Trudy had a scary start in life, but just before a holiday for which 46 million turkeys will be killed, she’s found a forever home at Farm Sanctuary.

The Sanctuary movement has a hand in transforming the way people view and treat farm animals. Since Farm Sanctuary’s inception 35 years ago, we’ve placed thousands of animals, including Lily, Opal, and Jyn cows, with families who value them as companions—not commodities.

After years of suffering for dairy, Shirley goat got a glimpse of sanctuary.

This is as much Otis’s rescue story as it is the chance to honor the unnamed calf who helped him find Sanctuary. Otis and this calf lived on the same beef farm. And if things had gone according to plan, both calves would have been killed.

Avril cheated death three times—first evading potential slaughter, then surviving a wildfire, and lastly overcoming a life-threatening leg injury.

It’s rare that we get the chance to rescue farm animal families intact—but in the case of the “Hobart Trio,” one farmer’s change of heart will allow this family to stay together for life.

Born at a New York petting zoo, George’s life began on display. But despite all of the eyes on him and his family, few noticed how much George suffered in plain sight.

Rita was just a few months old when an accident claimed part of her foot—and very nearly, her life.

At just one-and-a-half years old, Snickerdoodle’s life began falling apart.

Most farm animals never get to know their families. In today’s animal agricultural systems, farmers instead profit on keeping them apart.