"Inn" This Together: A Sanctuary Clinic Week at Odd Man Inn
Earlier this year, Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge (OMI) acquired 93 acres of land in Jamestown, TN—and with it, 160 pigs in need of care. When OMI reached out to Farm Sanctuary for help, we were in. Together, we strategized ways to complete the pigs’ first health checks, triage with a local veterinarian for more severe medical needs, and develop records for their newest pigs. And in June, members of our animal care team went to Tennessee to lead a Sanctuary clinic week. In that time, we completed 70 health checks! Hooves and tusks were trimmed, vaccines were given, new pig-moving methods were learned, and more.
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In a world that treats cows as commodities, it’s no surprise that the research on these animals mainly focuses on how they can be used to maximize profits. Imagine how our conversations would shift if we focused on who they are instead of on how we can use them! The Someone Project is documenting farm animal sentience through science—and we invite you to meet cows again, for the first time.
Boots was a twin, and his mother only had the strength to feed one lamb. To make matters worse, they lived on a farm that bred lambs for meat. Normally, Boots would have only a few months to live. But without his mother's care, the fragile lamb would have starved to death even before that. Fortunately, a concerned neighbor stepped in. Learn how this lonely lamb found sheep friends at last.
Shirley spent her life at a dairy farm, bred her for milk production—despite health issues that kept her from being able to walk. Once her milk declined, the farmers relinquished Shirley to retire at Sanctuary. The heartbreaking truth is that it was just too late. Despite our limited time together, Shirley was a valued member of our family whose life and story deserve to be shared.
40 Fled an L.A. Slaughterhouse; Compassion Brings Two to Sanctuary
Every so often, we see what animal agriculture doesn’t want us to see: the animals themselves and how much they want to live. On a late June evening, 40 cows escaped a slaughterhouse and ran through the streets of Pico Rivera. Only June B. Free and Susan survived—thanks to a group of compassionate people, they're safe at Sanctuary. For these survivors, this is just the beginning.
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