

Luvin Arms is a nonprofit animal sanctuary for abused or neglected farmed animals in Erie, Colorado.
Our rescued residents were left with nowhere to turn and would have been slaughtered if they hadn’t been saved.
Ahimsa is practiced in every thought, action, and feeling at Luvin Arms. Ahimsa is our core principle by which we operate, it always has been. Luvin Arms is a community of volunteers, supporters, and staff that brings ahimsa into practice. Ahimsa is front and center with our animal residents first, all of whom come from degrading and violent situations. Today, they live healthy and happy lives on the sanctuary.
Luvin Arms is nationally recognized for their educational outreach that inspires a more compassionate world.
Since our founding in 2015, Luvin Arms has directly saved over 800 animal lives, and tens of thousands of more lives through our education and outreach.
Here is some information on how animals are treated and the impacts on our health and environment.
Go ahead, get educated!
At Luvin Arms, our residents live joyful & happy lives. But that is not how it is for many animals.
We love holding events!
Come and visit with the residents.
We have exciting things going on every week. Check out our calendar and get scheduled to come out visit. See you soon!
Cocoa and Cuddles Tour at Luvin Arms
February 4, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Cocoa and Cuddles Tour at Luvin Arms
February 5, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Spend Time With Our Residents
Schedule time to meet & connect with our residents. We can’t wait to see you!
Volunteers are an important part of Luvin Arms.
Join us as a short or long term volunteer and provide quality care for our animal residents. Each shift includes plenty of resident cuddle time!
Let’s work together to connect our community through compassion.
We love getting kids involved!
Research shows that kids who learn kindness to animals will likely expand that kindness to their peers and others as they grow up.
Check out all the amazing opportunities we offer to get your kids involved.
Celebrate Your Birthday With Us
We need your help to stop the mistreatment of farmed animals everywhere.
Support our animal advocacy outreach by signing petitions, demanding that this abuse stop immediately. We must share the truth about the abuse of farmed animals.
Make a difference for farmed animals everywhere.
Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary is a 501c3 organization and your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Clean and comfortable bedding is essential to the health and longevity of
The Luvin Arms Holiday Gift Guide is here! We’ve taken the guesswork
Stay Connected With Your Favorite Resident
Did you fall in love with one of our residents?
Consider sponsorship and stay connected with them through the years!
Throughout the year we focus on different needs within the sanctuary and global concerns.
All the work we do is funded by considerate donors, like you. Your generosity means the world to our residents.
Luvin Arms is seeking to partner with like-minded brands and business.
Partnerships are designed to support each other. We look forward to discussing how we can work together to deliver our mission and increase our shared impact on the world.
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The residents of Luvin Arms can't wait to share their story with you.
When you need some resident love but can’t make it for a visit, check in with your flock on social media.
Enjoy their friendly faces right in your feed. Sit back and let the enjoyment our residents spread come to you — in the comfort of your own home.
There is so much happening at Luvin Arms
Our residents keep us busy…and we love it!
You’ll find inspiring stories and critical sanctuary updates within our blog. Not to mention the cute faces of our residents.
We hope you will turn to us when looking for inspiration and connection. Then leave feeling empowered to create change that leads to more compassionate choices.
We "luv" being featured in the news!
We’re humbled to be featured in many publications and broadcasts including Animal Planet, Associated Press, Compassion Over Killing, 9News Denver, CBS Denver, Psychology Today, and more!
Read about the amazing things we are doing for animals!
Luvin Arms has a lot going on, so we are sure you have questions -- bring them!
Want to learn more about Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary?
Have questions about our residents?
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Just want to say hello?
We’re always happy to hear from you.
Chickens are sweet and intelligent birds who are shown to have capacities that are similar to animals that are regarded as highly intelligent. Chickens are capable of counting and basic arithmetic, able to perceive time intervals, and possess a number of visual and spatial capacities on par with other birds and mammals. Chickens also have their own distinct and unique personalities. They experience complex negative and positive emotions, and have shown emotional contagion that is indicative of empathy.¹
Unfortunately, an estimated 9 billion of these sweet, complex individuals are killed every year for food in the US, making chickens the most killed land animal for food in the US by far.²
All chickens – and all birds used for food – are excluded from any animal protection laws.2 The average chicken raised on a factory farm will live in a confined warehouse with around 20,000 other chickens and a space less than the size of a sheet of paper to move around. There is no grass or sunshine, or room to spread their wings. Chickens have been bred to gain more than 50 grams of weight every day. This unnatural rapid growth puts a strain on their legs and internal organs, which can cause numerous health problems, and many chickens are unable to even stand. By time they are around 42 days old, the chickens are sent to slaughter.
The chickens are packed inside crates where they travel up to 12 hours to a slaughterhouse through extreme temperatures without food or water.4 At the slaughterhouse, chickens are typically killed by shackling them by their legs upside down on a conveyor belt where they are then dragged through electrified water which paralyzes their muscles. Their throats are then slit, and they are put into a scald tank full of very hot water. Many chickens are still alive after their throats are slit and show signs of struggling while being scalded alive.4 Chickens can be killed at a rate of 140 chickens per minute, and because chickens have no protections, there is nothing to stop any amount of suffering chickens go through in this process.4
From the moment of hatching, chickens are harmed in the egg industry. Male chicks are worthless to the egg industry because they cannot lay eggs. Because of this, hatcheries sort males and females after they hatch. The males are then killed by being suffocated alive or ground up in a macerator. Globally, the egg industry kills 6 billion newborn male chicks every year.5
The female chicks are then sent to egg farms, where, due to genetic breeding, they will produce around 250 to 300 eggs a year. For context, wild hens only lay about 10 to 15 eggs per year.5 This increased egg laying depletes the hens’ bodies of nutrients and minerals and creates a physical strain that can lead to disease, infection, and even death. Ninety-five percent of all egg-laying chickens in the US live in battery cages that are so small they cannot even stretch out their wings. Typically, they share these cages with around 5-10 other hens. 5 To prevent chickens from pecking each other, most farmers cut off a portion of their sensitive beaks without any painkiller.
After about 12 to 18 months, the hen’s egg production slows down, and they are then sent to slaughter or gassed to death.6
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The best way to stop this kind of treatment is to switch to a plant-based diet. There are so many amazing plant-based alternatives to chicken and eggs that you can enjoy without any of the cruelty.
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