Blue was raised as part of Future Farmers of America, but his young guardian couldn't bear to see him hurt.

Watch our virtual roundtable exploring a commonly asked question: Do farm animals have personalities?

We’re grateful to be collaborating for the eighth year in a row with Treeline Vegan Cheese and to share more inspiring stories of dairy industry survivors like Liz and Cashew.

In 2022, we said goodbye to some of our best friends — pigs, cows, chickens, turkeys, sheep, goats, ducks, geese, and a llama at the heart of our lifesaving work.

Farm Sanctuary counts on friends like you to move our mission forward. Whether you’ve been a long-time supporter or just began following our work this year, we’re grateful for your partnership in building a more just and compassionate world.

Earlier this year, Dan, a former beef farmer, asked Farm Sanctuary to help rehome his herd. Impressed by the cows' intelligence, Dan began to reconsider his relationship with them. Ultimately, he decided he could not, in good faith, send thinking, feeling beings to their deaths.

In June, Farm Sanctuary staff collaborated on a special project: bringing Pippa, a three-legged lamb, from our Watkins Glen, New York shelter to her new home in Acton, California.

We recently said goodbye to Rhino: a remarkable and spirited piglet whose love for life, despite severe health challenges, inspired and brought us so much joy. Rhino came to Farm Sanctuary with neurological issues — he had a head tilt and trouble balancing. We knew his condition might shorten his life. However, we vowed to make every moment count.

We’re grateful to be collaborating for the seventh year in a row with Treeline Cheese and to share more inspiring stories of dairy industry survivors like Norman.

At Farm Sanctuary, Mother’s Day is a celebration of survival and renewal. Join us with a gift to honor Olive goat and her daughter Maggie; Amari sheep and her twins Laura and Bailey; or Hayes, an orphaned steer who found a second family at our New York shelter.