Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal Welfare, Farmed Animals, Veganism, tagged animal suffering, pictures, Humane Society, pigs, Farmed Animals, livestock transport, Animal Welfare on July 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This weekend on my 6.5 hour drives to and from my parents’ farm in North Dakota, I saw several trucks transporting pigs to–I assume–slaughter. Every time I saw them, I’d look at them all crammed in there and wondered when they last had anything to eat or drink. I thought about how hot [...]
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Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged animal suffering, Factory Farming, farm animal rescue, farm sanctuary, Farmed Animals, gestation crates, pictures, pictures of factory farms, pigs on July 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I looooove pigs. I love how curious and sweet they are, and how animated they can be. When I was at Farm Sanctuary earlier this year I had so much fun rubbing their bellies and listening to them grunt with satisfaction. That’s why when I see pictures of the poor piggies who [...]
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In the past few weeks, I’ve had a series of interviews with a medical device company. The open position is incredibly interesting and would be seriously challenging - both of which I find appealing. I like the idea of working in a professional capacity to improve the lives of others, and working to [...]
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Posted in Animal Welfare, Farmed Animals, tagged chickens, cows, farm sanctuary, goats, happy farm animals, pictures, pigs, turkeys on May 12, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I am back from a wonderful weekend at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY. What an adventure we had. I finally got to meet the goat I sponsored, Goodwin. This is him:
He is just the cutest little goat I’ve ever seen. Apparently his growth was stunted due to malnutrition or something, [...]
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In my infinite quest to be The World’s Strangest Person Ever, I have stumbled upon (ok, a friend sent me) an animal rescue website that has webcams on some of the animals who live there! The place is called Longmeadow Rescue Ranch.
Longmeadow Rescue Ranch is haven for hundreds of abused and neglected horses, cows, goats, [...]
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