THE GENTLE BARN SPOTLIGHTS GENTLE BALM FOR ANIMALS

BlackWing Farms Joins The Gentle 52 Program to Help Support Nationally Expanding Foundation. 

Santa Clarita, CA (July 10, 2016) – The Gentle Barn continues to attract cutting edge innovators and the most socially responsible businesses in the country to their Gentle 52 Program.  The Gentle 52 program was established by Jay Wiener, co-Founder of The Gentle Barn, to promote Corporate Social Responsibility and highlight companies, during special events and public tours, that are committed to offering lasting solutions that help improve the world. The newest sponsor to join the class of 2016, BlackWing Farms, is a 15 year old company and long time Gentle Barn sponsor that specializes in developing flower-based balms and sprays that help calm and improve animal behavior, especially in stressful situations.

As a dedicated animal sanctuary, home to more than 300 animals in three states, The Gentle Barn is often faced with managing situations after a rescue or during the rehabilitation process, when an animal’s behavior is unpredictable due to stress.  The simple and easy application of the Gentle Balm helps to soothe the animal’s temperament and improves the animal’s general wellbeing.

“The Gentle Balm is basically aromatherapy for animals,” says Ellie Laks, Founder of The Gentle Barn. “Animals have a much greater sense of smell than humans do.   Whether we’re sheep shearing or trimming hooves or bringing in an animal from a rescue, once the balm is introduced to the area with the animal, we see an immediate effect.  The animal is less afraid and more receptive to accept our help.”

BlackWing Farms, maker of essential balms and sprays that are safe and effective for dogs, cats, horses and 21 other types of animals, is committed to providing products that correct problematic behaviors, attitudes, emotions and barriers to learning through all-natural, plant-based remedies.  The Gentle Balm is made from olive oil, candelilia wax, vitamin E, and lavender essential oil. Together these ingredients provide an atmospheric aromatherapy-like supplement effective for animal use and safe around humans.  Tried and tested, BlackWing Farms’ balms are perfect for Animal Rescue Services, Animal Shelters and Sanctuaries, Veterinarians, Animal Dentists, Trainers, Groomers, pet owners, kennels and barns.  To learn more about BlackWing Farms’ products, please watch this short video:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmifIxnzNnM.

“We are so excited to sponsor The Gentle Barn Gentle 52 program and help raise awareness of how to treat animals with compassion,” explains Meg Harrison, Founder of BlackWing Farms.  “It is very important to contribute to the global movement towards a better world.  I strongly believe in social responsibility and urge other entrepreneurs and businesses to support The Gentle Barn’s mission.”

 

Event details are as follows:

 

What:                     The Gentle Barn: Gentle 52 Program featuring BlackWing Farms

When:                    Sunday July 10, 2016

                                10 a.m - 2 p.m.

Where:                  The Gentle Barn, Santa Clarita, CA

                                Contact Kevin Oaks for more event details and media access

Media Availability:  Representatives from The Gentle Barn & BlackWing Farms will be available for interviews.

ABOUT BLACKWING FARMS

For more than 42 years, Meg Harrision, Founder of BlackWing Farms, has dedicated her life to enriching the relationships between animals and humans through the most effective all-natural, plant-based remedies. BlackWing Farms creates essential sprays and balms that are proven to improve the mental and emotional wellbeing of more than 21 types of animals while reducing stress and fear associated with new situations, emergency evacuations or unfamiliar surroundings. BlackWing Farms’ products have been used to assist with

animal evacuations during the Southern California wildfires of 2003 and Hurricane Katrina.

For more information about BlackWing Farms or to place an order, please visit:  www.blackwingfarms.com.

Also follow BlackWing Farms at: www.facebook.com/blackwingfarms and on Twitter @blackwingfarms

ABOUT THE GENTLE BARN

The Gentle Barn (www.gentlebarn.org) is a national nonprofit organization, founded in 1999 as a safe haven and place of recovery for severely abused animals. The Gentle Barn offers their unique philosophy of rehabilitating animals and connecting their stories of survival and healing to the personal experiences of inner city, at-risk and special needs children who have suffered physical, mental or emotional trauma. By interacting with The Gentle Barn’s approximate one hundred and eighty animals and taking a hands-on role in their welfare, those who participate in the programs at The Gentle Barn learn empathy, trust and forgiveness. The Gentle Barn is run by Founder Ellie Laks and her husband and Co-founder Jay Weiner, both of whom were healed and supported by animals as children. The Gentle Barn’s mission is simple: “Teaching People Kindness and Compassion to Animals, Each Other and Our Planet.”

Follow us!  www.facebook.com/TheGentleBarn and Twitter @GentleBarn

Santa Clarita, CA (July 10, 2016) – The Gentle Barn continues to attract cutting edge innovators and the most socially responsible businesses in the country to their Gentle 52 Program.  The Gentle 52 program was established by Jay Wiener, co-Founder of The Gentle Barn, to promote Corporate Social Responsibility and highlight companies, during special events and public tours, that are committed to offering lasting solutions that help improve the world. The newest sponsor to join the class of 2016, BlackWing Farms, is a 15 year old company and long time Gentle Barn sponsor that specializes in developing flower-based balms and sprays that help calm and improve animal behavior, especially in stressful situations.

As a dedicated animal sanctuary, home to more than 300 animals in three states, The Gentle Barn is often faced with managing situations after a rescue or during the rehabilitation process, when an animal’s behavior is unpredictable due to stress.  The simple and easy application of the Gentle Balm helps to soothe the animal’s temperament and improves the animal’s general wellbeing.

“The Gentle Balm is basically aromatherapy for animals,” says Ellie Laks, Founder of The Gentle Barn. “Animals have a much greater sense of smell than humans do.   Whether we’re sheep shearing or trimming hooves or bringing in an animal from a rescue, once the balm is introduced to the area with the animal, we see an immediate effect.  The animal is less afraid and more receptive to accept our help.”

BlackWing Farms, maker of essential balms and sprays that are safe and effective for dogs, cats, horses and 21 other types of animals, is committed to providing products that correct problematic behaviors, attitudes, emotions and barriers to learning through all-natural, plant-based remedies.  The Gentle Balm is made from olive oil, candelilia wax, vitamin E, and lavender essential oil. Together these ingredients provide an atmospheric aromatherapy-like supplement effective for animal use and safe around humans.  Tried and tested, BlackWing Farms’ balms are perfect for Animal Rescue Services, Animal Shelters and Sanctuaries, Veterinarians, Animal Dentists, Trainers, Groomers, pet owners, kennels and barns.  To learn more about BlackWing Farms’ products, please watch this short video:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmifIxnzNnM.

“We are so excited to sponsor The Gentle Barn Gentle 52 program and help raise awareness of how to treat animals with compassion,” explains Meg Harrison, Founder of BlackWing Farms.  “It is very important to contribute to the global movement towards a better world.  I strongly believe in social responsibility and urge other entrepreneurs and businesses to support The Gentle Barn’s mission.”

 

Event details are as follows:

 

What:                     The Gentle Barn: Gentle 52 Program featuring BlackWing Farms

When:                    Sunday July 10, 2016

                                10 a.m - 2 p.m.

Where:                  The Gentle Barn, Santa Clarita, CA

                                Contact Kevin Oaks for more event details and media access

 

Media Availability:  Representatives from The Gentle Barn & BlackWing Farms will be available for interviews.

ABOUT BLACKWING FARMS

For more than 42 years, Meg Harrision, Founder of BlackWing Farms, has dedicated her life to enriching the relationships between animals and humans through the most effective all-natural, plant-based remedies. BlackWing Farms creates essential sprays and balms that are proven to improve the mental and emotional wellbeing of more than 21 types of animals while reducing stress and fear associated with new situations, emergency evacuations or unfamiliar surroundings. BlackWing Farms’ products have been used to assist with

animal evacuations during the Southern California wildfires of 2003 and Hurricane Katrina.

For more information about BlackWing Farms or to place an order, please visit:  www.blackwingfarms.com.

 

Also follow BlackWing Farms at: www.facebook.com/blackwingfarms and on Twitter @blackwingfarms

 

 

ABOUT THE GENTLE BARN

The Gentle Barn (www.gentlebarn.org) is a national nonprofit organization, founded in 1999 as a safe haven and place of recovery for severely abused animals. The Gentle Barn offers their unique philosophy of rehabilitating animals and connecting their stories of survival and healing to the personal experiences of inner city, at-risk and special needs children who have suffered physical, mental or emotional trauma. By interacting with The Gentle Barn’s approximate one hundred and eighty animals and taking a hands-on role in their welfare, those who participate in the programs at The Gentle Barn learn empathy, trust and forgiveness. The Gentle Barn is run by Founder Ellie Laks and her husband and Co-founder Jay Weiner, both of whom were healed and supported by animals as children. The Gentle Barn’s mission is simple: “Teaching People Kindness and Compassion to Animals, Each Other and Our Planet.”

 

Follow us!  www.facebook.com/TheGentleBarn and Twitter @GentleBarn