Welcome to Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s weekly video blog about our new property on Route 32 in Saugerties, NY! I will be taking you through the restoration of this beautiful land that, until now, sat abandoned for many years. There is a lot of work that has to happen before we can welcome rescued animals and … Read more

Winter is quickly approaching and our staff is working hard to make sure that our critters stay warm and safe. CAS Buildings and Grounds Manager, Caleb Fieser, will be cleaning out gutters, checking the overhead heaters, setting up heaters in water troughs and preparing salt/sand mixes for our gravel roads. “We made many improvements during … Read more

Loud MOOOOs could be heard around CAS this week as staff worked to move our cows to new fields. Some MOOOed about being coaxed down the gravel road from their field near the main barn, and others MOOOed as they greeted their new roommates who joined their field. Moving cows is nothing new at CAS. … Read more

These New Yorkers never thought they would see a hurricane hit so close to home! Hurricane Irene pummeled upstate New York Sunday morning with driving wind and rain. The usually peaceful pond on CAS’s property turned into a raging river that spread out into the geese, rabbit, duck, sheep and pig areas. While the pigs … Read more

It didn’t take long. After only two weeks of love and care at CAS, our two newest rescues, beautiful thoroughbred mares, are on their way to a healthier life. Janice and Bella survived a fire at a troubled farm and were taken in by a concerned neighbor. Unable to put weight on them after months … Read more

The other day, I walked past the organic garden on my way to the main barn and it hit me – the aroma of rich, thick damp soil – and I stopped and took a huge, deep breath. After one of the hardest winters in recent memory, it had been months since I really smelled … Read more

On Saturday, over fifty volunteers came from as far away as central New Jersey to help Catskill Animal Sanctuary take down worn fencing, expand pastures, clear invasive brush, and paint a new building. In fact, folks worked so well that CAS was concerned that it might run out of projects! "I come to the Sanctuary … Read more