Incredible Chicken Airlift! 1,150 Rescued Hens Flew From California to New York in Private Jet
Over one thousand rescued hens flew cross country last night from California to New York to start their new lives of freedom at East Coast animal sanctuaries. These hens are …
Featured Creature – Finnigan the sheep!
Meet friendly Finnigan! A member of our fleecy free range greeting committee, Finnigan is our Featured Creature for August. Finnigan came to CAS in Spring 2012 along with 13 sheep …
Merlin’s Second Happy Ending
    Happy endings are sadly all too rare for farmed animals, but Catskill Animal Sanctuary works tirelessly to bring comfort, love, and safety to as many beings as possible. And …
Bruce
Bruce is a Muscovy duck originally rescued from a live meat market in NYC. Because Bruce was raised for meat, his beak was cruelly trimmed down to him from biting at the …
She Fit in the Palm of my Hand
I want to tell you Andrea’s story. When she was only a day old, she and 101 other chicks sat chirping helplessly in a cardboard box at a post office …
Hank Falls In Love
One of the most meaningful relationships I’ve ever had was with a former cockfighting rooster named Paulie. Paulie, whose escapades and life-changing lessons were depicted in my first book, Where …
Buddy Arrives Home After Surgery
Buddy was surrendered to Catskill Animal Sanctuary six years ago because, as a newly-blind horse with explosive and unpredictable panic attacks, he was too much for his family to care …
I Know That Meatball: Two Issues That Matter More Than Horsemeat
I had no idea that the Swedish furniture company IKEA serves meatballs and sausages in its big box stores. But it does. IKEA announced this week that it would recall …
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New “Friends” at the Sanctuary: Chandler, Monica, Phoebe, and Janice
Animal Control Officer Jill Shufeldt has played a role in rescuing countless animals in the Hudson Valley for the past twenty years. When she comes across farm animals that need …
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Remembering Lumpy
A somber Catskill Animal Sanctuary crew said goodbye to Lumpy last week. Farm manager Kathy Keefe found him down in his stall, unable to move when she arrived last Tuesday …
