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Farm Sanctuary is an American animal protection organization, founded in 1986 as an advocate for farmed animals.It was America's first shelter for farmed animals. [3] It promotes laws and policies that support animal welfare, animal protection, and veganism through rescue, education, and advocacy.
With more than 1,500 animals on the property, it is the largest animal rescue of its type in the world. [2] Actor/producer/animal welfare activist Leo Grillo is its national president and founder. [3] [4] As of 2007, the organization is funded solely on private donations of more than $5.5 million per year. [5]
During 2000–2016, the president of the stud farm was Marek Trela , who had been associated with it since 1978. During this period, the stud farm enjoyed a high reputation worldwide, and Arabian horse breeders from all over the world came to its Pride of Poland auctions . In 2015, the stud farm achieved a record profit of PLN 3 million.
Rewild Refuge Farm Sanctuary, a new rescue farm that’s opened on a property tucked away off Highway 104 near Kingston, is home to any number of similar pastoral scenes on a given day.
Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) is an international grassroots network of animal rights activists founded in 2013 in the San Francisco Bay Area. [1] DxE uses disruptive protests and non-violent direct action tactics, such as open rescue of animals from factory farms. [2]
The head of the Spanish Riding School, Alois Podhajsky, was a famed German horseman and dressage expert, who had been a bronze medallist at the 1936 Olympics. He had also been an Austrian Army officer, and by 1938 had been enrolled in the Wehrmacht with the rank of Major. [ 2 ]
In 1940, during the German occupation of Poland, Germany was able to influence TOPR to resume its rescue services and TOPR operated as Freiwillige Tatra Bergwacht for the duration of the war. [8] In 1952, the Tatra Volunteer Rescue Service was incorporated into GOPR. TOPR first used a helicopter during a rescue mission in 1963.
In 1987 about 2.7 million private farms were in operation. About 57 percent of these were smaller than 5 hectares (12 acres). Of the remaining farms, 25 percent were between 5 and 15 hectares (12 and 37 acres) and 11 percent were between 10 and 15 hectares (25 and 37 acres). Only 7 percent of private farms were larger than 15 hectares (37 acres).