puppies ponies and chicks

Last week I hung out at Destination Safe Haven, which is a pony sanctuary for dozens of aging hooved animals, some once unwanted and others rescued from lives of mistreatment or neglect.
Honor, a miniature horse, hangs out with owner Jennifer Finkelman. 

Here is a rottweiler puppy that fell asleep in my arms and I wanted to take home.

Watch this video about the sanctuary:
http://www.vimeo.com/10758341

Then on Monday some baby chicks hatched. I went to check it out with some curious pre-schoolers.

 Jonathan Arroyo, 2, holds a baby chick at Leaps and Bounds Preschool and Daycare off Route 31 in Lake in the Hills on Monday morning. The chicks hatched after an incubation period of 21 days and will continue on to a farm in Woodstock in about a week.