{"title":"Old McDarling's Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven as a young child, Founder \u0026amp; President, Aimee Darling, was always bringing home stray animals, from salamanders to cats and even a few rabbits from time to time.  Her love for animals continued to grow, always having pets of her own.  In 2008, after having purchased a single sugar glider from a pet expo, she learned the hard way that this was \u003cem class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-18 c1-19 c1-b c1-a8 c1-1n c1-1k c1-a9 c1-aa\"\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e a pet for everyone and that they were being sold to unsuspecting customers (like herself) for ridiculous amounts of money and those people were being given misinformation that was detrimental to the life of the gliders.  This was the unofficial start of Old McDarling's Farm, where she took in over 35 sugar gliders, began working closely with vet clinics \u0026amp; shelters, and gaining as much knowledge as she could.   However, in 2016, she brought in her first two goats.  What a change!  Having \u003cem class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-18 c1-19 c1-b c1-a8 c1-1n c1-1k c1-a9 c1-aa\"\u003ethis\u003c\/em\u003e time done her research, she was as prepared as she could be at the time.  It was an immediate love and this is where her passion grew, knowing that this was the path in which she wanted to travel.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProviding sanctuary now to goats, chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks, Old McDarling's Farm Rescue \u0026amp; Sanctuary, Inc., is dedicated to helping those animals considered \"just livestock \u0026amp; poultry\", allowing them to live out their lives with love and respect.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50% of the sale of designated items in their collection will be donated back to Old Mc'Darling's Farm Rescue and Sanctuary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind Old McDarling's on facebook at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OldMcDarlingsFarm\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OldMcDarlingsFarm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OldMcDarlingsFarm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir website is\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/oldmcdarlingsfarm.org\/\" title=\"https:\/\/oldmcdarlingsfarm.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e https:\/\/oldmcdarlingsfarm.org\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/7431\/7121\/collections\/451127826_897048715794957_3422565368272410661_n.jpg?v=1789562004","url":"https:\/\/gingerbreadhousezoocrafts.myshopify.com\/collections\/old-mcdarlings-farm.oembed","provider":"Gingerbread House Zoo Crafts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}