Meet some of the mustangs who live here and represent a vital link to the history of the horse in North America. This is a staff-guided walking tour of the sanctuary with some time for quiet herd observation along the way. Join us for staff-led sanctuary tours at RTF’s Lompoc sanctuary headquarters.
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We hope that we have an opportunity to host you! Please reach out to us at if you have any questions regarding our 2022 programs season and visiting Return to Freedom. Of course, we will not be able to accommodate anyone who is ill or has been in contact with someone who is ill for the safety of all visitors. Return to Freedom implements safe practices including limiting the number of participants in accordance with health authority guidelines, practicing safe social distancing, requiring masks to be worn by all staff and program participants when indoors, as well as other steps to help protect the health of visitors, staff, and the horses and burros. Return to Freedom staff will also reach out to all registered participants the week prior to their program with confirmation, directions or if there is any change to guidelines that would require cancellation or postponement.
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Activities at our satellite San Luis Obispo sanctuary fall under San Luis Obispo County health authority guidelines. Activities at our Lompoc sanctuary fall under Santa Barbara County health authority guidelines. When you are planning to register for a program or event, and once you are registered, please check the links above for updates and current guidances. RTF will operate in accordance with the latest guidances from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as the State of California, Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County health authorities. For Animal Planet, Dawn Sinsel is executive producer, Krishna San Nicolas is producer and Meredith Russell is associate producer.Return to Freedom is preparing our 2022 programs season. PENN VET (WT) is produced for Animal Planet by High Noon Entertainment where Jim Berger, Scott Feeley, Sarah Presta and Michael Call serve as executive producers. Penn Vet established the first-ever facility for the care of critically injured large animals, the first state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgery suite, the first recovery pool for equine orthopedic surgeries the world’s first animal bloodmobile. With more than 30,000 patient visits a year and species ranging from dogs, cats, guinea pigs, iguanas to horses, cows, zebras and goats, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine is home to two internationally renowned teaching hospitals with some of the largest caseloads in the world. With the animal’s lives on the line, PENN VET showcases the rigorous training of veterinary students as they face the day-to-day challenges inherent in this high pressure world. PENN VET will feature students with diverse backgrounds and goals as they handle a wide range of cases, at both Ryan Hospital for companion animals, in Philadelphia, and New Bolton Center hospital for large animals in Kennett Square, PA. “Penn Vet will give our viewers a front row seat to this journey.”
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“Vet students driven by a mission to heal and protect animals take everything they’ve learned and put it to the test in this series” said Rich Ross, Group President of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel. With unprecedented access, Animal Planet will shadow fourth year students as they complete this demanding and difficult program while learning from pioneers of veterinary medicine. PENN VET features the first ever behind the scenes look at the University of Pennsylvania’s highly competitive veterinary school. Animal Planet has ordered a new docu-series, Penn Vet, which will follow fourth year students at University of Pennsylvania’s highly competitive veterinary school.ĪNIMAL PLANET GREENLIGHTS PRODUCTION OF DOCU-SERIES “PENN VET” (WT)Īnimal Planet announced today it is in production of an all-new series, PENN VET (WT), produced for the network by High Noon Entertainment.