Farm Sanctuary is proud to be among more than 790 partners across 49 U.S. states and 22 countries joining forces for Food Waste Prevention Week (April 7-13), working together to educate the public and create a more sustainable food system.

Benefitting multibillion-dollar corporations, our food system based on the mass farming of animals not only puts us at risk of our next pandemic but jeopardizes our health in many ways daily.

Nearly all farmed animals raised for food in the U.S. are kept on factory farms—intensive operations that harm not only the animals confined within them but also thousands of species of wildlife.

Here’s why choosing more plant-based foods can protect life on land and at sea.

A first-of-its-kind report from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) shows a staggering rise in bird flu outbreaks in mammals and that zoonotic diseases are spreading to new regions.

On National Animal Rights Day and every day, we celebrate the hundreds of rescued farm animals living at Farm Sanctuary.

The people of Rhode Island are opposed to one of the most extreme forms of animal cruelty: force-feeding ducks and geese for foie gras. In fact, 7-in-10 Rhode Islanders support a foie gras ban.

Hundreds of millions of sheep are farmed each year, but how much do you know about these intelligent and social animals?

Farm Sanctuary is thrilled to announce that our Los Angeles-area sanctuary has been honored with a 2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Award for “Best Animal Encounter.”

Visitors are often surprised at the peaceful and pensive nature of cows when they meet some of the gentle giants who call Farm Sanctuary home.