Welcome Home, Cecil & Hazel!

Our hearts are absolutely bursting as we welcome our two newest rescues to Catskill Animal Sanctuary: Longhorn cows Cecil and Hazel! These two breathtaking animals have only just arrived, but we can already tell just how much of an impact they’ll have for years to come. They come to us from another sanctuary whose animals … Read more

Remembering Sadie: Lessons From an Old Cow’s Final Hours

Sadie, devoted stepmom to orphaned Blossom and Benjamin and friend to our beloved Tucker, died last week. She was 27 years old. At breakfast on Wednesday morning, we found Sadie down in her barn, unable to stand. Kellie Myers, our Health Care Coordinator, administered 15ccs of Banamine for pain relief, and then, with the help … Read more

Joy to the World! Fabulous Four Graduate to their “Big Boy Field”

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