I was delighted to read Tuesday’s New York Times editorial demanding that Congress “oversee” and “reform” the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) or shut it down. Media attention to the horrors of meat and dairy production are always welcome by folks like me. But the Times implies that MARC, guilty of decades of sadistic … Read more
First-time visitors to the Sanctuary are often surprised to discover that not all the residents are behind fences. The Underfoot Family, a group of friendly animals free to roam the grounds, is usually right there to greet visitors as they get out of their cars. A large contingent of the Underfoots is the goats — … Read more
Reflections of a Chicken Lover During National Chicken Month Huffington Post Blog by Kathy Stevens (That’s me, Chef Linda, hugging a chicken named Emmet at Catskill Animal Sanctuary. Until I worked here, I never knew a chicken was a bird you could hug! This month is National Chicken Month, when the National Chicken Council, the trade … Read more
Misty the pony and Scooter the mini-donkey first came to CAS 10 years ago from a neglectful home. They quickly bonded and were adopted together by a loving, caring family. Recently, their adopter became ill and could no longer care for them, though she wanted them to have a wonderful forever home. So Misty(13) and … Read more
Crammed into cages. Abused. Force fed. And finally dumped off a truck and left to die. And yet they are the lucky ducks. Recently, Catskill Animal Sanctuary received a call from the state police: a crate containing four domestic ducks had fallen off a truck (which didn’t even stop) on Route 17, very close by … Read more
Meet the California Girls! In 2013 CAS took part in an unprecedented rescue of over 2000 chickens. Spearheaded by a coalition of animal sanctuaries from around the country, this massive operation saved the lives of many young hens who were scheduled to die at a California egg production facility, their “usefulness” over when they could no … Read more
Tammy, who raised Lambert with her daughter, wrote us this lovely elegy for our beloved sheep friend. I knew when Lauren wanted to take a “market project” in 4-H that it was mistake, but as a mother, I had to let her make her own decisions. From early May until the fair in late July I … Read more
Meet mother and son sheep, Noelle and Christopher! In December 2006, concerned neighbors in the Bronx witnessed a tiny, terrified ewe running down a street, chased by a pack of dogs; her rescuers believed she escaped from an animal sacrifice ritual in a nearby cemetery. No one ever suspected that malnourished and extremely shy Noelle … Read more
Meet our November Featured Creature Couple, beautiful birds Tomas and Henrietta! The bonded turkeys came from a meat farm but the efforts of a concerned neighbor spared them from slaughter. They arrived at CAS last winter and quickly joined our free-ranging, underfoot family. Tomas enjoys strutting around with his gorgeous feathers on full display, gobbling … Read more
Just weeks after 200 rescued hens were flown in from California, Catskill Animal Sanctuary (CAS) is once again at the center of a large avian rescue. This time, CAS welcomed nearly 30 turkeys from Staten Island to their new home in the Hudson Valley. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has been … Read more
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