“It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn’t catch the remark because I wasn’t paying attention.” – E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web, Ch. 14 Dear Wilbur, You spoke with your eyes. You spoke of an afternoon nap, the warm spring breeze traveling through your bristled hair. You talked of […]
From the middle of the forest to a dairy farm, our rescued residents come from a variety of backgrounds. Four beloved animals told us their rescue stories. “I was born on a farm, where I was forced to get pregnant over and over, so that I could produce milk. I lived with a lot of
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Forcibly impregnated. Separated from baby. Milked. Repeat. Every year, 9.4 million cows are used for dairy production. This is their reality…for a forgotten glass of milk. When she is born, a female calf is immediately removed from her mom and placed in a small enclosure by herself. Instead of her own mother’s milk, she is
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Moms are rarely rescued in the sanctuary world. Families are often torn apart, leaving grieving mothers and orphaned young. While we have been lucky to rescue a few moms (Rita, a pregnant pig who jumped from a truck on the highway), most of the rescued residents never knew their moms. This Mother’s Day, will you
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April is Prevent Cruelty to Animals month! While we work towards preventing cruelty to animals every day, we thought this was a perfect time to refresh on 5 compassionate choices you can make in your daily life. Leave animals off your plate! Every year, billions of animals are killed for meat, dairy, and eggs. Most
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It’s 6:30 am on a Sunday morning. The sun starts to break through the haze of the night sky and the birds in the trees awaken from their slumber. As the sanctuary springs to life with the sounds of animals waking, Rachel is already one step ahead of them. Rachel is a full-time animal caregiver
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At Animal Place, our mission of compassion propels us to save the lives of thousands of farmed animals each year. At the heart of our organization are several hundred volunteers who practice the same mission and choose to give their time toward our rescue efforts. From cleaning stalls to socializing with our chickens, volunteers are
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The idea of dropping everything, selling homes, and moving to a blank-slate piece of property in rural northern California to rescue farmed animals is not for the faint of heart. In fact, it sounds downright frightening! And yet that is exactly what Kim Sturla and Ned Buyukmihci did in 1988 – both sold their homes,
Days without food, seeing their flock-mates killed, and a nearly 17 hour drive…twenty peeping chickens arrived and urgently need your love and support! They have seen and experienced trauma no one – human or nonhuman – should endure. The “free-range” farm – with 36,000 chickens – where they were being raised went bankrupt. The farmer
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You did it! You raised enough funds to purchase a new property for our Rescue & Adoption Center! The property is located on 12-acres in Petaluma, California, making it more accessible to the greater Bay Area. What the property has: Accommodations for an onsite manager and caregiver One small barn for ruminants or a small
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