Recent News
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Sanctuary Switches Solar
April 23rd, 2012This 25 kilowatt solar array system will run the entire farm “off the grid” on sunny days. Despite a $132,000 New York State grant and the town of Woodstock’s officially proclaimed commitment to being carbon-neutral by 2017, it took almost 2 years of bureaucratic red tape to get the installation going! Seems that a neighbor Read More →
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“Mike Jr.” the Escaped Calf Arrives at WFAS!
April 11th, 2012Comfy in a clean, dry pen On the evening of April 10th a calf made a break from a slaughterhouse in Paterson, NJ. He eluded capture for hours and even waded into the Passaic River (yuck!). Police used vehicles to ram into the calf in an effort to bring him under control until a tranquilizer Read More →
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Jenny’s Book: The Lucky Ones
February 24th, 2012THE LUCKY ONES My Passionate Fight For Farm Animals By JENNY BROWN Founder of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary With Gretchen Primack On Sale: August 2, 2012 Jenny Brown was once a successful television professional. But after a week-long trip spent undercover to film horrific farm animal abuse in Texas stockyards in 2002, she decided to Read More →
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Pig Abuse Caught on Tape…AGAIN
February 24th, 2012Our good friends at Compassion Over Killing embedded an undercover activist at an Iowa breeding factory farm and caught egregious forms of abuse that are common, everyday activities for pigs there. Even the most jaded person will be shocked by the content of the video, including the practice of “feedback” — where afterbirth and the Read More →
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T-Shirt Design Contest
February 24th, 2012Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary is known for its cool and sometimes thought-provoking merchandise with t-shirt designs featuring art and messages such as “Eat Kale, Not Cow“, “Animals Are Here With Us, Not For Us,” “Friend Not Food” and more. We are phasing out some old merchandise and would love to create a new message T Read More →
