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 our first rescue. Dino was the sole survivor of a horrible fire set by a teenager at Brooklyn’s Bergen Beach Stable. Twenty horses died immediately; … Read more

Sponsor A Turkey For Thanksgiving!

This Thanksgiving season, instead of serving a turkey, we hope you’ll consider sponsoring one! When you sign up for a sponsorship with us, you are directly contributing to the health and well-being of our rescued friends, like Michael, Imogen, and Malika. Despite the pervasive myth that turkeys are so dumb, that they’d “drown in the … Read more

Meet Nina: Our Baby Lamb Rescued From Easter Slaughter

In eighteen years of rescue, we’ve learned a lot about sheep. They are loyal, affectionate, and shy. To get to know a sheep is to earn their trust, and to know that they will love you as much as you love them. When Nina, a lamb marked for slaughter, came to us just days before … Read more