New Beginnings for “Old” Hens
A couple weeks ago, I posted a little bit about the 45 hens rescued from a cage-free operation. Late last week, ten were released into the sanctuary’s main population. They will become ambassadors for...
View ArticleOn a Lighter Note – Cows Like Grass
There are times when working for a farmed animal sanctuary is depressing and sad, when I feel like no one and nothing will change. It is during those times, I take great solace and pleasure in grabbing...
View ArticleLike Simon, They All Deserve Thought
Last night we made a decision to euthanize one of the animals at the sanctuary. His name was Simon. I can’t bring myself to re-write everything at the sanctuary’s blog, so I’m just linking to it. To...
View ArticleRuby, The Sitting Piglet Of Cute
A month ago, we received a call about a piglet. The farm, located in the northern California hills, needed to do something with a runty, sickly piglet. Normally, piglets are killed if they aren’t...
View ArticleRuby Likes to Sit
Sit is the go-to behavior for Ruby when she wants something. Pancakes? Sit! Tangerine juice? Sit! Grapes? Sit! As you can see, Ruby mostly wants food. We cannot help but feel sorrow for Ruby. She has...
View ArticleWalle’s Shadow
I wrote this for the Animal Place sanctuary blog, but I really wanted to re-share it here. Somewhere there is a farm. It is called a free-range farm, a euphemistic term meant to assuage guilt over...
View ArticleNational Pig Day
Today is National Pig Day. It is a day when the pigs revolt, run free and take over the world. Or so I wish. Instead, restaurants across the country will take it as an opportunity to celebrate pigs by...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day
You know what I love about a lot of nonhuman children and their mom’s? It’s always Mother’s Day. Last year, I was all “read my super sad post” that makes me cry to read and I wrote it! You should of...
View ArticleA Little Bit of Chicken Love
I have been asked if chickens feel. Emotions. Thoughts. Sometimes I am told whether they do or not (and when I *am* being told, it’s to let me know they don’t). I am unsure of the nuances and depth of...
View ArticleHugs All Around
Douglas gets a big hug from our animal care manager at the sanctuary. He loves hugs, although these days he and his brother Linus consider themselves big boys and avoid physical contact with people at...
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