Spacious Skies Inc.is dedicated to providing Lifecare Sanctuary for abandoned, abused, neglected and unwanted animals and the unadoptable. We are an absolute NO KILL SANCTUARY Established in 2000 originally as a LifeCare Bird Sanctuary. After being approached by numerous individuals and organizations who sought permanent refuge for Exotic birds that were adopted and readopted numerous times. These birds often due to behavioral problems and the plight so many exotic birds face evenually became so neurotic and with such problems as self mutilation, biting ect.. that eventually they were deemed unadoptable. Soon we became aware of a great many animals in similar situations and expanded our cause to all small animals not just birds. We are an Absolute No kill Sanctuary, located in Smithville Texas.
Our mission has been to provide loving companionship, safe and secure shelter and to establish trust in these animals in an effort to undo the terrible injustices they have suffered. Most of the animals we house have been deemed unfit for adoption due to severe behavioral problems, many were seriously abused and neglected with major trust issues. Some have come to find safe shelter on their own as so many often do by simply showing up here at the shelter. Our motto: if they find their way to us they become part of the family. We believe all life is precious and deserving of love and respect.
Pictured here are the animals that Spacious Skies have saved, and they look so happy and anyone can see that they are very much loved and wanted. Please take time to meet our animals by clicking the link at the left. These were animals who could not get adopted at the regular animal shelter and had no option but to be euthanized, but with our love and support they are beautiful, kind, caring animals, and if you want to see more animals get saved by this organization in the future, we desperately need your help. We are a non-profit organization and take money out of our own pockets to feed and shelter these animals. We are all volunteers of our time, money and devotion out of pure love for these animals and 100% of any donation given goes towards caring for these precious creatures. We love these animals like our own children. This is not a place to adopt a pet, rather it is a place for physically or emotionally wounded animals to get solace. Please also take note of the fact that we are a registered charity (see IRS verification number) and all donations are tax deductible. Anything you can give would be greatly appreciated and you will know that you will be helping spare the lives of many animals who cannot verbally communicate with humans about the abuse that they have endured. We are not simply asking for money to care for these animals. To care for the animals many things are needed and many people for instance have sent coupons for pet treats, food, and toys to help offset the cost of extremely high monthly bills. That is a very valuable donation of time because it saves us money and we are able to give the animals the nourishment and enrichment needed for them to thrive. Also people have mailed pet treats, food for the various animals, and toys which are all things to help keep this effort alive. Many animals are known to exhibit unconditional love to the humans that care for them despite any prior abuse they may have gone through. Show these animals you care and appreciate the love they have to offer by helping them live a full healthy life in a place where they can be themselves. We are looking to expand the property they are housed in as well so we can take in as many animals as possible. If you or someone you know is a contractor and can donate your time to help build more space for these animals to play that would be great. Thank you all so much for taking the time out to visit our site and learn about the lives of these animals, we really hope you can help us, please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that we will be able to continue taking in unwanted animals in the future.
A message from Sebastion: Hello, My name is Sebastion. I arrived at Spacious Skies just 2 months ago Febuary 2008. A concerned person brought me to Spacious Skies Animal Sanctuary. I was found with a 20 foot long yellow rope attatched to my neck on a busy highway. When I arrived here at Spacious Skies I was in need of medical attention and it was thought I would not make it. I came with 2 fractured front legs, 2 bullets in my side and the fur was gone from my right side from being drug by a car. I was a terrible mess and had internal injuries and bloddy bowel movements. Today I am doing great as you can see, thank god I was brought to Spacious Skies as now I am okay, except of course I am afraid of strangers and I am afraid of other animals too. I have been provided medical care and a special kennel of my own with a large igloo dog house and I love to be walked and am so happy now. I couldn't walk at all when I arrived. My medical expenses and housing cost almost $4000 . Please open up your hearts and donate what you can so that the other dogs, cats and exotic birds at Spacious Skies can live thier lives a little easier. I get lots of love here , the love is free and abundant but unfortunately the food and vet care is not. We animals at Spacious Skies need more facilities to make more room because unfortunatly there are many more animals out there just like us who need a loving home and we need to build more facilities to help them. Thank you in advance for any help you decide to give, we animals really appreciate all you do, no animal need be abused or unwanted, here we are truly loved. Thank you. Sebastion.
Thank you to Kathie Sullivan-Parkes, East Corinth, VT whose verse below aptly expresses why we do what we do.
Until you have held a tiny puppy in your arms as it kissed your face with slobbery puppy breath and felt the love,
Until you have held an injured or severely ill dog in your arms and felt their pain
Until you have looked into the eyes of a tired aging senior dog and felt their wisdom,
And until you have seen and understood the look in your dog's eyes that tell you their time on earth with you is over .... and you humanely let them go,
You will never understand the life of a rescuer.
We find beauty in the most incomprehensible places and the otherwise homely faces.
It is our gift to see beyond the dirt, terror, sadness and defeat and find the true soul that lies within.
We are Rescue.
All of the animals at Spcious Skies are given permanent sanctuary for life. Spacious Skies does not adopt out or sell any animals . We believe that all animals deserve love and respect and to feel secure in their environments. We currently house 31 cats, 15 dogs, 1 rabbit and 12 birds. Photos available. All are given one on one attention, lots of love and affection. We provide lots of love, nutritious foods, medicine, Veterinary care, toys, exercise and a wonderful companionship enviroment where they are all assured they will live without fear of ever being abandoned again. We do not adopt out any animals they are permanent LifeCare Sanctuary.
Due to our living trust, our entire estate is willed to Spacious Skies Inc. and Childrens Hospital City Of Hope to Provide Perpetual Care for these animals and for the research, care and developement of cures for terminally ill children.
Spacious Skies Inc. is a non-profit 501 (C) (3) Organization located in the beautiful countryside alongside the Colorado river in Smithville, Texas. We are dependant upon donations to make our mission possible.
Currently Spacious Skies Inc. is outgrowing its facilities and is in desperate need of a storage facility to store supplies that at this time are taking up vital space that could be further used to house animals in need. We would like to enlarge our facilities to be able to include more animals in need. We sincerely welcome donations toward this endeaver. Donations are always appreciated and welcomed whether 1 can or one cent. Please take a moment to sign our guest book. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
Any person, Corporation, Company or Foundation who makes a donation to Spacious Skies, Inc. shall receive a valid certificate from Spacious Skies Inc.of appreciation and amount of the donation for tax purposes.Your donation is tax deductible. If donating tangible items such as foods ect... please enclose dollar amount cost of your items so that I may send you a receipt showing the donation amount.
If you would like to help by making a donation please contact : Sandra Solomon 
SpaciousSkiesInc@wmconnect.com.
If you would like to help there are many ways, please consider clipping petfood coupons, we are most appreciative of them and they truly help us to feed and care for these wonderful animals. You can send them directly to the address below.
Donations can also be made thru Paypal. Simply click on the Paypal donation icon. Please make a note in the comments box that it is a donation for Spacious Skies Inc. when making a Paypal donation. For donations thru Paypal click this icon: 
You may also send donations /coupons/care boxes/gift cards ect... directly to:
Spacious Skies Inc. LifeCare Animal Sanctuary
Attn: Sandra Solomon - Vice President
694 FM 2571
Smithville, Texas 78957
(512) 237-4254
email: SpaciousSkiesInc@wmconnect.com
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