Category: Around the Farm

Sandi’s Week at Legendary Acres: Kittens, Chaos and a Day Job Somewhere in Between This was one of those weeks when it felt as though three weeks were somehow packed into seven days. Between everything we worked on, posted, documented, rescued and celebrated, here’s a look at Sandi’s week at…

These are just a few of the kittens currently being cared for at Legendary Acres Animal Rescue, and they are looking for their forever families! Black kittens, tabbies, tiny faces, giant ears, sweet personalities—and even more kittens than we could fit in one post. Some are ready for adoption now,…

Have you ever looked at a litter of kittens and wondered how they could all come from the same mother? One litter can include black, gray, orange, cream, tabby, tortoiseshell, calico and white-spotted kittens—all with different markings and appearances. The answer can be found in feline genetics. Black and Orange…

Black cats with green eyes have one of the most striking appearances in the cat world. Their dramatic coloring comes from an interesting combination of pigmentation, genetics and the way light interacts with their eyes. What Gives a Black Cat Its Dark Coat? A black coat contains a large amount…

The Perfect Gift for Almost Every Occasion Have a birthday coming up? Give a cat. Holiday? Cat. Anniversary? Cat. Graduation? Cat. New house? Obviously, cat. Tuesday? Still a perfectly acceptable reason for a cat. Just another Monday and you feel like something is missing from your life? You guessed it—cat….

Today’s shout out is to the family over at Stain Fu for their awesome gift of a StainFu kit with all the supplies we need for our messes! We’ve already been refilling our smaller bottles and are so excited this kit has everything included! They also generously donated kitten food…

To everyone who’s joined us recently—welcome. I’m Sandi, and this little corner of our rescue world has grown into so much more than I ever imagined. Legendary Acres started as a hobby farm, but over time it became a place where animals in need could find safety, where people could…

Big thanks to Dr. Melissa Holahan, DVM, for coming out to the farm today to provide expert checkups for our 15 rescue kittens! Need a fantastic mobile vet? If you are within 30 miles of South Lyon/Northville and want a compassionate, knowledgeable vet to come straight to your house or…

Howell, Michigan 48843 Our adoptable rescue kittens are approximately 7–8 weeks old, have been vet checked, first vaccines given, dewormed, fully litter box trained, socialized with dogs and cats of all sizes, and are ready to go home with their new families! (We took in a total of 23 kittens…

These adorable female Mini Lion Lop rabbits are approximately 3 months old and cute as can be! Fully litter box trained- would make amazing indoor pets. They’re almost too cute to be real—it’s like someone imagined the fluffiest, sweetest little animal possible and it came to life! A donation in…