A Forever Home Takes a Village

Four Roots Ranch is a family-run 501(c)(3) animal sanctuary in Bend, Oregon. Our journey began in 2017 when we welcomed 20 rescued alpacas into our care. They captured our hearts almost immediately, and over time the work grew from there.

Today we care for over 100 animals, most of them seniors, all of them family.

Alpacas and llamas are at the heart of what we do. Most of the animals here came to us after being rescued, rehomed, or retired. Seniors, animals with medical needs, or ones who simply had nowhere else to go. We don't take them in temporarily. When an animal comes here, this is home.

We think a lot about what it would mean to spend your last years somewhere unfamiliar, scared, or alone. When they arrive here, they join a big herd with a whole lot of personality, and for a lot of them, that social connection matters just as much as the physical care.

Keeping that promise isn't free. Hay is the foundation of our animals' health, and quality matters. We feed our herd good quality orchard grass, which is essential for their digestion, weight, and overall wellbeing. Poor quality hay isn't just less nutritious — it can cause serious health problems, especially for seniors. Keeping our herd fed means going through an average of 100,000 pounds of hay every year, about 1,400 bales each weighing around 70 pounds. Our annual hay budget alone runs around $11,000 to $12,000.

Beyond hay, we cover veterinary care, medications, shearing, hoof trims, dental checks, and everything else that comes with caring for a large senior herd.

Sanctuary work is hard. It takes a physical and emotional toll, it's expensive, and it does not stop. We do it because we think it's important and because these animals deserve it.

Your donation, whatever the size, goes directly to the animals in our care. Thank you for being in their corner.

Supporting a Forever Home for Animals in Need