{"id":8930,"date":"2020-03-15T15:55:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T20:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=8930"},"modified":"2020-03-15T15:55:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T20:55:55","slug":"new-series-saved-by-the-barn-follows-dan-mckernan-who-trades-in-tech-job-to-rescue-rehabilitate-barnyard-animals-premieres-saturday-april-11-at-10pm-on-animal-planet-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/15\/new-series-saved-by-the-barn-follows-dan-mckernan-who-trades-in-tech-job-to-rescue-rehabilitate-barnyard-animals-premieres-saturday-april-11-at-10pm-on-animal-planet-video\/","title":{"rendered":"New Series! &#8220;Saved by the Barn&#8221; Follows Dan McKernan Who Trades in Tech Job to Rescue &#038; Rehabilitate Barnyard Animals Premieres Saturday, April 11 at 10PM on Animal Planet [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8931\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8931\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/saved_by_the_barn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/saved_by_the_barn.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/saved_by_the_barn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/saved_by_the_barn-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/saved_by_the_barn-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/saved_by_the_barn-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan McKernan with Adam the pig at The Barn Animal Sanctuary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While some people dream of leaving their desk jobs for one of passion, most don&#8217;t go the distance, but for Dan McKernan, it was the chance to trade in a good living for a great life. 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