Many of you have seen him grow up over the last decade because one of our very favorite things to do together is visit the rescued animals at Farm Sanctuary!

For animal lovers, Mother’s Day can be bittersweet when we think of the other species who just want to love their babies and are robbed of the opportunity to exercise their maternal instinct because of human greed and exploitation in factory farming.

That’s why raising Bear with an awareness of animal sentience and compassion – not just for the animals we share our home with, but for the entire animal kingdom – has been my bedrock of being a Kind Mama.

Farm Sanctuary is a place where survivors of animal agriculture come to rest, to heal, discover friendships, and live as nature intended. Finally free from harm, these incredible animals learn to forgive humans and be incredible ambassadors of compassion.

This Mother’s Day, will you join me in adopting Olive and Maggie goats, Hayes cow, or Amari, Laura, and Bailey sheep? Your gift allows Farm Sanctuary to continue the life-saving work it does in animal rescue, and helps to nurture a new generation of young people who are inspired to create change.

Check out the animals’ inspirational stories below and consider giving the gift that gives!

With love,

Alicia Silverstone

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At Farm Sanctuary, Mother’s Day is a celebration of survival and renewal.

Here, we honor moms like Amari and Olive: a sheep and goat who gave birth at our shelters after their rescues from abuse, neglect, and slaughter. Amari’s twins, Laura and Bailey, along with Olive’s daughter Maggie, never knew their mothers’ pain—only love and kindness at Sanctuary.

There are others, like Hayes, who grow up without their moms: Animal agriculture tears families apart, profiting on their sale and slaughter. At Farm Sanctuary, his chosen family includes other orphaned cows, along with cows who lost their children but still have a mother’s touch.

With a one-time gift of $35, you can adopt an animal or family and support their new lives in our care. Learn more about their journeys to Sanctuary below:

Farm animal sponsorships make heartfelt gifts for the moms, mother-figures, and other loved ones in your life! In gratitude for your donation, we’ll send you a digital certificate featuring your chosen family. Print it for yourself or pass it along to the people who always have your back.

In animal agriculture, mothers rarely get to mother. But with your support this Mother’s Day, we can nurture a new generation of compassion.

This Mother’s Day special is for one-time donations only. For monthly and annual sponsorship opportunities through our Adopt a Farm Animal program, visit farmsanctuary.org/adopt.