501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Est. 2013 Goshen, NY

A quiet home for the animals nobody else could keep.

Surrey Hills Sanctuary is a nonprofit micro-farm and education center on six acres in the Hudson Valley. We give lifelong sanctuary to senior animals and those with special medical needs — farm, companion, and select wild — when they have nowhere else to turn.

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12Years of care
6Acre micro-farm
100%Tax-deductible
Sanctuary animal portrait
2013
Since
Rescue   •   Refuge   •   Education   •   Compassionate care   •   Farm, companion & wild   •   Human-animal bond Rescue   •   Refuge   •   Education   •   Compassionate care   •   Farm, companion & wild   •   Human-animal bond
Our Mission

Compassionate care, and the education to change how we see animals.

Surrey Hills Sanctuary is a nonprofit (501(c)3) founded in 2013. Located on a 6-acre farm in upstate New York, our mission is to advance animal welfare through compassionate care and impactful education.

We provide lifelong sanctuary for senior animals and those with special medical needs — including farm, companion, and select wild animals — offering them a safe, loving environment when they have nowhere else to turn.

Surrey Hills operates by referral from veterinarians, shelters, and wildlife rehabilitators, prioritizing animals most at risk. While adoption is rare and carefully considered, our primary goal is to provide a permanent, enriching home for animals who need us most.

At the sanctuary
"Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
Impact

Small farm, serious care.

We're not trying to be the biggest sanctuary. We're trying to do right by the animals we have, and to teach the people who come see them.

6
Acres of pasture, paddock and wood for residents to roam
12+
Years advancing animal welfare through direct care and education
100%
By-referral intake — vets, shelters and wildlife rehabbers only
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Commitment: once an animal is here, this is their forever home
Meet the Residents

Every animal here has a story.

Most came to us through a veterinarian, a shelter, or a wildlife rehabilitator — often old, often sick, often the ones who'd run out of options. Here's a look at life on the farm.

Farm animal at Surrey Hills
Farm Residents

The gentle, the grumpy, the graying

Senior pigs, goats and sheep who needed a soft place to land. They spend their days in real pasture, with real shade, and the medical care most farms can't offer.

Companion animal at the sanctuary
Companion Animals

Dogs & cats with complicated histories

Many arrive with chronic conditions or behavioral needs that make adoption unlikely. With time, patience, and the right veterinary team, most of them blossom.

Wild animal resident
Select Wildlife

The ones who can't go back

We work with licensed wildlife rehabbers to provide sanctuary to a small number of non-releasable animals — birds and mammals who, for medical reasons, can't survive in the wild.

A note on intake: Surrey Hills does not accept animals from the public. If you have an animal that you need to rehome, please contact your local animal rescue group.
Visit the Farm

Come meet them — by appointment.

Surrey Hills is a working sanctuary, not a petting zoo. We welcome small groups, school programs, scouts, and quiet visits for adults and families who want to spend a morning with the animals and learn what sanctuary really means.

  1. 01Send us a request with your group size and a few dates that could work.
  2. 02We'll follow up with what's possible and a suggested donation for the visit.
  3. 03Meet the animals, walk the paddocks, and ask everything you want to ask.

Staff also travel to schools, libraries and conferences to lecture on animal welfare. Ask about booking us for your event.

Request a visit

We'll write back within a few days.

The People

The team behind the farm.

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Dr. Katherine Compitus

Chairman / President
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Paul Compitus

Chief Financial Officer
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Melissa Burgos

Director of Community Outreach
J

Jared Krinsky

Senior Animal Caretaker
Sanctuary life
On the farm
Animal portrait
Sanctuary grounds
Sanctuary moment
Get Involved

A few ways to help the animals.

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Donate

Every dollar goes to vet bills, hay, medications, and keeping the lights on. All donations are tax-deductible as a charitable contribution to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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Volunteer

Chores, events, photography, carpentry, transport. We're a small operation and hands-on help goes a long way. Tell us what you'd like to do.

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Book a talk

Our staff travel all over the world lecturing on animal welfare, the human-animal bond, and the ethics of sanctuary. Bring us to your school, conference or organization.

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