A Lifetime of Love: Rescue is Not a One-Time Event
At Catskill Animal Sanctuary, we’ve learned a thing or two in 22 years of rescuing farm animals from the horrors of animal hoarding, backyard butchers, abandonment, and industry, and in …
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Surviving Winter, Embracing Spring: The Resilience of Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s Senior Animals
(Photo: Senior Horse Barclay led by Animal Care Team Leader, Gabby) Even when it’s unusually mild, winter is tough on old beings, no matter their species. At CAS, we do …
Grant Us the Courage
It is unusually mild on this late December morning as I stroll the grounds to spend some quiet time with our four-legged and feathered friends. Down equine alley, I call …
Remembering Violet, A Spitfire Of A Goat
Violet was one of eight goats born at the end of January, 2015 in the craziest 30 hours in our history. Her mother, Vanna, was one of over 100 animals …
May You Run Through Grassy Fields: Goodbye to Our Beloved Buddy
In the winter of 2007, we couldn’t possibly have known that an aging, nearly-blind horse who came down our driveway at Catskill Animal Sanctuary would change our lives forever. But …
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A “Tough Love” Note to Self: Get a Grip. Connect with the Animals. And Carry On.
Reflections for the New Year I get it. I’m exhausted, too, depleted by a two-year pandemic that continues to outwit us, by political nonsense from the federal level down to …
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Giver of One Million Kisses: Remembering Amos
“He was magnificent.” These are the words we’re hearing this week as we share the news of the sudden death of beloved Amos the steer, our grilled cheese gourmand, wedding …
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Remembering Tiny Dino: The First CAS Love Story
Twenty years ago, Catskill Animal Sanctuary opened our barn doors and welcomed Dino, a Shetland pony close to 30 years old. Tiny Dino, at 300 pounds and 36” tall was …
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Onward, Bruised But Resolute: Reflections For A New Year
From the horrors of a pandemic to those inflicted by climate change; from the hideous realities of systemic racism laid bare before our eyes to a sitting president’s attempt to …
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Goodbye, Moses: A Sudden Farewell After a Lifetime of Joy
Our precious Moses, our beautiful spotted boy with giant floppy ears that masked huge golden eyes, is gone. He was 7 ½ years old. Moses arrived in 2013 from a …
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