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Farm Sanctuary's California and New York Shelters Open to the Public for 2006 Tour Season

Orland, CA and Watkins Glen, NY - May 9, 2006 - Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal rescue, education and advocacy organization, announced today that its Orland, CA and Watkins Glen, NY shelters are open for tours. The Orland sanctuary is a 300-acre shelter home to over 400 farm animals and the Watkins Glen sanctuary is a 175-acre refuge for nearly 800 cows, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigs, sheep, rabbits and goats. Farm Sanctuary's shelters rescue, rehabilitate and provide lifelong care for farm animals who have been rescued from stockyards, factory farms, slaughterhouses and cruelty cases. Here, the animals are given all the care and love needed to recover from abuse and neglect.

Farm Sanctuary's "animal ambassadors" have a very special way of reaching and teaching people, and these shelters are sanctuaries for people as much as they are for farm animals. Farm Sanctuary shelters offer farm tours, overnight accommodations, retreats, weddings and conferences.

The 2006 California Shelter season runs from April 1 through November 30. Guided tours are offered on Saturdays, every hour on the hour, from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The New York Shelter season runs from May 6 through October 31. During May, September and October, guided tours are held Saturday and Sunday on the hour from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. From June through August, guided tours are held Wednesday through Sunday on the hour from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. On tour days, Farm Sanctuary guests are also welcome to browse a unique visitor center and country gift shop.

In addition, Farm Sanctuary offers reservations for overnight stays at the Country Cabin in California and B&B cabins in New York located on the shelter grounds. Accommodations can also be found nearby in the town of Orland, CA or at the Black Butte Lake Recreation Area, and near Watkins Glen, NY throughout the beautiful Finger Lakes region. Details on accommodations are available at http://www.farmsanctuary.org/visit/index.htm.

Directions to CA Shelter: From Interstate 5, take the Orland exit marked Chico/CA-32. Turn west off of the freeway onto Newville Road (a.k.a. Road 200). Travel west approximately 9 miles until you see Farm Sanctuary on the right at 19080 Newville Road.

Directions to NY Shelter: 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.