Sweet BombDiggity Farms Farm Animal Rescue & Sanctuary

501(c)(3) farm animal rescue

There’s room in the barn.

A safe place for rescued farm animals to heal, and for people to learn how to care for them. We’re Jules and Lane Morris, and this part of our farm belongs to the animals.

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Sweet BombDiggity Farms Rescue & Sanctuary logo: a red barn with its doors swung open.

36 by name, plus the flock

Meet the Ambassadors.

Every one of them came to us as a rescue. Now they live here for good and help us teach visitors how farm animals think, what they eat and what they need. Pick a crew to meet them.

A chestnut horse with a white blaze resting her chin on a weathered board fence 2 ambassadorsHorsesRosie and Amelia, both out of a kill penMeet them Four mini donkeys peeking out side by side from a red run-in shed with a green metal roof 8 ambassadorsMini donkeysReba, Minnie Pearl, Hank, Loretta and the restMeet them A ginger Kune Kune pig with its nose in a pile of watermelon rinds on the grass 5 ambassadorsKune Kune pigsBubbles, Blossom, Buttons, Buttercup and BocephusMeet them A floppy-eared Nubian goat looking straight at the camera in the barn aisle, with more goats behind her 12 ambassadorsGoatsMini Nubians and Alpines, Caroline to Charlie BrownMeet them A white Sebastopol goose with curly feathers stepping right up to the camera, with more geese behind 3 ambassadorsSebastopol geeseGigi, Alexander and LillibetMeet them Jules hugging a red hen in the coop, in front of a wall of big red flowers The flockChickens & ducksHens of every feather and rescued Easter ducksMeet them Sweet Pea, a black-and-white cat, reaching one white paw down from a desk covered in papers Farm familyDogs & catsDuke the coonhound, Skunk, Sweet Pea and the cat crewMeet them AdoptionSome find their way home.Some animals come through the rescue on their way to a new family.Ask about adopting

Ask the barn

Ask an ambassador anything.

Pick someone and ask what they eat, what they cost, or what they think of you. The attitude is theirs. The facts underneath come from our barn, our vets, extension services and breed societies.

The whole barn

Everybody

We can tell you how we do things here and where we learned it. For your own animals, ask your vet.

Read every answer on one page

Where the facts come from

    Learn from the barn

    Care guides and stories.

    See all 16
    New storyMeet Gigi, Alexander and Lillibet New storyRainey and Charlie Come Home StoriesMeet Amelia: A Story of a Rescue Horse

    Giving TuesdayDec 1

    Our first Giving Tuesday is coming.

    On December 1, 2026, we’re asking our community to help fill the hay loft for winter. Put it on your calendar now, and watch for the animals leading up to it.

    82 days away

    Give early
    Lane leaning down to pet two mini donkeys, one dark brown and one gray and white, outside the barn

    Where else your gift goes

    Beyond the feed bill.

    Dessie, a red bloodhound in a harness, standing in the grass and looking back over her shoulder, with water and trees behind her

    Emergency care

    The Dessie Fund

    Money set aside so we can say yes when an animal needs help fast, like Rainey’s choke or Skunk’s leg amputation. It’s named for Dessie, a bloodhound who wandered onto our farm.

    Read Dessie’s story

    Dessie wandered onto our farm one July. She was emaciated, covered head to toe in mange, and fighting all sorts of infections. She didn’t trust anyone. She was broken.

    Dessie the day she was found: a thin red bloodhound with bare, darkened skin from mange across her back and legs, looking back over her shoulder
    Dessie, the day we found her

    It took us several hours to coax her in, using a biscuit a passerby handed us. Jules kept calling her Dessie in the sweetest voice she had, a name she pulled out of thin air in the moment she met her, and that’s what finally brought her close. It was the right name. Lane’s grandmother was named Dessie too: a tough lady, a fighter, and someone who loved dogs.

    We spent that whole summer treating her, feeding her, exercising her, and bringing her back to health. More than that, we brought her back to trust. We adored her. She was a really special bloodhound, and we would have kept her forever.

    Duke and Dessie, two red hounds in orange collars, looking through a wire fence together
    Dessie and Duke

    Then one night, we believe her stomach flipped. Jules got home and took her straight to the vet, but they had no room and couldn’t take her. We could try somewhere else, the vet said, but she probably wouldn’t make it. We made the hard decision to end her suffering. It was one of the most traumatic nights we’ve ever had here on the farm.

    We said yes to Dessie, and we still weren’t able to save her. That sticks with us. We don’t want another animal to be turned away, or to go without help, when it matters most. The Dessie Fund sets money aside for emergency care, so when the next animal needs help fast, we can say yes.

    We fought hard for Dessie, and we fight hard for every animal here.

    Give to the Dessie Fund

    Help us build

    Now we need more barn.

    • The Tractor FundA tractor to grow, cut and bale our own hay, which lowers the feed bill for every animal here, year after year.
    • The Education BarnA place to teach farm and animal care, host student volunteers and welcome visitors.
    • Animal housingShelter upgrades, starting with a cedar shed for the geese by the greenhouse.
    Give to the building fund

    Businesses, foundations and builders: email us.

    Lend a hand

    Boots, hay and a wish list.

    Volunteer in the barn

    UT students earning service hours and neighbors from our own community. No farm experience needed, just a willingness to get your boots dirty. Shifts are scheduled ahead of time.

    Sign up to volunteer Read the guidebook

    See volunteers at work · Volunteer waiver

    Send supplies

    Hay and straw, Purina feed, pine and hemp shavings, and Tractor Supply or Chewy gift cards keep the barn running.

    Amazon wish list Chewy wish list

    Dropping off or mailing a check? Email us first. Gifts of $250 or more get a written acknowledgment for your taxes.

    Jules and Lane Morris hand-feeding hay to goats in the center aisle of their barn

    Who we are

    It’s never too late to design a flourishing life.

    That belief is the heart of Sweet BombDiggity Farms, and the rescue is where we put it to work for the animals. Jules and Lane Morris founded the sanctuary in 2024 on our farm in LaFollette, Tennessee, to give farm animals a second chance and to teach others how to care for them well.

    For recipes, garden projects and Farm Sunday, visit sweetbombdiggityfarms.com. Follow the animals every day on Instagram @sbfarmrescue.

    A 501(c)(3) public charity since January 2026 · EIN 41-2482806 · Board: Jules Morris, President · Lane Morris, Secretary · Samantha McMillan, Treasurer