TEOSSA is not just one sanctuary among many.

It is the only sanctuary of its kind in Georgia — the only place in this entire country where rescued animals live under full protection, without compromise on their wellbeing. It is also the only fully vegan sanctuary in Georgia, where every individual lives on a completely plant-based diet, because the principle here is consistent: these are lives, not resources. That belief does not bend.

Running a sanctuary is not a temporary project. It is a full-time, living, growing responsibility that never stops. Every day brings new needs: food, medical care, fencing, transportation, and emergency rescue situations. When an animal arrives injured, starving, or abandoned, there is no “waiting until tomorrow.” Care must happen immediately, and that means resources must always be available.

And it doesn’t get easier.

Georgia makes it even harder than it should be. Specialized veterinary care for animals such as bulls, cows, and sheep is extremely limited here, and in many cases there is simply no one available with the level of expertise these situations require. When Sunny needs a vet or Monty needs treatment, I have to search, travel, and fight for access to care that most sanctuaries in other countries take for granted. Everything costs more, takes longer, and requires more effort and resilience. Over time, you learn that you are not choosing between good options — you are choosing between whatever is possible and whatever is not.

The reality of running a sanctuary in Georgia is not only constant responsibility — it is constant urgency.

Supporting TEOSSA means more than keeping this sanctuary running. It means that somewhere, an animal who was never meant to survive — tied up, locked away, or destined for slaughter — gets a different ending.

You don’t have to build a sanctuary. You just have to help keep this one alive.

Every donation, no matter the size, changes something real for a living creature who has no other voice.

Support TEOSSA — and the ones who made it here, and the ones still waiting.