Tracey Stewart is finally getting her sheep.

“When I first started dating Jon, I would get bothered by people coming up to us as we were living our lives and wanting to talk to him,” she said of her husband, Jon Stewart, the former host of “The Daily Show.” “But he would say to me, ‘Listen, I need you to think of every person who comes up as a baby sheep. One day, each one is going to be one more baby sheep you can have,’ ” she explained recently from Bufflehead Farm, a 12-acre tract of land in Middletown that the Stewarts bought in 2013.

Soon, four sheep — and a menagerie of other creatures — are expected to arrive at the farm, which will be a home for abused farm animals.

Animals are Ms. Stewart’s passion; her new book, “Do Unto Animals: A Friendly Guide to How Animals Live, and How We Can Make Their Lives Better,” is an illustrated guide to living respectfully with, and among, an array of creatures, like dogs, goats and spiders. Included in its pages are instructions on how to interact with a cow and a recipe for homemade garlic spray, “a humane way to deal with unwanted insects.”

When Bufflehead (the name of a type of duck) begins welcoming rescues in coming months — the farm is awaiting approval as a nonprofit — the collection of animals is likely to include cows, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys and pigs. Bufflehead will eventually be open to the public by appointment. “Our hope is to get a lot of school groups in,” Ms. Stewart said.