Last October, we rescued Sadie and Autumn from a neglect situation in New York’s Mid-Hudson region. More than three dozen sheep and goats were left without food, proper shelter, and care on a rented property that their owner seldom checked. Sadie and Autumn were pregnant at the time of their rescue—and in January, they each gave birth to twin boys at Farm Sanctuary.

Mickey was born unable to stand up or walk. He came to Farm Sanctuary, and with the help of splints and physical therapy, his mobility has been gradually improving! ⁣

Every year in the United States, the $40 billion dairy industry uses over 9 million cows for their milk—and slaughters 3 million more for food. The only way they can do this is by turning living beings into commodities, like a shaft of wheat or a quart of oil. How does that work? This is the story of the lives that the industry has turned into machines for milk and cheese.

Learn how energy from factory-farmed animal waste reinvests in Big Ag & Big Oil

One of the greatest joys of motherhood is watching your kids grow up. Since coming to Farm Sanctuary, Cynthia goat has raised her little boy, Bruce, into a strong, kind, and vibrant adult. He’s the kind of child who’d make any parent proud, the light of her life.

A campus prank: Four chickens discovered in the bathroom stall of a frat house.

The public’s love for bacon comes at great cost to pigs like Emmett and Wyatt.

Squid & Otto came to Farm Sanctuary three weeks apart. Through their “bromance,” these spunky sheep are pushing through their health challenges together.

At Farm Sanctuary, our rescued residents spend their days doing what they love most, with the ones they love most.

When it comes to sheep care, shearing can be a hot-button topic. And so, the eternal question: to shear or not to shear?