Attention, Canadian vegans, vegetarians, and almost-therians: mark your calendars for September 6th-8th for VegFoodFest in Toronto! Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s Founder/Director Kathy Stevens will be there to speak about “Cows, Cooking and Climate: Expanding Your Impact Through Programs and Partnerships. Lessons and Stories.” Catskill Animal Sanctuary is the world’s first teaching sanctuary and Kathy has been … Read more
Sadie, devoted stepmom to orphaned Blossom and Benjamin and friend to our beloved Tucker, died last week. She was 27 years old. At breakfast on Wednesday morning, we found Sadie down in her barn, unable to stand. Kellie Myers, our Health Care Coordinator, administered 15ccs of Banamine for pain relief, and then, with the help … Read more
I’ve always loved Christmas. As children, my sister and I trekked into the woods to chop down our tree with Dad, decorated each room of the house with Mom, and sat, rapt, in front of Grannylou each year as she read us the Christmas story from her cherished Bible. Christmas Day itself was right out … Read more
“Pliers is down,” she said. “We don’t yet know what we’re dealing with, but we’ve got an all-hands-on-deck situation.”
I’m always asked, “How did you get the money?” as if there’s a single approach. Nope. There are a zillion approaches. A couple suggestions, though…
If sanctuary founders have one thing in common, it’s a desire to help suffering animals experience safety, security, and the touch of kind hands: in other words, the opposite of suffering. Beyond that, we’re an eclectic lot: we are former teachers, marketers, attorneys, truck drivers, activists, sales-people, filmmakers… and Daily Show hosts.
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_layout=”light”] On Friday, December 29th, the last business day of 2017, we were shouting in the Catskill Animal Sanctuary office. Every few minutes, someone would yell out numbers. It was like being on the floor of The New York Stock Exchange. “Ten!” “Five!” “Fifty over here!” We were calling out the … Read more
On Founder Friday last week, Andrea Kahn asked how I remain optimistic for big change in the face of so much animal mistreatment. Andrea: I love this question. Many things enable me to stay fired up, but most fall into one of the following buckets: The Catskill Family. Many of you have heard me say, … Read more
Finding Your Power…Right Now The very first Founder Friday question was a doozie! Dee Boleman asked: if you were granted three wishes, what would you wish your supporters, patrons and followers do to advance the cause of creating a Vegan World? Luckily, Dee didn’t knock me too far off-kilter, as I’ve often received variations of … Read more
If you’ve read my books, been on a Catskill tour, or been part of our family for a while, you know we have a mantra of sorts that goes, “In the ways that truly matter, we are all the same.” Well, this little video of JR, our heartthrob, is a perfect illustration of our perspective. JR is a “broiler bird,” the terrible name … Read more
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