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PS 244 in Queens, NY recently made headlines around the world when it became the first public school in the country to serve exclusively vegetarian meals for both breakfast and lunch. Now on June 19th, while children around the U.S. eat chicken nuggets in their school cafeterias, fifty third graders from PS 244 will hold chickens in their laps at Catskill Animal Sanctuary. Like many urban children, most of the PS 244 students have never seen live farm animals, let alone lain in the straw with 800-pound pigs. But on June 19, they will spend “up close and personal” time [...]

~ Jenne Claiborne ~ There are some really magnificent and kind people on this planet. They are compassionate, unselfish and full of love. I met a few such people last week at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary, where I had the honor of being their first guest instructor and teaching “5 Ingredient Vegan”, a cooking class held in the teaching kitchen at  The Homestead , their on-site guest house. During my 3 day stay at the farm, I met cows, pigs, horses, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks and turkeys. It was my very first time ever touching a pig or a cow, [...]

New York City is a mecca for fabulous food, but even more importantly to us at CAS, it’s home to a variety of vegan restaurants that are in the forefront of creating healthy and delicious food that is kind to our animal friends, the planet, and our bodies. As part of our mission to educate about lifestyle choices that are kind to our animal friends, we are always exploring new ways to encourage compassionate food choices, that’s why we are so proud to announce a new program called Compassionate Cuisine Champions. In spreading the vital message of veganism, these establishments [...]