Enhanced VolunteerAsha was our founder’s canine companion. She named her that because it means life. Her baby, Asha, died of cancer at only 11 years old. The hardest part for our founder was seeing her leave this world when she desperately wanted her to stay. Shortly after Asha’s death, she searched for more meaning in her life. That’s when our founder was pressed to investigate auction houses. There she witnessed the heartless and abusive treatment of newborn baby calves, young goats, chickens and pigs. They were scared and frightened, and at the time she could not help. Our founder thought about Asha and how she showed her that life is so short. Without any further thought, she sold her comfortable home in the suburbs, quit her job and founded Asha’s Farm Sanctuary. In losing Asha, our founder realized that our time on earth is but a glimpse. She wanted to make a difference for animals being farmed by exposing the cruelty and giving people a chance to see they are no different than a dog and cat. Our founder honored Asha by naming the sanctuary after her. Later she learned that Asha means “hope” too. Our founder still misses her deeply to this day, but She knows that her spirit lives on at the sanctuary and in each and every animal we give life to and hope for a compassionate world.