Sadie had no business being in the business world. The young goat was born on a property owned by a sand and gravel company. She and her herdmates descended from goats once provided as gifts, who then were left to freely breed. For the most part, workers went about their day, leaving the goats to […]| Farm Sanctuary
Rita was just a few months old when an accident claimed part of her foot—and very nearly, her life. At the time, the Black Angus calf lived with her mother on a beef-breeding farm in central New York. Her life would have followed one of two paths: slaughter for beef at a young age, or […]| Farm Sanctuary
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On October 12, 2019, we left Farm Sanctuary before sunrise with a team of six, driving more than four hours towards a property in Hobart, NY, where we were scheduled to pick up two cows and a steer. Little did we know, this rescue would end up taking more than 32 hours. It’s rare that […]| Farm Sanctuary
Pregnant, terrified, and alone, Olive cow spent four months in the woods after escaping the cruelty of the dairy industry.| Farm Sanctuary
We see cases like Dixon’s all too often: too many calves lose their families and their lives, just for being born male. He, like so many others, started life on a dairy—where females grow up to produce milk for profit, but where males have no place. Typically, farmers sell these boys, who have no economic […]| Farm Sanctuary
Learn about these playful, nurturing animals & the immense suffering they endure in the meat & dairy industries.| Farm Sanctuary
By participating in the Adopt a Farm Animal Program, you’ll help provide the necessary support to care for Frank and defend all farm animals against cruelty.| Farm Sanctuary
By participating in the Adopt a Farm Animal Program, you’ll help provide the necessary support to care for Diane and defend all farm animals against cruelty.| Farm Sanctuary
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Yes, beef production is fueling our climate crisis, but here's why consuming more chicken isn't the answer.| Farm Sanctuary
Following a cross-movement effort, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its updated child nutrition meal patterns, making important changes that will improve student access to nutritious plant-based foods.| Farm Sanctuary
On August 17 and 18, we opened the doors at Farm Sanctuary New York for our Hoedown Weekend celebration—for the first time in four years!| Farm Sanctuary
Thank you for making 2023 a year of meaningful progress for farm animals!| Farm Sanctuary
The Board of Directors of Farm Sanctuary reflects on a year filled with moments of profound gratitude.| Farm Sanctuary
Education is vital to Farm Sanctuary’s work to change how farm animals are seen and treated.| Farm Sanctuary
This year, Farm Sanctuary's education team is celebrating an enormous milestone of over 100,000 students reached since the inception of the program.| Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary is excited to partner with The Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways on an initiative to nurture compassion for all animals while helping Scouts nationwide achieve their goals.| Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary provides free, virtual age-appropriate presentations by our humane educators, as well as free downloadable curricula for teachers and parents.| Farm Sanctuary
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Once severely neglected, Hercules defied the odds. Our Adopt a Farm Animal members are crucial in supporting his new life.| Farm Sanctuary
A day after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor—and subsequently making a headlining acceptance speech in which he spoke to the plight of mother cows and their babies used in animal agriculture—Joaquin Phoenix helped to liberate a cow and her newborn calf from a Los Angeles slaughterhouse and bring them to Farm Sanctuary, America’s […]| Farm Sanctuary
Our rescued residents have a lot of heart. Before coming to Farm Sanctuary, these animals faced the very worst of humanity. Many lost friends and family to slaughter, while others lacked access to basic care. But they never gave up: they rallied and found strength and healing through one another. This Valentine’s Day, help us […]| Farm Sanctuary
All Mia wanted was to be with her children. At the same time, she feared her time with them was fleeting: Mia lived on a squalid pig farm, and had likely lost other piglets to starvation and slaughter in the past. Still, she fumed at the prospect of more needless goodbyes, and barked and charged […]| Farm Sanctuary
Visit our New York or California sanctuary for a one-of-a-kind experience meeting rescued farm animals in their home.| Farm Sanctuary
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On July 5, Farm Sanctuary welcomed nearly 200 people to our Pignic vegan BBQ, held for the first time in two years!| Farm Sanctuary
The thought of packing a vegan school lunch may seem intimidating at first, but we have your pro-tips and an easy recipe.| Farm Sanctuary
In farm animal rescue, it's important that we give individuals the life they deserve, not just a better life than they had before.| Farm Sanctuary
Cynthia & Bruce: A Mama Goat, Her Handsome Son, & Bonds That Heal| Farm Sanctuary
Celebrate Mother’s Day by Giving Sanctuary!| Farm Sanctuary
As a “bummer lamb,” Otto couldn’t nurse from his mom; in fact, he couldn’t even open his mouth on his own.| Farm Sanctuary
This Mother’s Day, join us in honoring Liberty, Mia, and Katie: incredible leaders, guardians, confidantes, and moms who now thrive at Farm Sanctuary with their children by their side. Before their rescues, their lives—and their children’s—were all at stake. We helped free Liberty and her daughter from a slaughterhouse; Mia and her piglets from a […]| Farm Sanctuary
With the enormous number of farm animals in need — and more than nine billion of these animals slaughtered each year in the United States alone — it is sadly impossible to save them all. What we can do, however, is make every rescue count. That’s because we owe it to farm animals like Dale […]| Farm Sanctuary
When our shelters are at capacity, we depend on the compassionate adopters in our network who want to make a difference for farm animals.| Farm Sanctuary
Sophia duck came to Farm Sanctuary after surgery. Little did we know that another duck would help him heal.| Farm Sanctuary
RESCUE STORY| Farm Sanctuary
Hoedown is a weekend of speakers, vegan food, music and dancing, camping, and more at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY.| Farm Sanctuary
Nearly 75 million pigs are raised each year in the United States. But how much do you really know about pigs?| Farm Sanctuary
After escaping a dairy farm and losing her calf, Olive was terrified of humans, but love has changed everything.| Farm Sanctuary
Jackie & Dixon: A Grieving Mother Cow Gets a Second Chance to Love| Farm Sanctuary
40 Cows Flee L.A. Slaughterhouse; Compassion Brings Two to Sanctuary | Farm Sanctuary
Frank ran for his life, and then he inspired compassion for farm animals everywhere. At Farm Sanctuary, his memory lives on.| Farm Sanctuary
Meet Liberty and other loving and protective cow moms.| Farm Sanctuary
Cows are much more complex than they’re given credit for. They’re also adorable! In fact, you might call them "grass puppies."| Farm Sanctuary
In Safran's final moments, current and former caregivers came to his side and surrounded him with love.| Farm Sanctuary
You might remember, a few months ago, I helped rescue a cow and her newborn baby calf. Liberty was pregnant when she was set to be slaughtered. An incredible set of circumstances, including the birth of her calf and a slaughterhouse owner’s refusal to separate a mother from her baby, led to this beautiful pair […]| Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary’s biggest “bachelor herd” has a new leading lady! We are thrilled to welcome Jackie, an Angus cow rescued from a Utah slaughterhouse, to a new family of bovine brothers at our Southern California Shelter. Jackie is just two to three years old, but in that short amount of time, she had already lost […]| Farm Sanctuary
Celebrate love for all with these animal-free dishes by Farm Sanctuary Chef, Gail Patak.| Farm Sanctuary
Choosing vegan foods is the best way to reduce our diet's carbon footprint, but we can also help reduce food waste. Here's how!| Farm Sanctuary
By Gene Baur, President and Co-founder Earth Day started in 1970 in response to growing awareness and anxiety about the negative environmental impacts of human activities on the planet. Unfortunately, despite various efforts and accords like the 2016 Paris Agreement to address climate change, the habits of our species have continued to wreak havoc on […]| Farm Sanctuary
Like factory farming, aquaculture confines animals in unnatural and unhealthy conditions and harms our environment in the process.| Farm Sanctuary
The beef industry is consuming our forests.| Farm Sanctuary
Did you know that ducks have a favorite color?| Farm Sanctuary
Here’s why choosing more plant-based foods can protect life on land and at sea.| Farm Sanctuary
Learn about these curious, intelligent animals & the extreme confinement, stress, & suffering they're subjected to in the pork industry.| Farm Sanctuary
Born at a New York petting zoo, George’s life began on display. Few can resist squealing over baby animals, and George was no exception: the runt of the litter was so tiny and cute that people jumped at the chance to see him up close. But despite all of the eyes on George and his […]| Farm Sanctuary
On National Animal Rights Day and every day, we celebrate the hundreds of rescued farm animals living at Farm Sanctuary.| Farm Sanctuary
Live in Rhode Island or know someone who does? Help ban the production and sale of cruel foie gras.| Farm Sanctuary
Hundreds of millions of sheep are farmed each year, but how much do you know about these intelligent and social animals?| Farm Sanctuary
Visitors are often surprised at the peaceful and pensive nature of cows when they meet some of the gentle giants who call Farm Sanctuary home.| Farm Sanctuary
This year, make a heartfelt, homemade chocolate dessert. We’re swooning over this not-too-sweet, moist vegan chocolate cake recipe, which is sure to become so beloved you’ll have to make it year-round.| Farm Sanctuary
Modern animal agriculture puts an incredible strain on natural resources such as land, water, & fossil fuel.| Farm Sanctuary
How do you know which plant-based milk to choose? Which tastes better in coffee and which should you cook with? Each plant and each brand offers something different––particularly when it comes to flavor and texture.| Farm Sanctuary
Indigo calf defied the odds. Now, be part of her story.| Farm Sanctuary
Tyler was searching for a car when she found a little ram—the sheep kind, not the truck kind. He'd been with his mom and at least one younger brother in a barn stall at the back of a car lot. Now that they were gone, only Biscuit remained. He was huddled alone and trembling with fear.| Farm Sanctuary
Most farm animals never get to know their families. In today’s animal agricultural systems, farmers instead profit on keeping them apart. They take calves like Dixon away from their mothers in order to sell the milk that was made for them. Other animals, like Grace goat, lose their babies to slaughter and eventually face the […]| Farm Sanctuary
Nestled in upstate New York, the rolling green pastures of our 275-acre Watkins Glen Sanctuary are home to more than 800 rescued animals.| Farm Sanctuary
Did you know that pigs bond for life when they’re given the chance? For Jane & Sebastian, it was love at first sight when they first met in 2011, and now, nearly nine years later, they’re still snuggle buddies for life. The summer of 2011 brought two very determined piglets to our New York Shelter. […]| Farm Sanctuary
With your help, Farm Sanctuary made significant strides for farm animals everywhere in 2024, and we’re off to a strong start in 2025.| Farm Sanctuary
Earth Day plays a crucial role in turning environmental awareness into tangible impact, and volunteers can help make lasting change.| Farm Sanctuary
For years, Happy endured the loss of her family to meat production, but when her guardian had a change of heart, her life was transformed.| Farm Sanctuary
Humane education fosters compassion, teaches the benefits of plant-based living, and empowers the next generation of farm animal advocates.| Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary is proud to join over 790 partners for Food Waste Prevention Week. Here's what else we're doing to fight food waste.| Farm Sanctuary
Recipe by Gene Baur from his book, Living the Farm Sanctuary Life: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Mindfully, Living Longer, and Feeling Better Every Day “I still remember the wonderful Sunday morning family breakfasts of bacon and eggs when I was growing up. I loved them. So when I stopped eating animal foods, breakfast was […]| Farm Sanctuary
Our rescued animals are in need of loving sponsors to help with their monthly food, shelter, & veterinary care costs.| Farm Sanctuary
Rose sheep ran for her life. At Farm Sanctuary, she'll never need to be on the run again.| Farm Sanctuary
Henrietta: Grandmotherly Turkey to Her Flock of Orphaned Chickens| Farm Sanctuary
Learn about the complex, emotional lives of one of the most abused animals on earth.| Farm Sanctuary
Learn about these playful, intelligent animals & the suffering they endure for their meat, milk, and wool.| Farm Sanctuary
Rescue Story| Farm Sanctuary
Animal agriculture is driving a mass extinction and pushing thousands of species of wildlife to the brink.| Farm Sanctuary
Many people believe pigs are dirty, but there’s much more to them than meets the eye.| Farm Sanctuary
Blue was raised for slaughter as part of Future Farmers of America, but his young guardian helped to save him.| Farm Sanctuary
Invest in our work to end farm animal abuse through rescue, education, and advocacy efforts.| Farm Sanctuary
These plant-based recipes will help you throw the perfect Mardi Gras fête, even if you can’t be in New Orleans.| Farm Sanctuary
Amid bird flu outbreaks, egg prices are soaring. But look on the sunny side: We can help you skip the egg aisle altogether!| Farm Sanctuary
We love cows like every day is Valentine's Day.| Farm Sanctuary
Your support today will help us keep healing hearts.| Farm Sanctuary
This highly pathogenic disease has presented a growing “state of emergency” since 2022, as factory farming has exacerbated bird flu’s spread.| Farm Sanctuary
