NICKERSON, Neb. (AP) — A Nickerson farm dedicated to caring for discarded animals will open to the public this weekend.
Admission to The Poor Farm on Sunday is free, but it will accept animal care donations.
The Poor Farm is a nonprofit, no-kill animal sanctuary just north of Fremont. It provides long-term care for disfigured and disabled animals.
Ducks, donkeys and dogs have found a refuge at the farm. So have peacocks, goats, Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, horses, sheep and other animals and birds.
One of the farm’s permanent residents is a zebu — a southeastern Asian bovine — named Mona who came to the farm 15 years ago. Wary of humans, Mona spends her days at the farm playing with baby goats.