunshine daffodils beginning to bloom at the sanctuary. This winter was relatively mild by Northeast standards, with the exception of a few knock-out-the-power, snow-up-to-your-eyebrows storms. We survived the Great Arctic Freeze in February …
Reporter Lisa Green attended the homecoming celebration for Super Tuesday and Hogues Best Sunday at The Lily Pond Sanctuary. She wrote a wonderful article about their rescue! Read it here: Rural Intelligence Article
Do you remember that 80’s hit single “Bring On The Dancing Horses” by Echo and the Bunnymen? The song is about people gazing at three stone statues of horses. Well, we are pleased to announce the arrival of three trotting horses to The Lily Pond! In the spring, The Standardbred …
The calendar may have marked the official start of Spring, but Winter has not yet turned over the reins here in the Hudson Valley. Sunny spots of yellow daffodils and forsythia appeared, only to find their blossoms covered in snow within the week. It’s been a busy Winter season and …
Barn Manager Brenda Izzo put up a Christmas tree in the tack room of our horse barn. We reached out on social media to ask for help in decorating it with donations toward the care and feeding of the animals. Look at the beautiful result of so much generosity! The …
