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Come Relax With Farm Animals on Memorial Day!

Farm Sanctuary Celebrates Memorial Day at
its Annual Open House

Watkins Glen, NY and Orland, CA - May 26, 2006 - Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal shelter and advocacy organization, will be open this Memorial Day, May 29, 2006. Free, guided tours of the New York and California Shelters will be provided for guests from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on the hour, every hour. The resident pigs, chickens, sheep, cows, goats, rabbits, turkeys, ducks and geese will be relaxing with visitors, who will get to meet many of these animal ambassadors first-hand. Guests can scratch a goat behind the ears, give a pig a belly rub and enjoy a day off with the animals.

Before or after the tours, visitors are welcome to stop in the People Barn, where they can browse the gift shop for T-shirts, treats, books, jewelry, and more. They can also browse information on Farm Sanctuary’s tireless work to end farm animal cruelty. All proceeds go to further Farm Sanctuary’s work to help factory-farmed animals across the United States.

Directions to Orland, CA Shelter:

Farm Sanctuary's California facility is located just west of Orland, California. The farm is about an hour and a half north of Sacramento and half an hour west of Chico. From Interstate 5, take the Orland exit marked Chico/Rt. 32. Turn west off the freeway. You'll be on Newville Rd. (aka Rd. 200), heading west. Travel approximately nine miles and you'll see Farm Sanctuary on the right at 19080 Newville Road. There is a large Farm Sanctuary entranceway sign at the road, and a cluster of brown barns. The "People Barn" will be the first building on the left as you come up the driveway.

Directions to Watkins Glen, NY Shelter 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. 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.