VINE Sanctuary sprawls over 105 acres of wooded and mountainous terrain. Thirty cows live in the back barn, foraging in the side and upper pastures. Another twelve cows share the front barn with twelve sheep, four goats, and one pig. Hundreds of birds, including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, peafowl, pigeons, and emus, inhabit fifteen coops and aviaries divided between the upper and lower parts of the sanctuary.

With so many animals spread over so many acres, everyday tasks such as the twice daily cow count require the use of an ATV. Emergencies calling for staff or supplies to be rushed from one part of the sanctuary to another make that need even more urgent.

Unfortunately, our existing ATV is literally held together with duct tape and has a tendency to stall in wet weather. We fear that it won’t make it through the winter if we continue to use it daily as our primary ATV.

Luckily, a person in a nearby town is selling a used ATV that meets all of our needs for a very fair price.

• This is a newer model in great shape, having seen very little use. It will last a long time.
• This model has a higher clearance, which will allow us to go further up the rocky hills of the back pasture and be less likely to get bogged down during mud season.
• This model has a back hitch, which will allow us to use it for hauling water buckets that sanctuary staff otherwise have to carry by hand.
• This machine comes with a snow plow! This will allow us to plow paths we have previously had to shovel, and will also allow for quicker snow removal (with one staff member on the tractor and another on the ATV).
• This is the same type of ATV as our existing machine, so staff members already know how to operate it.
• With two ATVs, we will be better able to respond to emergencies, such as when a staff member on an ATV in the back pasture needs another staff member to bring first aid supplies.