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The organization began allowing visitors the same year it opened, and later added [[Animal therapy|animal-assisted therapy]] programs for disabled and special-needs children and at-risk youth,[{{cite news | last=Dodd | first=Johnny | title=Gentle Barn: Stable of Friends | publisher=People Magazine | date=2011-07-04 | url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20505332,00.html | accessdate = 2014-02-14}}] including inner-city gang members, drug addicts, and abused children. |
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The organization began allowing visitors the same year it opened, and later added [[Animal therapy|animal-assisted therapy]] programs for disabled and special-needs children and at-risk youth,[{{cite news | last=Dodd | first=Johnny | title=Gentle Barn: Stable of Friends | publisher=People Magazine | date=2011-07-04 | url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20505332,00.html | accessdate = 2014-02-14}}] including inner-city gang members, drug addicts, and abused children. |
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In 2012, The Gentle Barn took in 51 animals from the property of Roberto Celedon, a "backyard butcher" who was charged on 13 counts, including three felonies related to cruelty to animals.[{{cite web | last=Drake | first=Megan | title=California Backyard Butcher Charged | publisher=Care2.com | date=2012-04-14 | url=http://www.care2.com/causes/california-backyard-butcher-charged-2.html | accessdate = 2014-02-14}}] For its work in the case, The Gentle Barn was honored by [[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors|Supervisor]] [[Michael D. Antonovich]] of the [[Los Angeles County Supervisorial Districts|Fifth District]] of [[Los Angeles County]].[{{cite web | title=Supervisors to Honor Gentle Barn on Tuesday] | publisher=SCVTV News | date=2012-07-23 | url=http://scvnews.com/2012/07/23/supervisors-to-honor-gentle-barn-on-tuesday/ | accessdate = 2014-02-14}} |
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In 2012, The Gentle Barn took in 51 animals from the property of Roberto Celedon, a "backyard butcher" who was charged on 13 counts, including three felonies related to cruelty to animals.[{{cite web | last=Drake | first=Megan | title=California Backyard Butcher Charged | publisher=Care2.com | date=2012-04-14 | url=http://www.care2.com/causes/california-backyard-butcher-charged-2.html | accessdate = 2014-02-14}}] For its work in the case, The Gentle Barn was honored by [[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors|Supervisor]] [[Michael D. Antonovich]] of the [[Los Angeles County Supervisorial Districts|Fifth District]] of [[Los Angeles County]].[{{cite web | title=Supervisors to Honor Gentle Barn on Tuesday | publisher=SCVTV News | date=2012-07-23 | url=http://scvnews.com/2012/07/23/supervisors-to-honor-gentle-barn-on-tuesday/ | accessdate = 2014-02-14}}] |
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In 2015, a second Gentle Barn was opened in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], but relocated to [[Christiana, Tennessee]], in 2018.[{{citation | url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2018/07/22/gentle-barn-knoxville-tn-mufreesboro-move/816413002/ | title=The Gentle Barn holds last public tour at its Knoxville location | first=Kristi L. | last=Nelson | date=July 22, 2018 | website=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] | access-date=March 10, 2022}}] In 2017, a third Gentle Barn was opened in [[Dittmer, Missouri]],[{{Cite web|last=Buelt|first=Melissa|title=At the Gentle Barn, Famous Slaughterhouse Escapees Find Rest|url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/artsblog/2017/09/22/at-the-gentle-barn-famous-slaughterhouse-escapees-find-rest|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Riverfront Times|language=en}}] though it closed in 2024, with its animals set to be rehoused into the California and Tennessee locations.[{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2024 |title=We have some very big news to announce, while our California and Tennessee sanctuaries are thriving and continuing on, we must close our... |url=https://www.instagram.com/thegentlebarn/reel/DBjP0oyvPYm/ |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=[[Instagram]] |quote=...we must close our Missouri location, and the animals who live there will be joining our animal families in our CA and TN sanctuaries.}}] The Gentle Barn hopes to eventually open a location in every state in America.[{{cite web | url=https://www.gentlebarn.org/about-us/ | title=The Gentle Barn About Us | website=TheGentleBarn.org | access-date=March 10, 2022}}] |
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In 2015, a second Gentle Barn was opened in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], but relocated to [[Christiana, Tennessee]], in 2018.[{{citation | url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2018/07/22/gentle-barn-knoxville-tn-mufreesboro-move/816413002/ | title=The Gentle Barn holds last public tour at its Knoxville location | first=Kristi L. | last=Nelson | date=July 22, 2018 | website=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] | access-date=March 10, 2022}}] In 2017, a third Gentle Barn was opened in [[Dittmer, Missouri]],[{{Cite web|last=Buelt|first=Melissa|title=At the Gentle Barn, Famous Slaughterhouse Escapees Find Rest|url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/artsblog/2017/09/22/at-the-gentle-barn-famous-slaughterhouse-escapees-find-rest|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Riverfront Times|language=en}}] though it closed in 2024, with its animals set to be rehoused into the California and Tennessee locations.[{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2024 |title=We have some very big news to announce, while our California and Tennessee sanctuaries are thriving and continuing on, we must close our... |url=https://www.instagram.com/thegentlebarn/reel/DBjP0oyvPYm/ |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=[[Instagram]] |quote=...we must close our Missouri location, and the animals who live there will be joining our animal families in our CA and TN sanctuaries.}}] The Gentle Barn hopes to eventually open a location in every state in America.[{{cite web | url=https://www.gentlebarn.org/about-us/ | title=The Gentle Barn About Us | website=TheGentleBarn.org | access-date=March 10, 2022}}] |
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