It took a life-threatening injury to save Squid from slaughter. The Suffolk lamb was bred at the request of a Future Farmers of America (FFA) program: a student would raise the purebred lamb for show, and then sell him at auction for meat production. Those plans fell apart within three days of Squid’s birth, though, when his mom accidentally trampled his leg.

This Friday, May 15th, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a COVID-19 stimulus bill, dubbed the HEROES Act.

Holy cow! For five glorious months, two cute baby calves took over Farm Sanctuary, capturing the hearts of everyone they met.

You might remember, a few months ago, I helped rescue a cow and her newborn baby calf.

All Mia wanted was to be with her children. At the same time, her time with them was fleeting.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed systemic weaknesses and supply chain risks that undermine food security and our nation’s health.

The COVID-19 coronavirus has killed thousands of people around the world, including 14 in the U.S., at the time of publishing, and its origin in animals and global spread should remind us how inextricably linked we are with other life on Earth.

A day after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor—and subsequently making a headlining acceptance speech in which he spoke to the plight of mother cows and their babies used in animal agriculture—Joaquin Phoenix helped to liberate a cow and her newborn calf from a Los Angeles slaughterhouse and bring them to Farm Sanctuary.

Our rescued residents have a lot of heart. Before coming to Farm Sanctuary, these animals faced the very worst of humanity.

This March, five baby birds got their lucky break. Arriving just a day apart, two poults (baby turkeys) and three peeps (baby chickens) escaped cruelty and joined new flocks at Farm Sanctuary.