You may not live close enough to Animal Place to visit. In fact, animal advocates like you live all over the country! Strolling around the sanctuary, learning about animal agriculture and interacting with the sanctuary residents is a privilege available to few. So many of our guests have remarked that our brick and mortar …
Bringing Education to Your Home: Virtual Museum of Animal Farming Read More »
Prevent Future Pandemics: End Cruel and Dangerous Live Animal Markets We need your help! Urge legislators to pass S.4749 by Senator Cornyn and co-sponsor Senator Booker- the Preventing Future Pandemics Act now! This bill will ban live animal markets in the United States and help prevent future pandemics. You may have never heard of a …
Qualified Charitable Distributions If you are 70.5 or older with a traditional IRA, you’re eligible for one of the most tax-savvy ways to support Animal Place: donating directly from your IRA. This is also called a qualified charitable distribution, or QCD, or an IRA Rollover: QCDs can only be taken out of an IRA. 401ks …
What happens after slaughter Animal Rendering You can help put a stop to this Did you know cow’s blood is fed back to cows? Or that the bodies of pigs are rendered to produce calf milk replacer? Every year, 10 billion land animals are killed in the United States for their flesh. Between 33-50% of …
Precious Baby Turkeys Saved from Starvation. For the last two weeks, Animal Place staff have been working tirelessly to place a large group of baby turkeys (called “poults”) rescued from a tragic situation. When a miscommunication occurred between a popular feed store and their bird supplier, an accidental shipment of 30 newly hatched poults was …
In the weeks and months following the Easter holiday, animal rescues, shelters and sanctuaries around the country prepare for a plea as old as time. Those of countless parents who purchased baby rabbits, chicks or ducklings and regret their decision. They soon realize the enormous commitment that comes with caring for these animals once the …
The Upcoming Easter Holiday is Bad News for Many Animals – but it Doesn’t Have to be! Read More »
Every year, 20 million day-old chicks are thoughtlessly thrown into boxes and shipped as “perishable goods” through the postal service. You have a chance to help stop this horrific practice. All you need to do is take action today! When allowed to, a mother hen communicates with her chicks through the shell before they hatch. …
Meet lucky lambs who escaped death and are now safe at Animal Place.
Two special senior cows, named Honey and Babe, recently arrived at Animal Place! I don’t know about you, but I have a soft spot for senior animals. Honey and Babe lived in one home for their entire lives – twenty years! But when Honey and Babe’s elderly caregiver moved to a nursing home, her family …
Why You Give The Psychology of Compassion Warm, fuzzy, brain chemistry It’s been a difficult year for many people: job losses, life uncertainty, medical issues, and the pandemic. Yet, people still give and show compassion. Even despite the difficulty, why do people still give to Animal Place and other causes that they care about? Giving brings …
