For more information on the San Diego Animal Sanctuary & Farm, visit www.sandiegoanimalsanctuaryandfarm.org or call (619) 320-4942. Visits to the farm also help provide care and financial support to the Farm. SDASF is open seven (7) days a week, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There are senior, first responder, military, veteran, teacher and Alpine resident discounts. Single day admission is $40 for adults and $25 for kids (children under 2 years are free). Parking is complimentary. To buy tickets, visit www.SanDiegoAnimalSanctuaryandFarm.org/product-category/tickets. The farm needs critical support for ongoing operations. The pandemic and now the unprecedented inflation has taken a toll on the farm’s operations and on the founder’s ability to finance the Farm’s deficit when visitors’ numbers are lower, and donations fluctuate. With the current financial crisis, the farm is no longer in the position of accepting new animals in need of a home. In just one week, the farm had to turn away two horses, four ducks, five chickens, two roosters and a pig. To help with increasing feed cost and to increase revenues, the farm invested in its agricultural operations, which now produces food for its tortoises, pigs, and the San Diego community. The last three years have been exceptionally challenging for the Farm, between the pandemic and the Valley Fire. However, inflation has proved to be the most difficult to overcome. There has been an increased cost for the animals’ feed and supplies, as well as a dramatic increase in veterinary costs due to end-of-life care, surgeries, rattlesnake bites, injuries, and illnesses. These unforeseen extra costs contributed to the depletion of the nonprofit’s reserves. The nonprofit’s monthly operating budget climbed up to $60,000.00 in the last year; the bulk of the expenses being wages, feed, and veterinary costs.