Science backs up common sense: Shoving pipes down birds' throat several times a day and pumping them so full of food that their livers become diseased and balloon up is horribly cruel.
Gene Baur | Posted 05.07.2012
If an ER for calves, pigs, chickens, turkeys and goats seems extreme to you, you may be more out of touch with your food than you think.
Posted 12.29.2011
The year of 2011 saw many heartwarming animal rescues, from a kitten rescued from a pipe on Thanksgiving day, to the oil-drenched penguins in New Zeal...
Posted 11.29.2011
An estimated 46 million turkeys will be killed for Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. this year, according to Farm Sanctuary. The site describes the ...
Posted 11.23.2011
'Tis the season to give, and a number of celebrities are making sure those less fortunate have a happy Thanksgiving. Fom Lil' Wayne to Ellen Degeneres...
Posted 11.22.2011
The President will pardon one lucky turkey Thursday, but you don't have to be the leader of the free world to save a bird's life this season. Whether ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Christian | Posted 01.08.2012
Tara Harper had her work cut out for her when she started up her charity Paws in the City eight years ago. Harper, one of the stars of the Bravo T...
Josh Tetrick | Posted 09.11.2011
Last week, the animal protection organization Mercy For Animals released a video taken undercover by an employee wearing a hidden camera at a dog fact...
Bruce Friedrich | Posted 09.06.2011
For 25 years, Farm Sanctuary's Mephistopheles has been the egg industry, which is the most abusive of all the farmed animal industries. And yet today, the egg industry's trade group, the United Egg Producers, has agreed to support federal legislation that we also endorse.
Gene Baur | Posted 08.31.2011
We hope the Just Eats Tour, will help Americans better recognize the impacts of their food choices, learn about positive alternatives, and choose healthier, more humane and sustainable options.
Josh Tetrick | Posted 08.26.2011
Why save dogs, but eat other animals? Pigs are more intelligent. They can dream, recognize their own names, fetch a tennis ball, and lead social lives of a complexity previously observed only in primates. Some even enjoy cuddling.
Wendy Diamond | Posted 07.23.2011
Farm animals danced and greeted guests as they arrived to celebrate the 25th Anniversary for Farm Sanctuary at Cipriani Wall Street on May 14th. "If ...
Victoria Moran | Posted 07.20.2011
Farm Sanctuary opens their doors so that city and suburban folk can meet farm animals and learn how engaging, intelligent, and like us each one of these individuals is. It puts a whole new spin on "What's for dinner?"
Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011
Now is our chance to let the USDA know that we demand that action is taken to prevent downed animals from being abused and slaughtered for human food.
Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011
The AVMA's recent decision to update the veterinary oath is a positive step and it's a reflection of a more humane attitude that is emerging within the veterinary profession.
Pythia Peay | Posted 05.25.2011
That food can root us in the past while offering hope for the future seems proof of its power to transform. Most of us have experienced the bliss of biting into a dish so divine it thrills alive the soul as well as the body.
Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011
If you or your loved ones lean green, here are some possibilities for eco-friendly Christmas gifts. Of course, adopting a rescued animal or ...
Kathy Stevens | Posted 05.25.2011
At Catskill Animal Sanctuary, the animals come first, and they know it. None of our free-rangers stand out more than Ethel and Blue, our two turkey girls. They are both curious, affectionate, and extremely social.
Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011
If you're grateful for the natural world this Thanksgiving, you're likely to appreciate these tips, which aim to help you preserve the planet while planning your holiday festivities.
Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011
In Ohio, half a million citizens signed petitions this year to place a measure on the statewide ballot to outlaw veal crates, gestation crates and battery cages.
Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011
Over the past year, more than 500,000 Ohio citizens signed a petition aimed at placing an initiative on the statewide ballot this November to ban cruel factory farming practices.
Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011
Seven U.S. states have now enacted legislation to reform inhumane factory farming systems. But agribusiness officials in Ohio and their legislative cronies have vehemently opposed basic humane reforms.
Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011
The world's leaders did not come together for us in Copenhagen. The folks of Signal Mountain, Tennessee did. Signal Mountain, population 7,500, is th...
Bruce Friedrich | Posted 05.09.2012