Every year on Yom Kippur, people of Jewish faith seek atonement through fasting and other traditional observances, but there remains a very small segment of believers who endeavor to cleanse their sins by practicing a rite of animal sacrifice.

Why did this chicken cross the road? No one’s quite sure, but she must have traveled far to get to the suburban backyard in Carmichael, California where two young animal-loving siblings named Daniel (age 13) and Emma (age 10) Mecham found her wandering around.

With panoramic views of the Hudson River, lush flower gardens and its historic Cloisters museum, Fort Tryon Park in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan is an exquisite haven of nature amidst New York City's concrete-encrusted landscape.

Andre, Albert and 18 other chickens once lived in misery at a high school in Canandaigua, New York.

Before Hurricane Katrina made landfall in late August 2005, businesses in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi were raising an estimated 635 million farm animals for food.

Once neglected at a cruel backyard butcher operation, she’s now living her best life at sanctuary, complete with her family and tasty snacks.

At Farm Sanctuary’s shelters in New York and California, hundreds of rescued animals have found safety, freedom, and the chance to fully be themselves.

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Here's what it takes to run a haven for over 100 rescued farm animals.

Big Ag is at it again, and farm animals need your help. Hard-won progress and protections like California’s Proposition 12 are under threat.