Yesterday California became the state with the highest welfare standards for farmed animals. Voters passed a law in 2008 requiring that chickens raised for eggs, calves, and pigs must be allowed enough room to lie down, stand up, and turn around. Two years later the governor signed a bill requiring that eggs imported from other … Read more
We’re counting down the last days of 2014, but before we say goodbye we’re holding one more volunteer orientation. Join us this Saturday, December 20, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., when we’ll give an overview of CAS’ work and the volunteer opportunities available, give a tour of the Sanctuary, and answer any questions you may have. … Read more
At Catskill Animal Sanctuary, one of our most important jobs is to ensure that our animal residents — some 250 or more at any given time — thrive. Many people take on this role as “pet owners,” and are delighted when our trusting companions evolve into full-fledged family members. As a species, however, we humans … Read more
Can you imagine a world where no animal goes hungry, lives in fear, or suffers from birth to death on a farm? We can! We see a glimpse of it each day at Catskill Animal Sanctuary, where hundreds of animals thrive after recovering from unthinkable abuses. They know the true meaning of compassion. They help … Read more
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 York Post titled, “Eight Lies ‘Advocates’ Told About Carriage Horses.” The drivers have gone so far as to hire The Cavalry Group, whose mission is to … Read more
Bring good fortune into your house this lunar New Year! The lunar New Year is the most important holiday of the year in Chinese culture and very different from the traditional western New Year’s Eve. For starters, Chinese New Year is a nearly two-week-long festival that begins at the start of the new moon and … Read more
Ring in a compassionate New Year with thoughtful, inspiring and uplifting quotes from authors, actors, artists and others! The matter of the abuse and cruelty we inflict on other animals has to fight for our attention in what sometimes seems an already overfull moral agenda. It is vital, however, that these instances of injustice not … Read more
By Amanda Citarella, CAS Research Assistant The current state of the world can be overwhelming for anyone with strong ethical and empathetic convictions. When faced with the onslaught of news about cruelty towards animals, I find myself morphing into the stereotypical “angry vegan”. It’s not a pretty sight and, moreover, it it certainly does nothing … Read more
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 days? I’ll bet you did—maybe your friends Marco and Gwyneth clued you into the fact that for vegans, the prospect of two of the world’s … Read more
A planet that desperately needs all of us to go vegan, the torture and suffering of animals who want their lives as much as we want ours, and contests with prizes such as your weight in chocolate: The reasons to try a vegan diet during November, World Vegan Month, range from the ethically compelling to … Read more
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