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“Growing up in New York, I wasn’t always exposed to animals, but I now understand that I have loved them all of my life. I didn’t come from a background where people owned horses,” says Michael Bucci, founder of Tomorrow Tomorrow Animal Sanctuary, “but after visiting relatives on a farm out west when I was 4 years old, the smell of horses and hay never left my nostrils.” It was this visit that sparked his imagination and would go on to change his life forever. 

After years of running his own towing business, in 1998 Michael walked away from his city world to pursue his dream life and bought a 150-acre farm located in Livingston, NY. It is here that his journey to positively impacting animals in need and helping disadvantaged youth began… and Tomorrow Tomorrow was born. 

“When I was driving one of my tow trucks in the 1980s, I wound up doing animal therapy before there really was such a term. I know I’d see people on one of the worst days of their lives—after having a serious car wreck—so I started bringing Max, my sweet German Shepherd, with me and he’d calm everyone down and even bring a smile to their faces.” Word spread about this tow truck driver’s unique talent with dogs, leading to people bringing him an influx of abandoned pups seeking care, which he would then nurture and place into good homes.  

As his love of animals continued to evolve, Michael first encountered abused and neglected farm animals years later while adopting two horses. It was this experience that fueled his desire to build a life dedicated to helping both animals and children. For over two decades now, the former city dweller has been honing his agricultural and animal care skills, and today he manages a herd of horses, goats, and cats that were once abused and/or abandoned. In the mornings, sitting in the farm’s original 250-year-old barn, surrounded by the sounds of birds and the calm presence of animals, Michael says that he “feels privileged to be here, as it’s really a kind of cathedral.”