Imagine, the sunrise is painting the sky in a warm and brilliant pink as you step into your work boots. The sweet scent of morning dew on the grass fills your lungs. The sound of excited sheep bleating and cows lowing can be heard in the distance. You’re ready for anything the day has in […]
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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
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Sometimes the heaviness of current issues can be daunting. But there are things you can do to make a difference. Emails to legislators, social media campaigns, and signing petitions can be deeply impactful. We’ve dedicated ourselves to making it easier for you to make a difference! We call this effort the “compassion campaign”. We monitor
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Animal Place’s Food for Thought Program offers grant opportunities to help companion animal shelters adopt a vegan or vegetarian menu policy! WHAT IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT? Food for Thought is a program of Animal Place, one of the oldest and largest sanctuaries for farmed animals in the United States. We help nonprofit organizations extend their
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There is something very tender about caring for an aging companion animal. As we see our friends growing older by the day, we are obligated to keep them safe and comfortable. You may know the feeling well. Finding a new tuft of gray hairs on your cat’s muzzle, or hearing your dog give a deep
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It’s a misty morning in Point Reyes. A bobcat stalks quietly through the tall native grasses. Red-wing blackbirds paint the horizon with dazzling, cloud-like formations. A red-tailed hawk circles overhead, on the lookout for ground squirrels, moles and songbirds. But one group of figures stand out from the fog. Their massive antlers are unmistakable. They
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Over the last two weeks, Animal Place has been hit with a historic winter storm. Over 70 miles of our local interstate 80 closed down due to treacherous conditions. A shelter in place warning was issued for many local Nevada and Placer County residents. We held our breath as the snow began to come down steadily
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Mother hens’ communication with their chicks begins before the babies even hatch. A hen and chick will peep and cluck back and forth when the chick is still in the egg. Their bond begins to form before the chick even enters the world. But farmed chicks born into hatcheries never get to meet their
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In a world where confinement and suffering is the standard for farmed animals, sanctuaries like Animal Place exist as a unique oasis. A sanctuary offers you a glance into an ideal world. It is a vision of what animals’ lives could look like if we offered them compassion, empathy and mercy. The animal residents who
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On October 20, 2021, Animal Place staff traveled to a pasture-based egg farm to pick up 700 hens. Whether farms use pasture-based, cage free, free range or caged systems, all hens farmed for eggs are eventually killed. This typically happens when the birds reach 1 1/2 -2 years of age. The hens’ egg laying declines
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