5/28/2025 – Earlier this month, we rushed a sickly calf from southern California to UC Davis’ veterinary hospital. Sunflower was traded by a dairy for two goats.😒She was born with spina bifida and did not receive proper care. She developed giardia, ringworm, and pneumonia. After two weeks of being hospitalized, she came home. She is […]
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Ten years ago, I helped feed Magnolia her first bottle. And last week, I was present as Magnolia took her last breath. When I first met Magnolia, she stood on wobbly legs and stared at me with the gentlest eyes. Born a twin to a male calf, she would never get pregnant and was of
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Beethoven witnessed most of his flock be killed, before being viciously mauled by loose dogs. When the property owners found him, they thought he was dead. But Beethoven is a survivor and he needs YOUR help! Last month, dogs broke into a local sheep farm killing nearly a dozen. The smallest? A 4-week-old lamb. The
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Samuel and Sterling were inseparable from the day they met. They were “trash” to the dairy industry- and treasure to us. The most incredible part of this story is that they saved each other’s lives. Samuel was born on a dairy farm. This farm was the subject of a horrifying investigation. Animals lived in
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Have you ever witnessed a display of emotions in an animal? Does your dog do a “happy dance” and bark for joy when you say the phrase “go for a walk”? Has your cat ever tried to comfort you by purring and kneading your lap when you were sad? Does it drive you crazy when
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There is something very tender about caring for an aging companion animal. As we see our friends growing older by the day, we are obligated to keep them safe and comfortable. You may know the feeling well. Finding a new tuft of gray hairs on your cat’s muzzle, or hearing your dog give a deep
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Maxwell and five other piglets came to Animal Place in 2019, at just 2 months old. Rescued from a hoarding case, they were scared and wary of humans. Once they adjusted to their new life, they started to trust us. This is when Maxwell and caregiver Liz began their special friendship. Their bond grew
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In a world where confinement and suffering is the standard for farmed animals, sanctuaries like Animal Place exist as a unique oasis. A sanctuary offers you a glance into an ideal world. It is a vision of what animals’ lives could look like if we offered them compassion, empathy and mercy. The animal residents who
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Turkeys are some of the most entertaining animals on the sanctuary. But few are as fun to watch as everyone’s favorite trio- Echo, Milton and Dino. Like most male turkeys, these three love to show off. Just as their wild, brilliantly colored ancestors did, these three show off by puffing up their feathers and strutting
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As Mother’s Day approaches, animal protection organizations often begin to use the holiday to educate the public about the sad fate of many animal mothers in the meat and dairy industries. Animals exploited for their motherhood are victims whose stories deserve to be told. But this week, we are taking a different approach. We want
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