Meet Haddie! Haddie is a beautiful Quarter Horse mix, 14.3 hands high and approximately 12 years old. One of a dozen severely neglected animals (including her adult daughter Collette) rescued in 2011 from a notorious hoarder in Upstate NY, Haddie now spends her days at CAS relaxing and grazing with the mares in Noah’s small … Read more
Meet Isabel and her mama, Clarice! Found wandering in a residential neighborhood, Isabel and Clarice were rescued by concerned neighbors and arrived at CAS in the summer of 2013. Isabel was only a few months old and both sheep were stricken with orf, a herpes-like virus that resulted in them being quarantined for weeks. The … Read more
Movings and Shakings Bobby the senior donkey took an unexpected walkabout a couple weeks ago. A kind neighbor noticed his wanderings on Old Stage Road and staff quickly found him on his way to Kingston. With all the grass buried beneath snow, Bobby may have been searching for a snack. Since keeping him safe is paramount, … Read more
Fossey, a student at Sarah Lawrence College, visited CAS and was so moved by the animals’ stories that she decided to film a short documentary as a school project. Many thanks to Fossey for using creativity and hard work to capture the spirit of the sanctuary and its inhabitants! Catskill Animal Sanctuary from Fossey … 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
We’ve had a relatively peaceful week here at Catskill Animal Sanctuary. All the animals enjoyed a cruelty-free Thanksgiving, especially the rescued turkeys who were given extra love and the silly barn cats who stole bites of canned pumpkin! Movings and Shakings The Staten Island turkeys have made themselves at home, strutting their stuff around CAS … Read more
When last week’s temperatures dipped to zero degrees, our inbox was dotted with e-mails about animals without shelter or water. Desperate neighbors reached out in an effort to help animals. In each case, we responded – sometimes by simply answering questions or offering concrete advice about New York State anti-cruelty law. One nervous woman was … Read more
Tomas and Henrietta were being raised for meat before they were taken in by an animal lover who didn’t want to see them end up on someone’s dinner plate. As the pair got larger, they outgrew their rescuer’s home, and came to live at Catskill Animal Sanctuary. The duo have joined the Underfoot Family, the … Read more
Our five geese were a tightly bonded group and we had decided a long time ago never to split them up. So, when a couple contacted us about adopting a goose, we thought they would run for the door when we explained that it was five or none. How surprised, and thrilled, we were when … Read more
Farm Animal Rights Movement reports that the number of land animals raised and killed for food in the US dropped by 200 million in 2011 compared to 2010, and that the projections for 2012 look even better! Why? Because the demand for meat has dropped. A 2012 National Harris Poll concluded that 47% of Americans … Read more
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