TAMPA, Fla. — A Pasco County woman has quite an operation in her three-acre backyard to care for disabled, special needs and abandoned farm animals.

It’s called Ladybug Farm Sanctuary.

Kris Hedstrom has been rescuing animals for more than a decade.

Some of the notable animals are goats. She was able to provide a goat she named Elvis with a specially made prosthetic leg. That’s because his right front leg was severely damaged during birth, and it eventually had to be amputated.

Elvis can walk without his missing leg, but Hedstrom said the prosthetic leg will delay Elvis from getting arthritis in his front left leg.

Then there is a goat named Able. His back legs were damaged so Hedstrom had him fitted with a wheelchair like device so he could get around the sanctuary.

“Such a good boy. Yes, you are the cutest goat in the world,” said Hedstrom as she petted Able.

So why does Hedstrom go to such great lengths to help farm animals that would normally but put down?

“Because they deserve it. They are a living being soul and they don’t deserve to suffer,” she said.

Hedstrom has a whole team of paid staff and volunteers caring for the animals. One of Jamey Harper’s jobs is to take care of a miniature horse with leg problems.

“There are maybe a couple dozen volunteers that rotate through on the weekends,” he said. “Some of them come different days of the week. Takes a whole village.”

There is quite a variety of animals at the sanctuary, including peacocks, chickens and geese that have been abandoned. “Because they won’t last 48 hours out on the street by themselves,” she said.

Hedstrom said all the work and money that needed to keep Ladybug Farm Sanctuary going is worth it. Particularly with animals like Able.

“My favorite part is being able to see him happy and alive and pain free and not suffering,” she said.