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Farm Sanctuary Hosts Independence Day "PIGNIC"

Guests invited to try a veggie hot dog and give a pig a belly rub!

Watkins Glen, NY - June 25, 2004 - Farm Sanctuary will be hosting its annual Independence Day PIGNIC Open House on Sunday, July 4. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet hundreds of rescued farm animals, sample free vegetarian hot dogs, and take guided tours of the 175-acre farm. The event is free and open to the public.

In addition to meeting the cows, pigs, sheep, turkeys, and other farm animals that live at Farm Sanctuary, guests can browse a unique visitor center filled with literature, videos, educational displays and a country gift shop. Tours will be held every hour, on the hour, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., and veggie hot dogs will be served starting at noon.

Farm Sanctuary is the nation's largest farm animal rescue and protection organization. With over 100,000 active members across the country, Farm Sanctuary works to end farm animal suffering through direct rescue and shelter efforts, investigative campaigns, legal and legislative actions and humane education and public awareness projects.

For more information about Farm Sanctuary and its Fourth of July PIGNIC Open House, please call 607-583-4512 ext. 269 or visit www.farmsanctuary.org. Don't miss this special day of shelter tours, food and fun for everyone!

Directions:
From Watkins Glen
Follow Route 409 West (up hill on Fourth Street) and turn right onto Route 23/28. Stay on Route 23 as it branches off to the left (one mile). Continue on Route 23 for eight miles, then turn left onto Aikens Road. Follow Aikens Road for two miles until you see the Farm Sanctuary Visitor Center on the left at 3100 Aikens Road. Look for Farm Sanctuary signs along the way.

About Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary is the nation's leading farm animal protection organization. Since incorporating in 1986, Farm Sanctuary has worked to expose and stop cruel practices of the "food animal" industry through research and investigations, legal and institutional reforms, public awareness projects, youth education, and direct rescue and refuge efforts. Farm Sanctuary shelters in Watkins Glen, N.Y., and Orland, Calif., provide lifelong care for hundreds of rescued animals, who have become ambassadors for farm animals everywhere by educating visitors about the realities of factory farming. Additional information can be found at www.farmsanctuary.org or by calling 607-583-2225.