In the News
Inside Sacramento - August 2022
“Venrick-Mardon became more involved in helping animals, including trapping, neutering and returning feral cats, she decided to take her homestead a step further. In 2020, Only Sunshine Sanctuary became a nonprofit 501(c)(3).
Among the pigs, cows and goats are three dogs, five cats, six roosters, 15 hens and six pure white domestic ducks.”
Inside Sacramento - March 2024
“Kristy Venrick-Mardon brings bunnies and goats from Only Sunshine Sanctuary, her Elverta animal rescue, to interact with students at Meristem. But it’s not just playtime.
It’s a way for Meristem’s young adults with autism and other neurodiversity to master new skills.”
Good Day Sacramento - November 2022
"As a sanctuary and a non-profit, it's expensive to feed the animals. We usually spend upwards of $400 in feed a month, so to have people donate their pumpkins really helps us take care of those costs."
CBS 13 - April 2023
“We've had over 90 rabbits from the park," said Kristy Vernick-Madron, founder of Only Sunshine Sanctuary.
The problem is so bad that the park has put up signs warning people that dumping pet rabbits is illegal.
"These are rabbits that are not meant to live in the wild," Venrick-Madron said.”
Good Day Sacramento - February 2022
"We rescue animals from all over the community from all different backgrounds, from different farms that no longer need their animals to people in the community who have problems rehoming animals."