Please Read This Before Starting Your Backyard Coop

“We just had a box of chicks show up, and [the whole box] is dead… This is just—happens repeatedly… Please, please do something for these poor animals.”   This spring has introduced new challenges to our sadly typical rescue request influx, as folks are not only panic-buying cleaning supplies and toilet paper, but now, it … Read more

Featured Creatures – The California Girls

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

Seven New Hens in the CAS “Sorority House”

CAS recently welcomed seven layer hens from the home of a Saugerties man who passed away. His children inherited his house and his animals–two horses, a mule, and seven chickens–but weren’t interested in keeping the animals. We were alerted about the horses on the property, and when I stopped in to check on them, seven … Read more