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It’s official: Farm Sanctuary’s wooly friends are naked. Each year in the spring, we bring trusted shearers to Watkins Glen and Acton to help with this vital part of sheep healthcare. Here are some photos of their new ‘dos!

Consider this: Farmed animals do not have to be farmed. Many of us grow up believing that cows give us milk, chickens give us eggs, sheep give us wool, and meat gives us protein that we need to sustain life. But the biggest misconception is that they “give” us anything: Humans take them, often at the animals’ expense.

After “this little piggy went to market,” Jack and his friend Allan went home to Sanctuary. The boys—a Yorkshire pig and Hampshire/Duroc cross, respectively—were both raised for production purposes. They met at Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester, and are friendly and rambunctious boys with a bit of an eye for trouble. Mischievous behaviors aside, these are signs of social and problem-solving skills which likely helped the boys survive.

In a letter penned for Farm Sanctuary, the country’s premier farm animal sanctuary and advocacy organization, in support of their annual Adopt a Farm Animal Mother’s Day campaign.

At Farm Sanctuary, Mother’s Day is a celebration of survival and renewal. Join us with a gift to honor Olive goat and her daughter Maggie; Amari sheep and her twins Laura and Bailey; or Hayes, an orphaned steer who found a second family at our New York shelter.

Throughout the month of May, GoMacro will donate 10% of the net proceeds from its vegan Peanut Butter "Give Back" bar in support of Farm Sanctuary!

At Farm Sanctuary, Mother’s Day is a celebration of survival and renewal. Join us with a gift to honor Olive goat and her daughter Maggie; Amari sheep and her twins Laura and Bailey; or Hayes, an orphaned steer who found a second family at our New York shelter.

This Earth Day, put your care into action. Here are 8 ways that going vegan can help our planet.

36 Sanctuary Moments You May Have Missed

Farm Sanctuary's lifesaving work officially began on April 17, 1986. From the beginning, President and Co-founder Gene Baur has worked tirelessly to shift the dynamic of our relationships with farm animals and has encouraged countless individuals to make more compassionate choices. Please join us in revisiting this classic interview from Farm Sanctuary's 30th anniversary. Here, Gene reflects on what the past 30 years have meant to him, and how Farm Sanctuary has evolved into the effective proponent of change it is today.