We're Hiring!

Put your compassion into action! Apply to work with a team of dedicated individuals working to make this world a kinder place for farmed animals. We are hiring a full-time animal caregiver (live-in) and a part-time adoption coordinator.

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Why Turkey Farming Hurts

Learn why turkey farming hurts. After reading the facts, we encourage you to have a compassionate Thanksgiving by leaving turkeys off your table.

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Covid-19

We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe during this uncertain time. We have taken numerous precautions to protect staff, volunteers, the public, and to keep the animals safe. We are currently closed to the public until further notice.

A Bird of Courage

“Though a little Vain & Silly, a Bird of Courage” ~ Benjamin Franklin The turkeys who make their home at Animal Place arrived from auctions, feed stores, or farms raising them for slaughter. Many turkeys are not so lucky. Every year, 250 million are killed for their flesh. Often along the way, they suffer from […]
Adoption Coordinator

Organization: Animal Place is a nonprofit sanctuary for farmed animals and an education/advocacy organization. It operates two shelters in northern California. Its headquarters is located on 600-acres in Grass Valley, (60 miles north of Sacramento) with a Rescue & Adoption Center in Petaluma. This position will be working out of the Petaluma site. Position Objectives: […]
Investigation reveals cruelty from Samuel’s past

One year after Samuel and Hanks (RIP) arrival at Animal Place, Animal Outlook released their undercover investigation. Here is what they found. Provided by ANIMAL OUTLOOK: Undercover Investigator Goes Public to Reveal Animal Cruelty on California Dairy Farm “Dead on arrival” dairy is failing cows–and failing with consumers After a two-year career working undercover […]