Early in the morning of September 5th, 17 Farm Sanctuary staff members and volunteers waited anxiously at Elmira Corning Regional Airport for a cargo plane to land.

In the traditional practice of Kapparot, observed in conjunction with Yom Kippur, a participant holds a chicken by the wings or the legs and circles the bird nine times above his head as he recites a prayer.

New York City is known for culture more than agriculture, but countless farm animals come into the city every day.

For most jungle fowl, as for most other animals exploited for human entertainment or consumption, life is nasty, brutish, and short.

Demeter, named after the Greek goddess of agriculture, was found in a setting befitting a divine creature: near the Greek antiquities and Roman gardens of Malibu’s Getty Villa.

Farm Sanctuary announces a call for grant proposals on observational research on farm animal emotions, behavior, and cognitive abilities.

In early 2013, our New York Shelter took in 23 baby turkeys who had fallen out of a transport truck in North Carolina.

Butterscotch arrived at our New York Shelter with a swollen mass on her face, which had destroyed her left eye.

It sat unclaimed in the post office until postal workers realized that something was amiss and contacted local animal control. Inside the box were more than 100 newborn chicks.

2013 Featured Animal Rescues