2017 Featured Animal Rescues

Farm Sanctuary’s New Humane Education Program Uses Virtual Reality Technology to Bring Farm Animals into New York and Philadelphia Metro Area Classrooms

Jake and Peanut had a rough journey to Farm Sanctuary. Instead of traveling in a crate or trailer, the boys arrived in the open bed of a pickup truck, tied down flat with bungee cords. The family who brought them in said they'd found the two just wandering around. The family's small children were weeping, though, suggesting a very different story that we'd never learn. But seeing them handled like boxes rather than living beings, we knew we couldn't ignore their need.

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2016 Featured Animal Rescues

In September our New York Shelter welcomed cows Tink, Peter, and Rufio; chickens Mary, Jo, Beth, and Amy; and duck Ping. The animals were skinny and crawling with parasites, and the birds were terrified.

Called to the scene of a neglect case in New York’s Hudson Valley last week, we walked onto a property that was essentially part garbage dump, part graveyard.

Thelma is adored. Thelma is also safe, healthy, and surrounded by friends. But that wasn’t always the case.

The woman who brought three Silkie roosters to our New York Shelter this winter never meant to have any roosters in the first place.

2015 Featured Animal Rescues