Seymour is different from most bovines at Farm Sanctuary. Why? He is a water buffalo! Even so, he fits right in among his own little herd of domesticated cows: his best friend, a cow named Pepper, and her yearling calf, Truffles.

Following a hard-fought custody battle on behalf of four very lucky cows rescued from the beef industry earlier this year, Advancing Law for Animals (ALA) has honored Farm Sanctuary with a 2018 Animal Champion Award.

Within days of his birth on a California dairy farm, Leo was discovered by animal control officers, closed inside a trailer along with three other newborn calves, all of whom were on the brink of death.

Albert donkey, our resident prankster, has always had a few tricks up his sleeve.

You can make a difference and change a life by choosing to Gift Sanctuary and symbolically adopt a resident of Farm Sanctuary for that special someone.

With the enormous number of farm animals in need — and more than nine billion of these animals slaughtered each year in the United States alone — it is sadly impossible to save them all.

For such a tiny lamb, Sophie is already making a big difference.

A year of progress for farm animals!

In the last days of winter, see how the rescued animal residents of Farm Sanctuary are savoring the season.

Farm Sanctuary connects rescued farm animals with loving homes nationwide in our Farm Animal Adoption Network (FAAN).