SL PETS_0320_FINAL_Layout 1 3 / 13 / 20 2 : 03 PM Page 1 P E T S Untamed Heart Led by Candace Scheirer , Noah’s Ark Rescue Project and Sanctuary in Chester County strives to help every animal in need attain a better life . | BY BILL DONAHUE PHOTOGRAPHY BY JODY ROBINSON orses and dogs have been the two constants in Candace Scheirer’s Hlife . “ I’ve been riding since I was two years old , ” says Scheirer , 33 , a Chester County native . “ I grew up having at least one or two family dogs . I had a Dalmatian named Chip that I dressed up in people pajamas , and he slept in my bed . ” As she grew older , the bond between Scheirer and the animals in her life be - came stronger and expanded far beyond dogs and horses . Today , approximately 70 animals of various sizes , shapes , and species wander the grounds of her 31 - acre property in Glenmoore . “ At any given time , we have 10 to 15 horses , two steer , some pigs , 11 dogs , 10 barn cats , ” she says , adding that she has also cared for a number of exotics , including a zebra . “ We have a variety of animals rolling through on a full - time basis . ” Scheirer is the founder and president of Noah’s Ark Rescue Project and Sanc - tuary ( noahsarps.com ) , or NARPS , a nonprofit animal rescue and welfare or - expanded NARPS’s network of fosters and ganization devoted to rescuing , rehabilitating , and rehoming animals in need . These supporters . She describes the nonprofit’s animals may hail from shelters , auctions , or owner surrenders , according to Scheirer . At first five years as “ a learning process . ” the moment , the number of rescue animals NARPS can take in is limited by the number of “ Everybody starts out with the mentality willing participants in its foster program , which continues to grow ; at the moment , NARPS that you want to save them all , ” she says . “ As has as many as 40 animals in foster homes , while the sanctuary is reserved solely for farm time goes on , unfortunately you have to come animals that live at Scheirer’s residence . to grips with the fact that you can’t save them “ We’re a very unique rescue , ” Scheirer says . “ There aren’t too many who take on as all or you will legitimately make yourself broad a spectrum as we do , and that definitely makes us a little different than the average crazy . You have to keep your own mental dog rescue . Our slogan is , ‘ Big and Small , Hooves and Paws , We Rescue Them All . ’ ” health in check . … We come across dogs , Scheirer founded the nonprofit in 2015 and ran it by herself for the first 18 months or horses , and other animals from all walks of so . In the time since , a group of fellow animal lovers who have a passion for rescue have SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM MARCH 2020 76 |