Two large bi-coastal rescues carried out in December recently saw more than 200 layer hens once destined for slaughter to safe homes at Farm Sanctuary’s New York and California Shelters.

Since 1986, Farm Sanctuary has performed hundreds of rescues. During the summer of 2008, we faced one of our most daunting.

Emaciated, injured and critically ill, Debra, Raposal, Annie, and 10 other goats, along with Susie Moo cow, were discovered at a Watsonville, California ranch and slaughterhouse.

The small oval-shaped sticker had few things printed on it. A series of numbers. A date. And two bar codes.

To look only at the yellow ones, it's not immediately clear that something's wrong. Widen the scope to include the other 38 spunky baby chicks, and the truth becomes grotesquely apparent.

Wandering aimlessly among the alleyways and busy streets of Brooklyn, NY, Joey, a young floppy-eared goat around six months old, easily stood out to passersby.

In October 2003, Farm Sanctuary was alerted to a tragic case of severe farm animal cruelty. San Diego Animal Control Officers arrived on the property of a man suspected of buying and reselling diseased and wounded stockyard animals for profit.

Your support helped us come to the aid of over 100 pigs who were left in freezing weather without shelter or food at a farm in Olean, NY.

Farm Sanctuary's mission moment.