The people of Rhode Island are opposed to one of the most extreme forms of animal cruelty: force-feeding ducks and geese for foie gras. In fact, 7-in-10 Rhode Islanders support a foie gras ban.

Hundreds of millions of sheep are farmed each year, but how much do you know about these intelligent and social animals?

Farm Sanctuary is thrilled to announce that our Los Angeles-area sanctuary has been honored with a 2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Award for “Best Animal Encounter.”

We're thrilled to announce that Farm Sanctuary has been honored by the Association of Professional Humane Educators.

Earth Day is a globally recognized event that plays a crucial role in turning environmental awareness into tangible impact, and volunteers help create lasting change.

Our inspiring educational programs foster compassion for farm animals, teach the benefits of plant-based living, and empower the next generation of advocates for a kind and sustainable plant-based food system.

Farm Sanctuary is proud to be among more than 790 partners across 49 U.S. states and 22 countries joining forces for Food Waste Prevention Week (April 7-13), working together to educate the public and create a more sustainable food system.

Oregon’s proposed ban on octopus farming, HB 2557, has been scheduled for an April 9 work session (discussion, review, and editing before voting begins). This means we have just days left to urge lawmakers to pass a statewide prohibition on the production and sale of farmed octopus!

Benefitting multibillion-dollar corporations, our food system based on the mass farming of animals not only puts us at risk of our next pandemic but jeopardizes our health in many ways daily.

On February 27, with fellow members of the Stand Up to Factory Farms Coalition (SUFF), Farm Sanctuary lobbied lawmakers at the Oregon State Capitol in support of SB 80.