Animal sanctuaries often focus on caring for animals not typically seen as “companions,”
such as farm animals or labatory animals. The "microsanctuary" model is committed
to the idea such safe havens matter, even when they include only a single rescued
individual. The Microsanctuary Resource Center supports people who utlize their space and resources, no matter how limited, to provide
compassionate care to individual animals.
The Center's stated core principles include ethical veganism and strict avoidance of the commodification of animal residents
in any capacity. This means human caretakers do not consume, trade, or sell eggs from
hens, milk from cows, wool from sheep, and so forth. This principled approach to sanctuary
work helps us open up fundamental questions about the meaning of "sanctuary" and the
dynamics of interspecies ethics.
University of North Texas 
