Semper Paratus, “always prepared,” is the motto of the United States Coast Guard. Based on recent events, we think it would be fair to add “even for a lost baby goat.”

By now, the staff at Animal Care & Control (AC&C) of NYC knows who to call when a farm animal is captured or confiscated in the borough.

Recently, staff members at our New York Shelter were greeted by the sight of 24 baby turkeys when they arrived at work early one morning.

When Gwendolyn and Gavin arrived at our New York Shelter, they were in rough shape.

As bitter weather ripped through the Northeast this winter, Amelie and Alicia were struggling to survive on a frozen pond in upstate New York.

Milly and Margo were not slated to join the more than 46 million turkeys slaughtered for Thanksgiving each year in the United States, but the autumn chill still brought with it a grim fate for their small flock.

Early in the morning of September 5th, 17 Farm Sanctuary staff members and volunteers waited anxiously at Elmira Corning Regional Airport for a cargo plane to land.

On October 16, Gothamist, a popular New York City news blog, published a headline declaring, “Activist Rescues Sheep From Brooklyn Butcher, But It’s The Wrong Sheep.”

Autumn couldn’t move his legs. He couldn’t even open his mouth. But he could still scream.

Cruelty to farm animals is not only rampant on factory farms, it can be found anywhere that animals are viewed as mere commodities.