Dan McKernan lives in Chelsea, Michigan. He quit his technology career in Austin, Texas and founded Barn Sanctuary in 2016. He was called from a deep place within to return home and convert his family’s generations-old farm into a rescue for barnyard animals – with absolutely no experience. The mission of Barn Sanctuary is rescuing and rehabilitating farm animal refugees and spreading the message of compassion. Dan, along with his dad who has lived and worked on the farm for most of his adult life, are passionate about animal welfare. They share a common goal: to save farm animals from perilous situations and give them a place to live out their natural lives in safety and peace. Barn Sanctuary is going to be featured on Animal Planet later this Spring 2020. With twelve 1-hour long episodes about running a sanctuary, the world will see farmed animals like never before! “Barn Sanctuary” will inspire viewers of Animal Planet with rescue stories, unique medical cases, charismatic characters – both human and animal – while shining a light on modern-day farm life, with a distinctive twist. This is a story of a heroic and bold adventure. It is very hard work for Dan, his dad, and the 12 person team working to care for the turkeys and pigs and cows and goats and the farm — yet they are real heroes. There are three full-time Animal Caregivers who do the majority of Animal Care work. Three of the team members Elisha, Alicia & Christine will be featured in the show as well. Their passion and purpose is palpable. A variety of programs for children have been established and families from the community are invited to learn about the proper care of animals. There was a month-long waiting list for the extremely popular Saturday Barn Sanctuary Tours. The folks at Barn Sanctuary are proponents of a vegan lifestyle. The awakening awareness about the atrocities that are endured by factory farm animals must be mitigated by reducing the demand. It’s basic math — by consuming less meat and fowl that comes from animals that have been abused and neglected and treated inhumanely, we can all create a safe haven on earth.
