History

MMFS founder and Director, Era MacDonald, has always been involved in rescue. Starting from a very young age, there were always critters coming home, hidden under her shirt, being snuck into her childhood house, in her home state of Kentucky. Her love for horses started early as well. As the years progressed, she became increasingly involved with cat and dog rescue in addition to working in the horse industry. Era saw the many sides, including the not-so-pretty ones, of the horse world. It made her know she loved horses, but not the pressure on them to perform.

Ever since, Era has shared her love for horses with many people in a non-competitive, holistic way. MMFS extends that love to other neglected and abandoned farm animals that would otherwise have no home.

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary became a formalized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the Spring of 2023. We have grown from a handful of folks to a village of incredible volunteers, visitors, and donors! It takes a village to do what we do, and we couldn't survive without it!

Click here to see how you can join our village!