In June, we sent a healthcare team to Tennessee to lead a Sanctuary clinic week with Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge. Odd Man Inn (OMI), a “refuge for animals out of options,” was first incorporated in Washington state, but this year, they acquired 93-acres of land in Jamestown, Tennessee—and with it, guardianship of 160 pigs. Now, they’re in the process of moving their operations to Tennessee and learning who lives on the property and what type of care they need. Below is an excerpt from our interview with Wendy Smith, Co-Founder and Director at Odd Man Inn (OMI).

At Farm Sanctuary, our rescued residents spend their days doing what they love most, with the ones they love most.

How do you make the holidays even more meaningful? With a gift that inspires compassion!

Please sign our petition to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to ban the slaughter of downed animals—with no exceptions.

Find out how Farm Sanctuary and five other animal Sanctuaries came together to help rescue over 100 animals from a backyard butcher in Florida.

This Friday, May 15th, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a COVID-19 stimulus bill, dubbed the HEROES Act.

This Mother’s Day, join us in honoring Liberty, Mia, and Katie: incredible leaders, guardians, confidantes, and moms who now thrive at Farm Sanctuary with their children by their side.

The COVID-19 coronavirus has killed thousands of people around the world, including 14 in the U.S., at the time of publishing, and its origin in animals and global spread should remind us how inextricably linked we are with other life on Earth.