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 …
This year, St. Patrick’s Day gave us additional cause for celebration because it’s the birthday of the newest member of our herd, who’s name is… you guessed it! Saint Patrick! Paddy is a 16-year-old Thoroughbred who arrived at The Lily Pond in 2024. He was born into the racing industry, …
There’s a new tail wagging at The Lily Pond and it belongs to a beautiful Brittany Spaniel. Meet Coco! She was born in Spain and adopted by a couple in New York. A change in their circumstances required finding a new home for Coco and that’s when we got the …
We recently had to say goodbye to three beloved members of The Lily Pond family. These transitions are never easy… in fact they are devastating. One of the most difficult aspects of animal rescue is grieving the loss of their passing – a challenge we face regularly given our focus …
WILLOUGHBY… sweet Willoughby. This senior pup with adorable Yoda ears was only with us for nine short months. We understood that he was a hospice case when we adopted him from a shelter. He was 15 years old with liver disease at the time, which is why he kept getting …
TOBLERONE arrived in 2016 – a tiny, sickly, mewling little fluff rescued from a colony of feral cats. We nursed him back to health and found ourselves blessed with an incredibly charming, boisterous, friendly, funny feline! Toblerone was Head of the Department of Mischief at the kitty house. Even after growing up, …
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 …
Saturday May 31, 2025 | 2:00-4:00pm | $65 Per Person Join us for an afternoon of fun and creativity painting a portrait of your very own pet! Artist Michelle Becker will host the workshop and proceeds benefit the animals at The Lily Pond Sanctuary. Wine and light refreshments will be …
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 …
We recently had to say goodbye to three beloved members of The Lily Pond family. These transitions are never easy… in fact they are devastating. One of the most difficult aspects of animal rescue is grieving the loss of their passing – a challenge we face regularly given our focus …
HAPPY stepped across our threshold in 2019, an explosion of joy in a tiny, special-needs body. Rescued from an abusive home, Happy had a neurological condition that made it difficult for him to keep his balance. Initially dubious about his name, we changed our minds after five minutes in the …
PATCHES was a shy kitty with a rough start in life, but many people who loved and cared for him. He was living in a feral colony at the Orange County fairgrounds, having a difficult time of it with the combination of health issues and being bullied by other cats. …
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 …
Saturday October 26, 2024 | 2:00-4:00pm | $65 Per Person Join us for an afternoon of fun and creativity painting a portrait of your very own pet! Artist Michelle Becker will host the workshop and proceeds benefit the animals at The Lily Pond Sanctuary. Wine and light refreshments will be …
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.