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

This January, as we face some of the most frigid winter weather in decades, we are thankful that a little calf named Nik is safe and warm at our New York Shelter.

During our Celebration for the Turkeys events and the Adopt a Turkey Project in November, everyone at Farm Sanctuary is talking turkey.

Broad Coalition of Animal Welfare Groups Say More Is Needed

Animal rights groups petition the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to develop regulations governing the handling of chickens, turkeys, and other birds at slaughter

In the traditional practice of Kapparot, observed in conjunction with Yom Kippur, a participant holds a chicken by the wings or the legs and circles the bird nine times above his head as he recites a prayer.

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.

Farm Sanctuary President and Co-founder Gene Baur found Safran in a pen with other calves at a dairy farm on the day the little calf was born.