Fur farms are slaughtering mink by the millions, but Olaf found a way out to the good life — When Beth Randall started feeling sick with Covid-19 symptoms in March, before testing was widely available, she knew right away she needed to stay out of the ferret and mink room at her sanctuary. …

Delilah is a special girl, a beautiful living reminder that turkeys are people too — Driving past the slaughterhouse in Moroni, Utah, where countless turkeys are killed each year, Zoe Rosenberg, 18-year-old founder of Happy Hen Animal Sanctuary in California, says all you can see surrounding it are farms. “When you’re standing at the slaughterhouse, you can just look over and see the hills, sheds…

Advocates like Kindred Community Farm Sanctuary rescue individuals like Badger from a brutal end in Canada’s horse meat export business — Most North Americans don’t consider horses a source of food, and many recoil at the idea. Yet unbeknownst to most, Canada is one of the biggest exporters of horsemeat and live horses destined for consumption, thousands shipped and stuffed into crates per year, in the world. …

Purchased to provide comfort, cuteness, or social media clout, ducklings are often abandoned as they grow into ducks — Since the spring, Unity Farm Sanctuary co-founder Kathy Halamka has been coping with a sudden surge of new feathered residents. There are 23 of these “lockdown ducklings” now at the Sherborn, Massachusetts sanctuary, but, says Halamka, they are just a small part of a much bigger problem that is impacting…

Lola and Phoenix are in for the good life now that they’ve found sanctuary at The Good Place — On a quiet highway not far from the longitudinal centre of Canada, a big red barn and a sprawling plot of prairie land offer refuge to an assortment of farmed animals, each saved from some form of human exploitation. …

2 piglets rescued from a factory farm are named for someone who wanted every pig to have a chance at the good life — On the grounds of a former backyard slaughterhouse now resides new life, new freedom and new hope, and at a time when many animal lovers could really use it. …

Rescued from a zoo that’s since been shut down, 3 little goats finally have a respite from the stress and anxiety of their past life — With pandemic restrictions lifting in many regions across North America, one animal sanctuary owner wants parents of stir-crazy kids to reconsider a classic outdoor summer activity: petting zoos. …

Many animals have headed to gas chambers after Covid-19 outbreak forced factory farming operations to close. These were the lucky ones. — When Shawn Camp saw a post making the rounds on Facebook, about a farmer in Iowa giving away chickens, she immediately gathered a team and sprang into action. …

When universities shut down, labs close, and the animals caged there die. Beagle Freedom Project is trying to give them another chance. — When COVID-19 hit the US, universities across the country shut their doors. Shannon Keith, the president and founder of The Beagle Freedom Project, anticipated that would also include laboratories. “And we know that that means,” she says. “Usually that means they are just going to kill the animals. They aren’t…