A Place of Hope

On July 9, over 400 people gathered at Luvin Arms Sanctuary in Erie for the first Luvin Arms Compassion Carnival. I went, because I love the Sanctuary and an old fashioned carnival sounded great. It was. Folks ate yummy vegan food, played on rides, listened to music, and visited the barns to pet the animals. Favorite among the variety of creatures was Tito. He was born to a dairy farm, and being a male he was discarded on a trash pile. He came to the Sanctuary at 10 weeks old and was raised entirely by the kind hands of human caretakers.Now he is a really, really big cow with soulful eyes that look lovingly at anyone in his vicinity. He is a handsome guy. Tito loves attention and was laying down so the little ones could touch him all through the carnival..

I was anxious to see Devi and Mimi, a mommy cow and her baby. They came to Luvin Arms during the holiday season – a mother and child looking for a manger. They had physical problems when they arrived, but were looking happy and healthy on Carnival Day.