Blog Image

LA Times Covers The 2022 Goat Games!

Kathy Stevens, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Catskill sanctuary, started the event in August 2020, staging it remotely the same month the postponed Tokyo Olympics were scheduled to …

Blog Image

The Goat Games Are Back + Bigger Than Ever!

You can take gold and be a champion for rescued animals at the third annual 2022 Goat Games! Grab your friends and team up for a 5K walk, hike, bike, …

Blog Image

We Stand For Reproductive Freedom

We are saddened and outraged by The Supreme Court’s announcement overturning Roe V. Wade. Like so many of you, while we understood that this was coming, we are nonetheless shocked …

Blog Image

Grappling With The Incomprehensible: Catskill Animal Sanctuary Reacts To Uvalde School Shooting

We’re reeling from the news about the elementary school shooting in Uvalde. Our two decades in animal rescue have shown us that humans are very capable of violence and indifference …

Blog Image

Closed On 5/21/22 and 5/22/22 Due To Weather Advisory

Hi everyone! Due to a weather advisory, we will be closed on 5/21/22 and 5/22/22. We are so sad that we won’t see you this weekend, but we look forward …

Blog Image

We’re Doing “No Mow” May!

Our friends at Pollinator Pathway have encouraged us to take on the “No Mow” May challenge, so when you visit the Sanctuary please pardon our appearance: we are letting our …

Blog Image

An Open Letter From Catskill Animal Sanctuary: We’re Seeing Climate Change At Home

At Catskill Animal Sanctuary, we’ve been deeply connected to the 150 acres that comprise our home for the past 21 years: warm pastures where contented  cows sunbathe, ponds where ducks …

Blog Image

Sanctuary Update: Preventing HPAI H5 (Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu)

Unfortunately, as you may have heard on the news, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5) has reached our region of New York.  At this point in time, we know this …

Blog Image

Rescue Alert: Twins For Twosday!

On February 22nd, the team at Catskill Animal Sanctuary welcomed home three sets of twins — and two mamas. It was one of the busiest rescue days we’ve had at …

Blog Image

Saying Goodbye to Travis

Our hearts are broken to share such sad news, but our friend, Travis, passed away from an apparent heart attack, and we already miss him terribly. Travis, his best friend, …