Rescue & Adoption

Ranch Hand Rescue Inc. is a non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, and provides an adoption program for abused, abandoned, and neglected farm animals such as horses, ponies, pot belly pigs, farm pigs, chickens, ducks, turkeys, sheep, goats, and cattle. Ranch Hand Rescue serves the north Texas area, and works in cooperation with county humane societies, animal protective leagues, and local and state law enforcement officers.

Our criteria for accepting a farm animal or horse into our rescue program is that the animal has been removed from its current situation by a county humane officer, sheriff, or other law enforcement representative.

Ranch Hand Rescue no longer accepts owner surrenders. We do not accept farm animals or horses from owners who simply no longer want their farm pet or wish to sell their farm pet or horse.

Ranch Hand Rescue provides the rescued farm animals and equine with medical care, proper nutrition, clean and safe housing, and all the love the animals can handle. We work in cooperation with a variety of other rescue groups, both local and out of state, to network and help find homes for the rescued farm animals.

Foster an Animal

Are you interested in becoming one of our Animal Angels who foster a animal? You would be providing shelter, feed, medical care and love for one of our Farm animals.

We always have a waiting list of animals needing placement into foster care. Each animal is unique, and, depending on the animals condition, they may require a special needs program. Most just need love and companionship & Nourishment. You will be doing your part to help us, help them.

If you're interested, please email us at info@ranchhandrescue.org.

Adopt a Needy Animal

At Ranch Hand Rescue our mission is to find safe, loving, long-term homes for our farm animals that are able to be adopted. Our adoption program allows for the rescued farm animals to be adopted as a family pet only. Once a farm animal is accepted by Ranch hand Rescue, they are no longer allowed to be placed back into food production, nor are they allowed to be bred or used for exploitation in any way.

The majority of our animals are here because of abuse or neglect. It is our goal to ensure proper care of these animals, not only on the farm, but in their new homes as well.

To that end, we have a thorough screening process for all applicants.

Adopting a farm animal is a serious decision and commitment. We understand you may have questions and concerns about the process.

If you are interested in adopting one of our animals please email adopt@ranchhandrescue.org and we will email you more information.

Ranch Hand Rescue has partnered with PetFinder.com to showcase our current animals up for adoption.

Click here to view our animals on PetFinder.com