Siglinda scarpa biography of albert
An article last Thursday about Siglinda Scarpa, a ceramist in Pittsboro, N.C., who runs a cat sanctuary in the woods near her home, described....
Goathouse Refuge
Animal sanctuary in Pittsboro, US
Goathouse Refuge logo | |
Founded | 2007[1] |
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Founder | Siglinda Scarpa |
Type | 501(c)(3) |
Location |
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Services | Cat Sanctuary |
Website | www.goathouserefuge.org |
The Goathouse Refuge in Pittsboro, North Carolina, is a nonprofit no-killanimal sanctuary for cats that is run on a volunteer-basis.
July “Tilemak- ing Workshop” with Siglinda Scarpa.
The refuge is cage-free, with the cats roaming around within the boundaries of the property. Founded in 2007 by Italian-born artist Siglinda Scarpa, the refuge can hold up to 300 cats on a 16-acre farm. There is an art gallery located on the first floor of the house where Scarpa sells her handmade art such as pottery, sculptures, and cookware to help support the refuge.[3]
Founding
Siglinda Scarpa says she had issues with communication as a child, stating that "people were not seeing me, that they were talking, but never to me."[3] Her father gave her a stray