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Country Hoe Down at New York
Shelter for Rescued Farm Animals

Watkins Glen, NY- August 2, 2004 - Farm Sanctuary will be holding its annual Country Hoe Down on August 7th and 8th at its Watkins Glen, New York Shelter. Guests will have the opportunity to take shelter tours, meet hundreds of rescued farm animals, enjoy country hayrides, attend educational presentations, eat delicious vegan food, and boogie at a barn dance.

Hoe Down highlights include a special viewing of Tribe of Heart's new documentary Peaceable Kingdom and presentations by Howard Lyman, author of Mad Cowboy and President of Earthsave; Jim Mason, author of An Unnatural Order; Peaches Gillette, Director of a children's after-school program; Harold Brown, Farm Sanctuary Campaign Coordinator; and Gene and Lorri Bauston, founders of Farm Sanctuary.

Farm Sanctuary is a nonprofit, animal protection organization with over 100,000 active members, which works to prevent cruelty to farm animals. Its Orland shelter currently provides refuge to hundreds of rescued farm animals. For more information about Farm Sanctuary and its New York Country Hoe Down, please call 607-583-2225 or visit www.farmsanctuary.org. Don't miss this special day of shelter tours, food and fun for everyone!

Directions:
Directions: Take Rt. 409 West from Watkins Glen to Rt. 23 West (toward Tyrone). After about 8 miles, turn left onto Aikens Road and you will see the Farm Sanctuary Visitor Center on the left after about 1 ½ miles.

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.