Founder Director Kathy Stevens to Speak at Toronto VegFest
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 …
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Remembering Sadie: Lessons From an Old Cow’s Final Hours
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 …
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Not Your Normal Merry Christmas Message
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 …
An Unlikely Triumph: Heart, Grit, and Skill Allow an Old Horse to See Another Day
“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.”
10 Steps to Take Before You Even THINK About Opening a Sanctuary (Part 2)
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…
10 Steps to Take Before You Even THINK About Opening a Sanctuary (Part 1)
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.
Shouting Out Hope: We Met Our Grant Match Goal!
[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 …
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Optimism is a Conscious Choice
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 …
Finding Your Power…Right Now
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 …
Big Bird, Bigger Heart
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 …
