Death Metal Guitarist Donates Farm To Help Save Animals

You may think someone who is the lead guitarist of a death metal band and writes horror novels is probably not the type to care about animals.

But you would be wrong.

Jeremy Wagner, guitarist for Broken Hope, a heavy metal band, announced this year that he was donating his farm as an animal sanctuary. He posted on his Facebook page:

“Today I made the biggest donation of my life. I signed off and gave away my entire farm to the animal rescue/rehab group I’ve been working with since I purchased the property last summer. I’m too busy to manage and enjoy the place, but it does my heart & soul good knowing I have now given a refuge and paradise for many animals who will be given help and love and new homes for many years to come. My generosity and goodwill for the benefit of animals will never stop. Giving my farm away for free was a super-huge sacrifice, but it was an awesome one, and it won’t be the last time I do it. In this life, money doesn’t mean s*** if you don’t do good with it. So I do as much good as I can before I leave this rock. Cheers!”

In an interview with Examiner.com, he said “ I bought it to live there, rehab the entire thing, and then begin animal rescue on a large scale…to save any creature from a mouse to a horse and give them rehab and new homes, or keep them on the farm to live out their lives happily and with love.”

But he found with his touring and writing schedule that he did not have time himself to run the sanctuary, and so he donated it to a couple organizations, including Recycled Pits.

And when he is not posting about voodoo pin cushions, horror-movie paraphernalia, and death metal items, he is posting pictures of cute fuzzy animals in need. Including pictures of him, helping a mama duck raise some ducklings that she had near his pool. Clearly, this rocker has a soft side!

And even helps homeless pets find homes…

So while on stage he may look like someone you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley, you can be sure Wagner is a big ‘ol softy on the inside, especially when it comes to animals.

(H/T: Examiner.com)