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On July 20, 2020, a massive fire razed a New Jersey egg farm—killing almost 300,000 trapped hens.

When it comes to sheep care, shearing can be a hot-button topic. And so, the eternal question: to shear or not to shear?

Before coming to Farm Sanctuary, Freddie and Lenny led parallel lives. The Jersey and Ayrshire calves were born around the same time—each at separate dairy farms in New York State.

On August 5, 2020, Farm Sanctuary hosted a virtual symposium that brought together a group of experts to discuss the interconnected social justice issues stemming from our modern food system and the industry’s negative effects on workers, communities, animals, and the environment—particularly now in the midst of a global pandemic.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and tasked with the “depopulation” of his hens, one California egg farmer decided to free them instead.

Given her prognosis, it’s surprising that Appa is still alive: most farmers would opt to send a disabled animal like Appa to slaughter—and “replace” her with a healthy animal—rather than pay for specialized care.

As a “bummer lamb,” Otto couldn’t nurse from his mom; in fact, he couldn’t even open his mouth on his own.

It took a life-threatening injury to save Squid from slaughter. The Suffolk lamb was bred at the request of a Future Farmers of America (FFA) program: a student would raise the purebred lamb for show, and then sell him at auction for meat production. Those plans fell apart within three days of Squid’s birth, though, when his mom accidentally trampled his leg.

This year, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) are working together to update and release the Dietary Guidelines for Americans—a process that only happens once every five years.