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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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
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5/28/2021 500 hens are free! Early this morning, a team of five Animal Place staff members headed to a California egg farm to save the lives of 500 hens. These hens have lived inside barren, metal wire cages for 3.5 years, the oldest hens we have rescued from battery cage facilities. Normally, egg farms kill the
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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
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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
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“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
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
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See how your contribution funds our work! You Provide Relief in Emergencies In the midst of this global crisis, your support keeps us hopeful. Your donations ensure that 380 rescued residents are given top-notch care. Calves Samuel and Sterling receive regular feedings of milk replacer to help them thrive. The chickens enjoy clean barns with
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It is no secret how far veganism has come in the past decade. Once it seemed that tofu was the best option on a vegan menu. Now there are decadent faux meats, cheeses, and even eggs! Many major fast-food chains have added plant-based options that provide an animal-friendly choice for consumers. A study performed by
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