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Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
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.
Winslow Farm opened its doors to the public in the fall of 1997. At this time, it had a total of 183 animals. [4] Prior to becoming an animal sanctuary, Winslow Farm was 5 acres of wooded farmland. The sanctuary's founder, Debra White, bought the land and constructed barns and sheds designed to shelter animals.
North Mountain Animal Sanctuary, Burlington, Nova Scotia. Sanctuary for abused, neglected, and unwanted farm animals. Sanctuary for abused, neglected, and unwanted farm animals. RAPS Cat Sanctuary , Richmond , British Columbia
An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and to be protected for the rest of their lives. [1] Pattrice Jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary defines an animal sanctuary as "a safe-enough place or relationship within the continuing hazards that menace everybody". [2]
The Gentle Barn is an American nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal sanctuary organization located in Santa Clarita, California and Christiana, Tennessee, with a former location in Dittmer, Missouri. Founded by Ellie Laks in 1999, The Gentle Barn's mission is to provide sanctuary for abused animals who would not otherwise be able to find homes. [1]
It was created in 1912 to protect habitat and provide sanctuary for one of the largest elk (also known as wapiti) herds. With a total of 24,700 acres (10,000 ha), the refuge borders the town of Jackson, Wyoming, on the southwest, Bridger-Teton National Forest on the east and Grand Teton National Park on the north. It is home to an average of ...
Lorri Houston (aka Lorri Bauston) is a pioneer for the farm animal sanctuary movement. Houston has been an animal rights researcher, activist, and a vegan for most of her life. She co-founded the Farm Sanctuary in 1986 and founded Animal Acres in 2005. Houston has played a crucial role in the animal rights and activism movement over the past 20 ...