Gov. Hickenlooper signs bill improving lives of abused animals

With the power of his pen, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a bill that makes Colorado much safer for abused and neglected animals. House Bill 1125—supported by the Dumb Friends League and the Colorado Federation of Animal Welfare Agencies—is a historic milestone for Colorado’s abused animals. It will minimize stress on seized animals by [...]

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Dumb Friends League to open equine center to help Colorado’s abused and neglected horses

Some of Colorado’s formerly suffering, neglected and abused horses are getting a second chance. The Dumb Friends League (Denver, Colorado 80231) recently announced it will open a new equine center—a unique private rehabilitation and adoption facility set to be fully operational in June 2012. The Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center is not a sanctuary or [...]

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Stop the revival of “high diving horse” acts in Atlantic City

From Animal lover Jennifer Mishler Atlantic City wants to bring back “high-diving horse” acts to its Steel Pier. These acts haven’t been around since the 1970s — and for good reason, as they involve horses and riders leaping or falling from a 40-foot tower into a swimming pool. But in a strange nod to nostalgia [...]

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Highlights From Farm Sanctuary’s 25th Anniversary Year-End Slideshow

From Farm Sanctuary (Watkins Glen, New York 14891) We are delighted to share the highlights from our 25th Anniversary year. We rescued so many amazing animals, shared their stories, spread the message of compassion, and celebrated the progress and protections for farm animals that came about this year. Watch now.

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Please Sign Farm Sanctuary’s Petition to President Obama to End Factory Farming

From Farm Sanctuary (Watkins Glen, New York 14891) Factory farming is destroying our environment, our communities, animal welfare, and even our health – at an alarming rate. It is critical that we bring an end to factory farming, to restore a more viable food system and preserve our world. Factory farms have driven small farms [...]

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Looking Back at the Just Eats Tour: Vegan America in Review

From Farm Sanctuary (Watkins Glen, New York 14891) Twenty-five years ago, Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder Gene Baur was selling veggie hot dogs out of a Volkswagen van and dreaming of an America where compassionate, vegan meals were widely available and in demand. This summer, Gene took the iconic van to the streets of America [...]

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Special opportunity to view rescued turkeys on Thanksgiving Day!

From Farm Sanctuary As you make your last minute preparations to celebrate Thanksgiving with your loved ones, be sure to include helping one of our adorable rescued turkeys in your holiday activities! Then, on Thanksgiving Day, view the live video stream of rescued turkeys enjoying a beautiful holiday — thanks to you! Go to our [...]

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As Food Debate Heats Up, Landmark Collaboration Seeks Solutions

Amid growing consumer concern about the safety and sustainability of America’s primarily industrialized food supply, and with big agribusiness racing against the clock to “reshape the dialogue” to their advantage before the renewal of the Farm Bill, a landmark collaboration of three disparate advocacy movements aims to tackle factory farming’s impact head on. The first-ever [...]

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World-Renowned Experts to Gather in Washington for National Conference to End Factory Farming

Join Farm Sanctuary as they bring together more than 30 world-renowned experts from the environmental, public health, and animal welfare movements for their first-ever National Conference to End Factory Farming: For Health, Environment and Farm Animals. Unique in its exclusive focus on factory farming and the problems surrounding the industry, the conference will explore factory [...]

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Citizen Action Leads to New Livestock Care Standards in Ohio

From the Farm Sanctuary At the end of September, the efforts of thousands of Ohio animal activists will come to fruition, as a phase out of gestation crates for pregnant pigs and veal crates for calves becomes law in Ohio. Additionally, there will be a prohibition on new battery cage facilities, a ban on the [...]

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