Most New York commuters expect to encounter interesting characters on their morning commutes, but it’s not every day that a pair of goats is spotted cruising along subway tracks.

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.

These photos reveal two opposing realities: As our resident animals revel in sanctuary spring, billions of animals suffer in the food system.

In the meat industry, billions of beings are treated like products. But at Farm Sanctuary, rescued farm animals are loved for who they are.

For 40 years, the animals of Farm Sanctuary have opened hearts and revealed the promise of a more compassionate world.

Omi was just a calf when he was left all alone in the middle of the road, but the cruelty of his past is far behind him.

Many of the hens at Farm Sanctuary are survivors of animal agriculture, including cage-free farms. Visitors are often surprised to hear what "cage-free" means for hens, and what it doesn't.

Since Billie Eilish’s nick-of-time rescue, sanctuary life has been music to her ears—literally!

Thanks to an inspiring troop of young Eagle Scouts, Farm Sanctuary visitors for years to come will have a place to sit and learn how to help farm animals.

Factory farms, often touted as a way to feed everyone, are actually wasting massive amounts of food.