It’s Tour Season – Come Visit!
It’s that wonderful time of year again at Catskill Animal Sanctuary: our doors are open, and we hope you’ll visit! I’m not the only one who loves visiting season. Casey …
Guest Blog by CAS Volunteer
Dirty work never felt so good By Dianne L. Patterson My first morning as a volunteer at CAS was everything I hoped it would be! After cleaning animals’ stalls and …
Happy Ending for the Twins
You might remember that last August we took in four female sheep (two sets of twins)! The girls, Brigid, Mira, Marina, and Kybele, grew up on a heritage-breed meat farm …
Ag-Gag Bill Works to Silence Whistleblowers
Harold, a rabbit, was found unconscious in a Tupperware container left in the sun. Rambo was one of 17 animals locked in a tiny stall and fed moldy bagels; a …
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Bob & Midnight from the South Bronx
We got a call last Tuesday from a school teacher in the South Bronx (NYC). She had spotted two chickens hanging out around the school – walking around the playground, …
Three’s Company
Some sanctuaries place animals of a species in a pasture and let them work out their issues…or not. Not CAS. We go to lengths that many would consider ridiculous to …
Veg-a-Thon Weekend
CAS has invited a wonderful local woman, a graduate of the NYC Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, to audition to be the next director of our vegan …
Babe: Wiseman, Mischief-Maker, Teacher, Friend
Babe May 1, 1995-February 6, 2012 LOVE—SO MUCH LOVE AND THANKS—to all of you who shared kind and loving words of support, along with your memories of a beloved friend. …
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From Stallions to Geldings
Four down and three to go. The stallions from our Saratoga rescue are being gelded (castrated) by veterinary surgeons at Rhinebeck Equine. Dewey, Harry, Brutus, and Montana have all undergone …
CAS at 32 – Chapter 1: The Work Begins
Welcome to Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s weekly video blog about our new property on Route 32 in Saugerties, NY! I will be taking you through the restoration of this beautiful land …