Rubio, Shame on You: Go Vegan, Friends, to Slow Climate Change
Despite the fact that 98% of climate scientists believe that global warming is “human-induced,” Florida state senator Marco Rubio proclaimed in an ABC “This Week” interview, “I do not believe …
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The Lucky Ducks
Crammed into cages. Abused. Force fed. And finally dumped off a truck and left to die. And yet they are the lucky ducks. Recently, Catskill Animal Sanctuary received a call …
The CAS Animals Need You!
Caring for our animal friends and working for a more compassionate world takes time and dedication, and the small CAS staff can’t do it alone! CAS depends on caring and enthusiastic …
A Response to Spokesperson Hansen of The NYC Carriage Horse Industry
Now that the new mayor has pledged to end the carriage horse industry, the drivers are fighting back. Most recently, carriage horse spokersperson Christina Hansen published a piece in Thursday’s New …
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Martin Luther King Jr’s Legacy of Compassion
Truth, Justice and Compassion These are just a few of the values that Martin Luther King Jr. espoused eloquently and passionately during his lifetime. On Monday January 20th, Americans celebrate his …
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Heartwarming Student Film about CAS
Fossey, a student at Sarah Lawrence College, visited CAS and was so moved by the animals’ stories that she decided to film a short documentary as a school project. Many …
Last chance to make a year-end, tax-deductible matching gift!!!
Winter weather brings special challenges to Catskill Animal Sanctuary: heating the barns and keeping all the animals safe and warm become our top priorities. Troughs and bowls freeze over quickly, so …
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Make a Cruelty-free Resolution for 2014!
A New Year’s Wish from the book Vegan’s Daily Companion by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau “May our daily choices be a reflection of our deepest values, and may we use our voices to …
An Open Letter to Jay Z and Beyonce
Dear Jay Z and Beyonce, Did you expect that around the world, vegans would be tweeting and chatting, writing and talking about your bold decision to go vegan for 22 …
Sloppy, Slanted ‘Journalism’: New York Daily News’ Coverage of Carriage Horses
With New York’s mayoral race just days away, the city is facing the possibility that the carriage horse industry, dating back to 1935, may soon be abolished, as both mayoral …
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