TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Redemptive Love Farm & Rescue is a sanctuary of over 100 different animals — many of them disabled. It’s a peaceful place that brings healing and hope to all who enter.

Shannon Carroll is the Founder and Executive Director of Redemptive Love Farm & Rescue, which sits on 12 acres of historic farmland in Miccosukee.

She bought the farm in 2015 for a backyard homestead and to homeschool her seven adopted children, some of them with special needs.

In 2016, to help fund her animals’ care, Carroll opened the farm as a business, providing a petting zoo and birthday parties. She says her real mission became clear when she saw how her children responded to the animals.

“When we were out with the animals, they were just different kids, and I saw empathy and compassion

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