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It was a broken, bloody horn on a cow at a Watsonville, California slaughterhouse that caught the attention of Santa Cruz Animal Services supervising field manager, Todd Stosuy, as he was passing by. Within moments of stepping onto the slaughterhouse feedlot, he knew that the cow's suffering was only the beginning of the horrors he would find there. Stosuy called us for help, and 13 goats and a cow were rushed to safety at Farm Sanctuary.
Emaciated, terrified, sick with lung infections, and pained by overgrown, rotted hooves, the animals need intensive care to survive.
Among the goats brought to our California Shelter are four babies – their mothers desperate to protect them in their weakened state. One goat has an eye ulcer that had been neglected for so long that she can now hardly see.
The animals from this critical rescue also need immediate attention for:
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory infections
- Fungal infections
- Parasites
- Complications from malnourishment, including head tremors and inability to walk
One of the adult goats seized at the slaughterhouse, a female, was too sick and weak to even walk. Sadly, despite Farm Sanctuary's exhaustive measures to save her life, she could not overcome the extreme cruelty and neglect she had endured and passed away soon after her rescue. But with your caring support, the other animals do have a chance to survive and recover. Your lifesaving donation will ensure that these animals receive the special rehabilitative care they need.
Please, make a gift today to help save the surviving Watsonville slaughterhouse animals.
We need your help right now to nurse these animals back to health. Please, make a gift to the Emergency Rescue Fund and make a difference in the lives of this very special group of animals who have suffered such tremendous cruelty.
Your donation will provide them with the loving care they so desperately need, as well as the vital medicine and supplies they need to heal.
Please, send a gift today.
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