Recently, a mama skunk decided to make a den near the chicken pasture. On camera, we saw her with one baby. Then we realized she had four more! And while this family is absolutely adorable, the mama skunk has been seen stalking some of our smallest bantam chickens. It is uncommon for skunks to attack birds, ‘but […]
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Rodeo promoters describe their events as celebrations of Western heritage, athletic competition, and family fun. What they rarely mention is the flank strap tightened around a bull’s abdomen to make him buck, the electric prod used to force a terrified animal out of a chute, or the calf as young as four months old being
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Every Mother’s Day, we celebrate the depth of a mother’s love. We send flowers. We make dinner reservations. We pause to honor the women who raised us. But the holiday we observe today was never meant to be about dinners or flowers. And the mothers we forget to honor outnumber us by billions. The Radical
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Join meditation and qigong instructor Charity Kahn for a morning of peaceful practice at Animal Place on Saturday, May 30 2026 at 10 AM. We’ll experience lovingkindness meditation, walking meditation, and the gentle moving meditation of qigong, all with kind awareness of the cherished animal residents of the sanctuary. We’ll connect with the Earth, our animal relatives, each
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On April 30, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Food and National Security Act of 2026 by a vote of 224–20. Supporters called it bipartisan progress. Animal advocates know better. This bill is, at its core, a gift to factory farming interests, and it just moved one step closer to becoming law. The Threat:
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The USDA has proposed eliminating slaughter line speed limits for pigs and significantly increasing them for birds, all while gutting worker safety oversight in one of the country’s most dangerous industries. The public comment window closes this Monday, April 20. What this proposal means Slaughter line speeds determine how many animals are killed per hour
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They’re shipped as parcels. They die as living beings. When someone orders day-old chicks from an online hatchery, those animals enter a system not designed for them. Under current policy, chicks are classified as perishable goods within the U.S. Mail system and handled in the same logistical category as items such as food or plants.
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It’s time for the sheep to get nekkid! With temperatures climbing, the sheep are ready to get a haircut and be free of their winter wool coats. This annual tradition keeps the sheep cooler during the summer months. And here is your chance to keep a sanctuary sheep comfortable and provide your local birds with
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