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FARM SANCTUARY

Farms can be beautiful places, where people, animals, crops, and the land itself are happy and healthy. But industrial or factory farms are not like this. Instead, they are cruel toxic places where no one is happy and healthy. It is the animals, in particular, who suffer most.

Farm Sanctuary is on a mission to protect farm animals from cruelty as well as to inspire change in the way society views and treats farm animals.

Farm Sanctuary reports that unlike traditional family farms, factory farm animals are “crowded into warehouses, they are de-beaked, de-toed, and their tails are docked without anesthetic. Their bones break because their bodies have been manipulated to grow so fast that they can’t support their own weight.”

Millions of farm animals are abused every day, largely without the public being aware. They are in need of rescue.

Farm Sanctuary, founded in 1986, works to combat the abuses of factory farming and encourage a new awareness and empathy for farm animals. It has grown to become the largest and most effective farm animal rescue and protection organization in the US.

Thousands of animals rescued by Farm Sanctuary are cared for at sanctuaries in Watkins Glen, New York; Northern California, (Orland); and the Los Angeles area. The rescued animals are considered friends, not food.

The sanctuaries are managed more like family farms, where cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, sheep, goats, and other animals are free to roam, eat balanced nutritious food, and enjoy life.

Farm Sanctuary hopes to rescue us too. The organization educates millions of people about the effects of factory farming on our health and environment.

Farm Sanctuary also advocates for laws and policies to prevent suffering and promote compassion. They reach out to legislators and businesses to bring about institutional reforms.

Farm Sanctuary is opening a new sanctuary in New Jersey. The effort is being led by Tracey Stewart, a passionate animal advocate and author.

Stewart has personally rescued many animals. Not only is she a former veterinary technician, she reports that she currently lives with 4 dogs, 4 pigs; 1 hamster, 3 rabbits, 2 guinea pigs, 1 parrot, 2 fish, 2 kids, and 1 husband -- “all rescues except for the kids.”

Stewart’s husband is comedian Jon Stewart, formerly of the Daily Show. The whole Stewart family is committed to rescuing farm animals.

“Do Unto Animals: A Friendly Guide to How Animals Live, and How We Can Make Their Lives Better,” Stewart’s recently published book  became a #1 New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller.

Check out Stewart’s site Moomah, which provides parents and kids with fun, easy, and effective ways to contribute.

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Connie Pugh. Courtesy of Farm Sanctuary. “Debra and Swoosie.”
2. Image: Courtesy of Farm Sanctuary.
3. Image: Courtesy of Farm Sanctuary. “Sonny.”
4. Image: Courtesy of Farm Sanctuary. “Anna & Maybelle.”
5. Image: by Connie Pugh. Courtesy of Farm Sanctuary. “Alicia and Ari.”
6. Image: Courtesy of Farm Sanctuary.
7. Image: Courtesy of Workman Publishing. “Tracey Stewart.”
8. Image: by Mark Peters Photography. “Star Gazing Farm.”
9. Image: Courtesy of Artisan Publishing. “Do Unto Animals: A Friendly Guide to How Animals Live, and How We Can Make Their Lives Better,” by Tracey Stewart.
10. Image: Courtesy of Farm Sanctuary. “Watkins Glen, Farm Sanctuary.”
11. Image: Courtesy of Omaze. Jon & Tracey Stewart & children at Farm Sanctuary.
12. Image: by BN App - Download now!
13. Image: Courtesy of Farm Sanctuary. “Louise, Tracey, Hazelton, Reubie, and Summer Enjoying a Beautiful Day at Sanctuary.”