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’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.

Here are three accounts from everyday people who shared with me their poignant but inspirational vegan stories, as well as publicly documented accounts of two celebrities who have made the switch.

Consider this: Farmed animals do not have to be farmed. Many of us grow up believing that cows give us milk, chickens give us eggs, sheep give us wool, and meat gives us protein that we need to sustain life. But the biggest misconception is that they “give” us anything: Humans take them, often at the animals’ expense.

Consider this: Farm animals do not have to be farmed. Many of us grow up believing that cows give us milk, chickens give us eggs, sheep give us wool, and meat gives us protein that we need to sustain life. But the biggest misconception is that they “give” us anything: Humans take them, often at the animals’ expense.

Chrissy Tracey on recipe development, family history, and positivity

Chrissy Tracey on recipe development, family history, and positivity

Before we look ahead to all that's in store for the New Year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on 2021.