Goodbye, Moses: A Sudden Farewell After a Lifetime of Joy

Our precious Moses, our beautiful spotted boy with giant floppy ears that masked huge golden eyes, is gone. He was 7 ½ years old. Moses arrived in 2013 from a hoarding case, along with Miriam and Ginger, his presumed sisters, and nine goats. The piglets, just a few months old, reveled in their spacious pasture, … Read more

Five Years Of Love, Hope + Changing Hearts

“After 10 years of looking into thousands of pig eyes, I’ve come to understand that they’re never vacant. There’s always someone looking back at me” – Bob Comis In the five years that Mario and Audrey have been here, we’ve come to know them as unique and sensational individuals. We’ve seen them take elaborate mud … Read more

Meet the Compassionate Cuisine Contest Winner!

Congrats to Darcie, the winner of the Compassionate Cuisine contest! Darcie is a longtime friend of CAS and credits a little pig named Ozzie for starting her cruelty-free journey. Chef Linda made her requested vegan crab cakes at the New York Veg Food Festival! Read Darcie’s story below! Ozzie the potbellied pig changed my feelings about … Read more

It’s Jangles’ Turn: Old Pig Joins The Underfoot Family!

If you’ve visited Catskill Animal Sanctuary, you likely have vivid memories of a few members of the Underfoot Family, that special crew of critters privileged to roam the barnyard all day. The animals who earn the right to join “the family” are typically elderly, but other factors, too, enter into our decisions regarding which privileged … Read more