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</div> <div class="fs-unified-hero__text-content --no-desc "> <span class="label"></span> <h1 class="title --no-desc">Why Farm Animals?</h1> </div> <div class="fs-unified-hero__image-container tablet"> <picture class="" data-title="Norm rooster at Farm Sanctuary" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/07/27050742/2020_06-08_FSNY_Norm_rooster_DSC_8779_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-1600x1065.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/07/27050742/2020_06-08_FSNY_Norm_rooster_DSC_8779_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-1280x852.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/07/27050742/2020_06-08_FSNY_Norm_rooster_DSC_8779_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x506.jpg"> <img alt="Norm rooster at Farm Sanctuary" title="Norm rooster at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" 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class="fs-module fs-landing-pull-quote"> <div class="fs-container fs-landing-pull-quote-content fs-no-max-width " > <div class="content-container "> <div class="quote-text wysiwyg-text-container ">Farm animals are among the most abused creatures on Earth. </div> <div class="body-text wysiwyg-text-container">An estimated 77,047,000,959 land animals were slaughtered worldwide for food in 2018. Many were raised on factory farms, which maximize agribusiness profits at the expense of the animals, the environment, social justice, and public health.</div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="vertical_content_block_1" class="fs-module fs-vertical-content-block"> <div class="fs-container"> <h2 class="fs-vertical-content-block__title">Animal Agriculture Causes Immense Suffering</h2> <ul class="fs-vertical-content-block__entries-container --mobile"> <li class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry"> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-760x456.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-760x456.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-760x456.jpg"> <img alt="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." title="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-scaled-e1595272791652.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img alt="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." title="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-scaled-e1595272791652.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-scaled-e1595272791652.jpg" alt="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." title="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="credits-caption"><p>Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals</p> </div> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-body has-caption"> <h3 class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-title">It hurts animals.</h3> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"> <p>Far from the idyllic pastures shown in ads, factory farms typically consist of large numbers of animals raised in extreme confinement, who undergo painful mutilations and are bred to grow fast and large before being slaughtered at a young age.</p> <a href="/issue/factory-farming/" class="entry-cta" target="" aria-label="Go to Learn More">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry"> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-760x570.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-760x570.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-760x570.jpg"> <img alt="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." title="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-scaled-e1595271917120.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img alt="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." title="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-scaled-e1595271917120.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-scaled-e1595271917120.jpg" alt="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." title="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="credits-caption"><p>Photo: PARALAXIS/shutterstock.com</p> </div> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-body has-caption"> <h3 class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-title">It hurts our planet.</h3> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"> <p>Animal agriculture produces staggering quantities of waste and greenhouse gases, polluting our land, air, and water and contributing to climate change, land degradation, and the destruction of ecosystems.</p> <a href="/issue/environment" class="entry-cta" target="" aria-label="Go to Learn More">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry"> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-760x507.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-760x507.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-760x507.jpg"> <img alt="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" title="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-scaled.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img alt="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" title="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-scaled.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-scaled.jpg" alt="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" title="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="credits-caption"><p>Photo: C.Lotongkum/shutterstock.com</p> </div> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-body has-caption"> <h3 class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-title">It hurts workers and communities.</h3> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"> <p>Employees suffer long hours, are at high risk for mental and physical trauma, and receive nominal pay. Oftentimes, facilities are in low-income communities of color, who experience health ailments due to the toxic practices of agribusiness.</p> <a href="/issue/social-justice" class="entry-cta" target="" aria-label="Go to Learn More">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry"> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Elderly man's pulse being taken." tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3-547x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3-547x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3-547x760.jpg"> <img alt="Elderly man's pulse being taken." title="Elderly man's pulse being taken." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img alt="Elderly man's pulse being taken." title="Elderly man's pulse being taken." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3.jpg" alt="Elderly man's pulse being taken." title="Elderly man's pulse being taken." loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="credits-caption"><p>Photo: Matthias Zomer / Pexels</p> </div> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-body has-caption"> <h3 class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-title">It hurts our health.</h3> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"> <p>The feeds, hormones, and antibiotics used on factory farms put humans at risk for chronic disease, obesity, and drug-resistant bacteria, and pose the threat of major zoonotic disease outbreaks.</p> <a href="/issue/public-health" class="entry-cta" target="" aria-label="Go to Learn More">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class="fs-vertical-content-block__entries-container --tablet"> <li class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry"> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-760x456.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-760x456.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-760x456.jpg"> <img alt="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." title="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-scaled-e1595272791652.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img alt="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." title="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-scaled-e1595272791652.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27050945/CowDairyVealFarm_QC_JMcArthur_20140117-2606-scaled-e1595272791652.jpg" alt="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." title="A calf straining against a chain from his veal crate." loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript></noscript> </picture> <div class="credits-caption"><p>Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals</p> </div> </div> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-body"> <h2 class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-title">It hurts animals.</h2> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"> <p>Far from the idyllic pastures shown in ads, factory farms typically consist of large numbers of animals raised in extreme confinement, who undergo painful mutilations and are bred to grow fast and large before being slaughtered at a young age.</p> <a href="/issue/factory-farming/" class="entry-cta" target="" aria-label="Go to Learn More">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry"> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-body"> <h2 class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-title">It hurts our planet.</h2> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"> <p>Animal agriculture produces staggering quantities of waste and greenhouse gases, polluting our land, air, and water and contributing to climate change, land degradation, and the destruction of ecosystems.</p> <a href="/issue/environment" class="entry-cta" target="" aria-label="Go to Learn More">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-760x570.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-760x570.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-760x570.jpg"> <img alt="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." title="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-scaled-e1595271917120.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img alt="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." title="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-scaled-e1595271917120.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053838/shutterstock_1566903013-scaled-e1595271917120.jpg" alt="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." title="Burning of the Amazon rainforest at dusk to increase livestock grazing area and agriculture activities Area already deforested in the foreground." loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript></noscript> </picture> <div class="credits-caption"><p>Photo: PARALAXIS/shutterstock.com</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry"> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-760x507.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-760x507.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-760x507.jpg"> <img alt="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" title="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-scaled.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img alt="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" title="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-scaled.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052742/shutterstock_1025313112-scaled.jpg" alt="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" title="Poultry workers processing chicken gender; Photo credit: C.Lotongkum / Shutterstock" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript></noscript> </picture> <div class="credits-caption"><p>Photo: C.Lotongkum/shutterstock.com</p> </div> </div> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-body"> <h2 class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-title">It hurts workers and communities.</h2> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"> <p>Employees suffer long hours, are at high risk for mental and physical trauma, and receive nominal pay. Oftentimes, facilities are in low-income communities of color, who experience health ailments due to the toxic practices of agribusiness.</p> <a href="/issue/social-justice" class="entry-cta" target="" aria-label="Go to Learn More">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry"> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-body"> <h2 class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-title">It hurts our health.</h2> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"> <p>The feeds, hormones, and antibiotics used on factory farms put humans at risk for chronic disease, obesity, and drug-resistant bacteria, and pose the threat of major zoonotic disease outbreaks.</p> <a href="/issue/public-health" class="entry-cta" target="" aria-label="Go to Learn More">Learn More</a> </div> </div> <div class="fs-vertical-content-block__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Elderly man's pulse being taken." tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3-547x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3-547x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3-547x760.jpg"> <img alt="Elderly man's pulse being taken." title="Elderly man's pulse being taken." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img alt="Elderly man's pulse being taken." title="Elderly man's pulse being taken." loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060706/Module-VerticalContentBlock-EntryImage3.jpg" alt="Elderly man's pulse being taken." title="Elderly man's pulse being taken." loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript></noscript> </picture> <div class="credits-caption"><p>Photo: Matthias Zomer / Pexels</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="landing_pull_quote_2" class="fs-module fs-landing-pull-quote"> <div class="fs-container fs-landing-pull-quote-content fs-no-max-width --with-image --with-gradient" > <div class="image-container"> <picture class="" data-title="Watkins Glen Aerial Sheep Barn" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052729/Watkins-Glen-Aerial-Sheep-Barn.gif"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052729/Watkins-Glen-Aerial-Sheep-Barn.gif"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052729/Watkins-Glen-Aerial-Sheep-Barn.gif"> <img alt="Watkins Glen Aerial Sheep Barn" title="Watkins Glen Aerial Sheep Barn" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052729/Watkins-Glen-Aerial-Sheep-Barn.gif" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052729/Watkins-Glen-Aerial-Sheep-Barn.gif" alt="Watkins Glen Aerial Sheep Barn" title="Watkins Glen Aerial Sheep Barn" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="content-container "> <div class="quote-text wysiwyg-text-container ">But there is hope. </div> <div class="body-text wysiwyg-text-container">In recent years, science has confirmed the inhumane and disastrous impact of animal agriculture. The result is the beginning of a new food economy based on plants—not animals—and the spark of a cultural awakening.</div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="about_us_1" class="fs-module fs-about-us-block "> <div class="fs-container"> <div class="fs-about-us-block__horizontal-line"></div> <p class="fs-about-us-block__eyebrow">what we do</p> <div class="fs-about-us-block__body wysiwyg-text-container">Farm Sanctuary fights the disastrous effects of animal agriculture on animals, the environment, social justice, and public health through rescue, education, and advocacy.</div> <div class="fs-about-us-block__pillars "> <ul class="fs-about-us-block__pillar-list "> <li class="fs-about-us-block__pillar-entry"> <a aria-label="Rescue" href="https://www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/"> <div aria-hidden="true"> <picture class="" data-title="icon-heart-ochre" tabindex="-1"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-rescue-ochre.svg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-rescue-ochre.svg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-rescue-ochre.svg"> <img alt="icon-heart-ochre" title="icon-heart-ochre" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-rescue-ochre.svg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-rescue-ochre.svg" alt="icon-heart-ochre" title="icon-heart-ochre" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <span>Rescue</span> </a> </li> <li class="fs-about-us-block__pillar-entry"> <a aria-label="Educate" href="https://www.farmsanctuary.org/education/"> <div aria-hidden="true"> <picture class="" data-title="icon-book-ochre" tabindex="-1"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-education-ochre.svg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-education-ochre.svg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-education-ochre.svg"> <img alt="icon-book-ochre" title="icon-book-ochre" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-education-ochre.svg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054608/icon-education-ochre.svg" alt="icon-book-ochre" title="icon-book-ochre" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <span>Educate</span> </a> </li> <li class="fs-about-us-block__pillar-entry"> <a aria-label="Advocate" href="https://www.farmsanctuary.org/advocacy/"> <div aria-hidden="true"> <picture class="" data-title="icon-megaphone-ochre" tabindex="-1"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054609/icon-advocacy-ochre.svg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054609/icon-advocacy-ochre.svg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054609/icon-advocacy-ochre.svg"> <img alt="icon-megaphone-ochre" title="icon-megaphone-ochre" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054609/icon-advocacy-ochre.svg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27054609/icon-advocacy-ochre.svg" alt="icon-megaphone-ochre" title="icon-megaphone-ochre" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <span>Advocate</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <section id="numbers_block_1" class="fs-module fs-numbers-block"> <div class="fs-container fs-numbers-block-content --five "> <p class="eyebrow">Our 2020 Impact</p> <h3 class="headline">Creating Change for Animals</h3> <div class="number-blocks"> <div class="number-blocks-container"> <div class="number-entry" role="group" aria-label="Numbers block 1 of 5"> <div class="image"> <picture class="" data-title="Cameron Piglet at Farm Sanctuary" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053613/2016_08-17_FSNY_Cameron_piglet_DSC_0236_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_copy-scaled-e1591903275998-760x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053613/2016_08-17_FSNY_Cameron_piglet_DSC_0236_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_copy-scaled-e1591903275998-760x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053613/2016_08-17_FSNY_Cameron_piglet_DSC_0236_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_copy-scaled-e1591903275998-760x760.jpg"> <img alt="Cameron Piglet at Farm Sanctuary" title="Cameron Piglet at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053613/2016_08-17_FSNY_Cameron_piglet_DSC_0236_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_copy-scaled-e1591903275998-760x760.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27053613/2016_08-17_FSNY_Cameron_piglet_DSC_0236_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_copy-scaled-e1591903275998-760x760.jpg" alt="Cameron Piglet at Farm Sanctuary" title="Cameron Piglet at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="info"> <p class="value">922</p> <div class="description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>farm animals provided healing, life-affirming Sanctuary</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="number-entry" role="group" aria-label="Numbers block 2 of 5"> <div class="image"> <picture class="" data-title="Venus Goat enjoying a snack in a field at Farm Sanctuary" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/11/03125324/2020_09-14_FSNY_Venus_goat_DSC_1482_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/11/03125324/2020_09-14_FSNY_Venus_goat_DSC_1482_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/11/03125324/2020_09-14_FSNY_Venus_goat_DSC_1482_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg"> <img alt="Venus Goat enjoying a snack in a field at Farm Sanctuary" title="Venus Goat enjoying a snack in a field at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/11/03125324/2020_09-14_FSNY_Venus_goat_DSC_1482_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/11/03125324/2020_09-14_FSNY_Venus_goat_DSC_1482_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg" alt="Venus Goat enjoying a snack in a field at Farm Sanctuary" title="Venus Goat enjoying a snack in a field at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="info"> <p class="value">22k </p> <div class="description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>students reached through our in-classroom humane education program</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="number-entry" role="group" aria-label="Numbers block 3 of 5"> <div class="image"> <picture class="" data-title="2014_11-26_fsor_utopia_cows_11-2014_037_credit_connie_pugh-3" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2014/12/27062700/2014_11-26_FSOR_Utopia_cows_11.2014_037_CREDIT_Connie_Pugh-3.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2014/12/27062700/2014_11-26_FSOR_Utopia_cows_11.2014_037_CREDIT_Connie_Pugh-3.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2014/12/27062700/2014_11-26_FSOR_Utopia_cows_11.2014_037_CREDIT_Connie_Pugh-3.jpg"> <img alt="2014_11-26_fsor_utopia_cows_11-2014_037_credit_connie_pugh-3" title="2014_11-26_fsor_utopia_cows_11-2014_037_credit_connie_pugh-3" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2014/12/27062700/2014_11-26_FSOR_Utopia_cows_11.2014_037_CREDIT_Connie_Pugh-3.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2014/12/27062700/2014_11-26_FSOR_Utopia_cows_11.2014_037_CREDIT_Connie_Pugh-3.jpg" alt="2014_11-26_fsor_utopia_cows_11-2014_037_credit_connie_pugh-3" title="2014_11-26_fsor_utopia_cows_11-2014_037_credit_connie_pugh-3" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="info"> <p class="value">85k</p> <div class="description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>advocacy actions taken by our community</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="number-entry" role="group" aria-label="Numbers block 4 of 5"> <div class="image"> <picture class="" data-title="Glinda chicken at Farm Sanctuary" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052350/2017_09_12_FSOR_Glinda_Chicken_IMG_7107_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052350/2017_09_12_FSOR_Glinda_Chicken_IMG_7107_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052350/2017_09_12_FSOR_Glinda_Chicken_IMG_7107_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg"> <img alt="Glinda chicken at Farm Sanctuary" title="Glinda chicken at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052350/2017_09_12_FSOR_Glinda_Chicken_IMG_7107_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/06/27052350/2017_09_12_FSOR_Glinda_Chicken_IMG_7107_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg" alt="Glinda chicken at Farm Sanctuary" title="Glinda chicken at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="info"> <p class="value">17M</p> <div class="description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>social media likes, comments, and shares on our mission messaging</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="number-entry" role="group" aria-label="Numbers block 5 of 5"> <div class="image"> <picture class="" data-title="Liam sheep at Farm Sanctuary" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2015/01/27051910/2019_11-27_FSNY_Liam_sheep_DSC_5532_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2015/01/27051910/2019_11-27_FSNY_Liam_sheep_DSC_5532_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2015/01/27051910/2019_11-27_FSNY_Liam_sheep_DSC_5532_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg"> <img alt="Liam sheep at Farm Sanctuary" title="Liam sheep at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2015/01/27051910/2019_11-27_FSNY_Liam_sheep_DSC_5532_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2015/01/27051910/2019_11-27_FSNY_Liam_sheep_DSC_5532_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-760x760.jpg" alt="Liam sheep at Farm Sanctuary" title="Liam sheep at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="info"> <p class="value">1B</p> <div class="description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>potential aggregate audience reached through op-eds & interviews</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="cta_grid_1" class="fs-module fs-cta-grid"> <div class="fs-container"> <div class="fs-cta-grid__horizontal-line"></div> <h2 class="fs-cta-grid__headline">Join the Movement</h2> <div class="fs-cta-grid__description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>Only by working together can we create a healthy and sustainable future for our planet, and all of the human and nonhuman animals with whom we share it.</p> </div> <ul class="fs-cta-grid__entries-container"> <li class="fs-cta-grid__entry" aria-label="CTA Grid 1"> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Module-CTA Grid-Entry Image 1" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27063553/Module-CTA-Grid-Entry-Image-1-760x380.png"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27063553/Module-CTA-Grid-Entry-Image-1-760x380.png"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" 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We’re here to help.</p> </div> <a class="fs-cta-grid__entry-cta" href="https://www.farmsanctuary.org/handy-guide-to-plant-based-diet/" target="">Learn More</a> </div> </li> <li class="fs-cta-grid__entry" aria-label="CTA Grid 2"> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Martin rooster at Farm Sanctuary" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060527/2017_08-09_FSNY_Martin_rooster_DSC_0997_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1590354273754-760x507.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060527/2017_08-09_FSNY_Martin_rooster_DSC_0997_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1590354273754-760x507.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060527/2017_08-09_FSNY_Martin_rooster_DSC_0997_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1590354273754-760x507.jpg"> <img alt="Martin rooster at Farm Sanctuary" title="Martin rooster at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060527/2017_08-09_FSNY_Martin_rooster_DSC_0997_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1590354273754.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060527/2017_08-09_FSNY_Martin_rooster_DSC_0997_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1590354273754.jpg" alt="Martin rooster at Farm Sanctuary" title="Martin rooster at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-content"> <h3 class="fs-cta-grid__entry-title">Take Action for Animals</h3> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>Help advance our advocacy efforts by reaching out to government officials and demanding policy changes.</p> </div> <a class="fs-cta-grid__entry-cta" href="/advocacy/" target="">Learn More</a> </div> </li> <li class="fs-cta-grid__entry" aria-label="CTA Grid 3"> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Benedict goat and guest at Farm Sanctuary. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2018/05/27062008/2017_08-12_FSNY_Benedict_goat_and_guest_-6739_CREDIT_Jo-Anne_McArthur_1920x1278-e1590947845757-760x481.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2018/05/27062008/2017_08-12_FSNY_Benedict_goat_and_guest_-6739_CREDIT_Jo-Anne_McArthur_1920x1278-e1590947845757-760x481.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2018/05/27062008/2017_08-12_FSNY_Benedict_goat_and_guest_-6739_CREDIT_Jo-Anne_McArthur_1920x1278-e1590947845757-760x481.jpg"> <img alt="Benedict goat and guest at Farm Sanctuary. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur" title="Benedict goat and guest at Farm Sanctuary. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2018/05/27062008/2017_08-12_FSNY_Benedict_goat_and_guest_-6739_CREDIT_Jo-Anne_McArthur_1920x1278-e1590947845757.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2018/05/27062008/2017_08-12_FSNY_Benedict_goat_and_guest_-6739_CREDIT_Jo-Anne_McArthur_1920x1278-e1590947845757.jpg" alt="Benedict goat and guest at Farm Sanctuary. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur" title="Benedict goat and guest at Farm Sanctuary. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-content"> <h3 class="fs-cta-grid__entry-title">Visit Our Sanctuaries</h3> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>Meet our residents and hear their stories of struggle and survival, which illustrate the harsh realities farm animals face in our food system.</p> </div> <a class="fs-cta-grid__entry-cta" href="/the-sanctuaries/" target="">Learn More</a> </div> </li> <li class="fs-cta-grid__entry" aria-label="CTA Grid 4"> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Frank Steer at Farm Sanctuary's New York shelter" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27055650/2016_07-12_FSNY_Frank_steer_DSC_6894_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_edited-760x507.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27055650/2016_07-12_FSNY_Frank_steer_DSC_6894_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_edited-760x507.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27055650/2016_07-12_FSNY_Frank_steer_DSC_6894_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_edited-760x507.jpg"> <img alt="Frank Steer at Farm Sanctuary's New York shelter" title="Frank Steer at Farm Sanctuary's New York shelter" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27055650/2016_07-12_FSNY_Frank_steer_DSC_6894_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_edited-scaled.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27055650/2016_07-12_FSNY_Frank_steer_DSC_6894_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary_edited-scaled.jpg" alt="Frank Steer at Farm Sanctuary's New York shelter" title="Frank Steer at Farm Sanctuary's New York shelter" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-content"> <h3 class="fs-cta-grid__entry-title">Adopt a Farm Animal</h3> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>No barn required! Farm Sanctuary’s shelter animals are in need of loving “parents” to sponsor their monthly feed, shelter, and veterinary care costs.</p> </div> <a class="fs-cta-grid__entry-cta" href="/adopt/" target="">Learn More</a> </div> </li> <li class="fs-cta-grid__entry" aria-label="CTA Grid 5"> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Mia pig in the mud at Farm Sanctuary" tabindex="0"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060639/2018_07-27_FSNY_Mamma_Mia_pig_DSC_0007_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1595817927647-760x437.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 760px)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060639/2018_07-27_FSNY_Mamma_Mia_pig_DSC_0007_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1595817927647-760x437.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 0)" srcset="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060639/2018_07-27_FSNY_Mamma_Mia_pig_DSC_0007_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1595817927647-760x437.jpg"> <img alt="Mia pig in the mud at Farm Sanctuary" title="Mia pig in the mud at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060639/2018_07-27_FSNY_Mamma_Mia_pig_DSC_0007_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1595817927647.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/05/27060639/2018_07-27_FSNY_Mamma_Mia_pig_DSC_0007_CREDIT_Farm_Sanctuary-scaled-e1595817927647.jpg" alt="Mia pig in the mud at Farm Sanctuary" title="Mia pig in the mud at Farm Sanctuary" loading="lazy" role="img" ></noscript> </picture> </div> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-content"> <h3 class="fs-cta-grid__entry-title">Make a Donation</h3> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-description wysiwyg-text-container"><p>When you donate to Farm Sanctuary, you make a difference in the lives of animals—at our Sanctuaries and beyond.</p> </div> <a class="fs-cta-grid__entry-cta" href="/giving/" target="">Learn More</a> </div> </li> <li class="fs-cta-grid__entry" aria-label="CTA Grid 6"> <div class="fs-cta-grid__entry-image"> <picture class="" data-title="Farm Sanctuary staff member with sheep. 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Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur" loading="lazy" role="img" data-src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/04/27060813/FS_HoeDown_NewYork_JMcArthur_2018-0322-1-e1586368450921.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://assets.farmsanctuary.org/content/uploads/2020/04/27060813/FS_HoeDown_NewYork_JMcArthur_2018-0322-1-e1586368450921.jpg" alt="Farm Sanctuary staff member with sheep. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur" title="Farm Sanctuary staff member with sheep. 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