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Woodstock Farm Sanctuary (previously Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary) is a farmed
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and rescue organization in High Falls, NY. Woodstock Sanctuary is one of the most recognized and well-respected animal sanctuaries in the world with a focus on specialized care for all of their hundred of rescued animals.


History

In May 2004, Woodstock Farm Sanctuary was founded by Jenny Brown and Doug Abel outside of
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. In 2014, Woodstock Farm Sanctuary purchased a 150-acre property to be able to rescue additional animals and increase Public Education opportunities When the Sanctuary moved locations they also updated their name from ''Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary'' to ''Woodstock Farm Sanctuary''. In its 20 years of animal rescue and advocacy work, Woodstock Farm Sanctuary has saved thousands of animals’ lives from around the country. With annual events and Public Education tours, the Sanctuary has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors from all over the country to visit, stay, and fall in love with farmed animals. They have reached hundreds of millions through targeted campaigns and advocacy that focus on education about industrial farming and pressure campaigns. The Sanctuary also conducts
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and restoration work on the property and works to educate about the role of industrial
animal agriculture Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. ...
on the environment. including climate harm and
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. The organization is funded through individual donations, including a membership program, and has a large volunteer program. Visitors and volunteers come from around the world to help out and learn. Woodstock Farm Sanctuary's Mission: We seek to end animal agriculture by rescuing farmed animals, giving them lifelong care and sanctuary, and educating about the harms of
animal farming Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. ...
.


See also

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Veganism Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a vega ...
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Factory Farming Intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production, and macro-farms, also known as factory farming, is a type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to mass animal husbandry designed to maximize production while minimizing co ...
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Animal Welfare Animal welfare is the quality of life and overall well-being of animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures ...
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Animal Rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all Animal consciousness, sentient animals have Moral patienthood, moral worth independent of their Utilitarianism, utility to humans, and that their most basic interests—such as ...


References


External links


Woodstock Farm Sanctuary official siteMini documentary on 20th Year AnniversaryRescue of 100 Chickens on One Green PlanetRescued sheep on Newsweek.comThe Lucky Ones by Woodstock Farm Sanctuary Founder, Jenny Brown and Gretchen Primack
{{Animal rights, state=collapsed Animal sanctuaries Animal rights organizations Animal welfare organizations based in the United States