As Farm Sanctuary rescue workers entered the western New York property where Lila and dozens of others languished, they were nearly overwhelmed by the smell of death.

Our friend Nate is one powerful fellow — and our staff has the bruises to prove it. Nate was one of four goats recently dumped in a small town near our New York Shelter.

Join Gene Baur at the 2013 LA Marathon

Late in the 2012 baseball season, New York Mets relief pitcher Tim Byrdak secretly brought a small feathered newcomer into the clubhouse — a chicken he claimed was sent by the Yankees to taunt Mets teammate Frank Francisco, who had been calling the Yankees “chickens” during a subway series run.

This June, a certain backyard bird feeder in a rural setting near Rochester, New York, attracted some unusual visitors.

For egg-laying hens in commercial production, even those on “free-range” farms, life ends between the ages of one and two years.

Just a few days before July 4th, Farm Sanctuary’s Emergency Rescue Team arrived at a factory pig farm where we were alerted to the flagrant abuse of a pregnant breeding sow.

Annual summer celebration brings activism, animals, vegan food & fun together Aug. 4 and 5 in the Finger Lakes region of New York

Sports Fans and Locals Speculate at Mets Chicken’s Rapid Rise to Fame

Mets chicken gets happy ending at Farm Sanctuary