Rescue & Adoptions

Featured Rescues

Past Featured Rescues

• Persia: Lonely Lamb Finds Acceptance at Farm Sanctuary
• Stella and Bella: Two Piglets Saved from Slaughter by the Kindness of Animal Lovers in California
• Sybil: Twenty-two Fortunate Hens Rescued from a University Egg-laying Project
• Annette, Bernadette, and Claudette: Unwilling Participants in a Cruel Fraternity Prank Now Safe in California
• Angie: Six Lucky Layer Hens Will Never Be Caged Again
• Punky: A Pennsylvania Farmer's Compassionate Decision Brings 9 Sheep to Live at Farm Sanctuary
• Carolyn: Once on Her Own, A Happy Rabbit Joins the Farm Sanctuary Family
• Andromeda: Hens Rescued from the Cruelty of the Modern-day Egg Industry Say Goodbye to Their Cages
• Bernie: Rabbits Rescue from Squalor and Neglect; Abuser Held Responsible for Their Suffering
• Chicky: Turkey Chicks Rescued from Factory Farm Hatchery
• Claire: Eight Rabbits Rescued from a Would-be Backyard Breeder in New York
• Cody Day: 22 Sheep and Goats Rescued from Horrific Neglect in Wisconsin
• Barnaby: Rabbits Found Huddled in Cardboard Boxes on the Shoulder of the New York Expressway
• Ronnie: Rabbit Abandoned Shortly After Easter
  
• Sprout: 26 Cows and Calves Saved from Starvation and Neglect in Pennsylvania
• Affy: New Yorkers Rally to Save Affy, a Domestic Goose
• Delta: Turkey Chicks Rescued from Garbage Behind Poultry Auction
• Priscilla Noelle: Piglet Found Wandering the Streets of New York City
• Elton: Rooster abandoned in a cardboard box alongside three hens
• Lassen: Saved from being a "4-H" school project pig
• Kimberly: Five rabbits and six hens find safe haven at our California Shelter
• Old Town, Maine Cruelty Case: 35 rescued cattle, pigs, goats and sheep get a second chance at life
• Pearl: Goat rescued from a dismal auction house
• Mack: Rooster rescued from a garbage truck
• San Diego Cruelty Case: Diseased and dying calves, goats and steer are rescued
• Mario: Calf rescued from a dairy farm dead pile by rendering truck driver
• Yvette: Goose who was abandoned and unable to fend for herself
• Juniper: Goat found suffering horribly from untreated frostbite
• Simon: Goat found wandering the streets of Brooklyn, New York
• Zoop: Goat found walking on her knees on a street in Denville, New Jersey
• Steuben County, NY Cruelty Case: Dozens of farm animals found locked inside barn amid corpses
• Cattaraugus County, NY Cruelty Case: Over 100 pigs rescued, many found frozen to the ground alive
• Samson: Piglet rescued from neglect in high school agriculture program
• Lily: Saved from the slaughterhouse twice, Lily knows cats aren't the only ones with nine lives
• Dino: Goat rescued from malnourishment so severe it left him deformed (2002)
• Cinci Freedom: Cow escapes slaughterhouse and prompts public outcry to save her (2002)
• Great American Turkey Rescue: 300 Turkeys saved from a CA salvage yard's plans to use them in cruel promotional stunt (2001)
• Queenie: Daring NYC cow makes a dash for freedom (2000)
• Bronwyn: One of 30 sheep rescued from starvation (2000)
• Buckeye Egg Farm Rescue: Over 3,000 hens rescued when tornado destroys intensive confinement egg production facilities (2000)
• Amberson Egg Farm Rescue: Hens rescued from horrific conditions at battery cage egg farm when one farmer reports another for cruelty (2000)
• Dutch: Duck found in the back of a rendering truck that was headed for a processing plant (1999)
• Autumn and Brady: These geese were rescued separately, now they never spend a moment apart (1998)
• Murray, Mack & Miles: Calves rescued from car trunk by police in Phoenix, AZ (1999)
• Kari & Maggie: 40 pigs rescued from slaughterbound truck safe at Farm Sanctuary (1998)
• Dawn: Rescued as a helpless downer calf, Dawn has become a powerful sanctuary matriarch (1997)
• Santa Cruz Island Sheep Rescue (Bradley & Juanita): 200 sheep rescued from National Park Service and Nature Conservancy plans for cruel aerial slaughter (1997)
• Bonnie: The donkey was a victim of horrific neglect, she could barely stand or walk