“And then around the bend [are] three calves, and my heart is again in my throat. They’re male, several months old, with bloated bellies and ears crusted with blood where metal tags have been stapled… They look at us with their immense doe eyes, all innocence… “Why am I crying? Perhaps because this is a … Read more
A Glimpse of Sanctuary Life From Animal Care Director Kelly Mullins: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller “Sanctuary time” isn’t like time anywhere else. So much can happen here in a single day that it feels like a week has passed. Sunday was one of those … Read more
When we moved our fledgling sanctuary, barely a year old, to Old Stage Road in the winter of 2003, we were struggling to stay afloat. It would be years before we had the tractors, trucks, and plow equipment to help us through a typical January in New York. And so, back then, “Thank goodness for Frank Jr.,” … Read more
Chapter 1: On July 28, 2012, we welcomed four newborn Jersey calves to the safety and plenty of CAS. Just days old, they were exhausted and afraid. Two were gravely ill—too weak to stand; too weak to swallow.  After an eventual diagnosis of both Giardia and e-coli (both highly contagious), we moved the boys to … Read more
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvjKS09HZg0&feature=share&list=UU2VpDQ3IbfTxVx3UgNz08TQ[/youtube] October means pumpkins, Halloween costumes, corn mazes, and Vegetarian Awareness Month. Wait…what? That’s right; October 1st was the official kick-off of Vegetarian Awareness Month, a month-long opportunity to consider adopting a vegetarian lifestyle. Here at Catskill Animal Sanctuary we are celebrating by helping you GO VEGAN all month long… and beyond! Click here to … Read more
[youtube]http://youtu.be/yHEnwb9Pd_s[/youtube] Just last Tuesday, I got a call about four 3-day-old calves. Unwanted by-products of a dairy farm, they were destined for a veal crate and slaughter at four months old. (Dairy cows must give birth to produce milk for human consumption; their baby boys are of little or no value to the dairy farmer … Read more
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