Current Press Releases

Media Contacts:

Campaigns and General Inquiries
Tricia Barry, Communications Director
tricia@farmsanctuary.org
607-583-2225 ext. 233

Shelter Events, Rescues and Cruelty Cases
Natalie Bowman, Communications Manager
nbowman@farmsanctuary.org
607-583-2225 ext. 250

Fundraising Events, Gene Baur Book Tour and Advertising Inquiries
Angela Barker, Communications Coordinator
abarker@farmsanctuary.org
607-583-2225 ext. 256

07/23/08 - Farm Sanctuary Applauds Governor Schwarzenegger for Strengthening Legal Protections for Downed Animals in California

07/16/08 - Best-selling Author Gene Baur Comes to Freehold, N.J. to Promote the Critically Acclaimed “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food”

07/16/08 - Best-selling Author Gene Baur Comes to Philadelphia to Promote the Critically Acclaimed “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food”

07/15/08 - Farm Sanctuary Holds Relaxing Twilight Tour at Orland Shelter

07/15/08 - Best-selling Author Gene Baur Comes to Sacramento, Calif. to Promote the Critically Acclaimed “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food”

07/10/08 - Midwest Animal Rescue Operation Ends in Success,
69 Pigs Brought to Safety

07/08/08 - Best-selling Author Gene Baur to Give Keynote Speech at Taking Action for Animals Conference to Promote the Critically Acclaimed “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food”

07/08/08 - Best-selling Author Gene Baur Comes Home to Ithaca, N.Y. to Promote the Critically Acclaimed “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food”

06/30/08 - Pig Rescue Operation Yielding Success in Midwest

06/27/08 - Receding Flood Waters Threaten Hog Rescue Operation in Midwest

06/24/08 - Farm Sanctuary's New York Shelter Opens Barn Doors for Fourth of July Pignic Celebration

06/24/08 - Seven Ducks Abandoned in Orange County Park Reach Safety at Farm Sanctuary

06/23/08 - Farm Sanctuary Opens Barn Doors for Fourth of July Pignic Celebration

06/18/08 - California Democratic Party, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Endorse State Anti-Cruelty Ballot Measure

06/17/08 - Farm Sanctuary Holds First Twilight Tour of the Summer Season

06/11/08 - Farm Sanctuary Applauds NYC Councilman Avella's Proposed Resolution that Supports Ending the Cruelty of Foie Gras Production in New York State

06/05/08 - Best-selling Author Gene Baur Comes to Florence, Mass. to Promote the Critically Acclaimed “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food”

06/05/08 - Best-selling Author Gene Baur Comes to Sherborn to Promote the Critically Acclaimed “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food”

06/05/08 - Best-selling Author Gene Baur Comes to Minneapolis to Promote the Critically Acclaimed “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food”

05/22/08 - Farm Sanctuary Offers Free, Family-Friendly Tours at Memorial Day Open Houses

05/22/08 - Californians For Humane Farms Calls Economic Study Classic Bait And Switch – Californians Can Afford To Treat Animals Humanely

05/21/08 - Farm Sanctuary Releases Statement Regarding USDA Closure of Loophole to Protect Downed Cattle

05/15/08 - Federal Government Documents Show Illegal American Egg Board Interference with California Anti-Cruelty Ballot Initiative

05/14/08 - Farm Sanctuary Applauds Colorado for Passing Legislation Phasing Out Veal and Gestation Crates

05/14/08 - Chicago City Council Reverses Foie Gras Ordinance Effectively Endorsing Animal Cruelty

05/09/08 - Farm Sanctuary Thanks Trader Joe's for Removing Gemperle Eggs from its Store Shelves, Urges Removal of All Battery Caged Eggs

05/07/08 - A Scent of Scandal Invites Customers to "Roll in the Hay" for Farm Sanctuary

05/06/08 - Farm Sanctuary Offers Refuge for More Animals from Watsonville Slaughterhouse

05/05/08 - Animals Confiscated from Slaughterhouse Find Refuge at California Sanctuaries

05/02/08 - Put Spring in Your Step with a Rejuvenating Visit to Farm Sanctuary

04/25/08 - Compassion Takes Spotlight at Farm Sanctuary's Enchanting New York City Gala for Farm Animals

04/23/08 - Farm Sanctuary Responds to Meat and Dairy Industry's Move to Ban Downed Cattle from Entering Human Food Supply

04/21/08 - Farm Sanctuary Embarks on Video Tour of California, Illuminating the Truth Behind Factory Farming

04/21/08 - Farm Sanctuary Swings Open Barn Doors for Rootin' Tootin' Country Hoe Down

04/09/08 - Anti-Cruelty Measure Certified for California's November Ballot

04/08/08 - Ten Lucky Ducks Test New Waters at Farm Sanctuary

03/11/08 - Farm Sanctuary Celebrates President and Co-founder Gene Baur as His Book Tour Comes to Hollywood

03/10/08 - New Jersey Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Landmark Case Addressing Farm Animal Welfare

03/07/08 - Goat Wandering Bronx Streets Finds Refuge at Farm Sanctuary

03/06/08 - American Egg Board Faces Lawsuit Over Illegal Political Expenditures in Opposition To California Anti-Cruelty Initiative

03/04/08 - Maryland Senate Committee to Hear Testimony on the Cruelties of Foie Gras

02/28/08 - Nearly 800,000 Signatures Turned in to Qualify Anti-Cruelty Measure for November Ballot

02/28/08 - Farm Sanctuary Celebrates President and Co-founder Gene Baur as His Book Tour Kicks Off in New York City

02/22/08 - Farm Sanctuary Offers Refuge to Severely Neglected Animals from Canaan Farm

02/18/08 - In Light of Largest Beef Recall in US History, Farm Sanctuary Asks, "Why not pork?"

02/11/08 - Farm Sanctuary Mourns Passing of Compassionate House Representative Tom Lantos

02/11/08 - Newborn Calf and His Mother Reunite, Find Safe Harbor at Farm Sanctuary

01/29/08 - Farm Sanctuary Offers Shelter to Renegade Cincinnati Steer

01/23/08 - Slaughter-bound Calf Falls onto Highway 99, Lands at Farm Sanctuary

01/15/08 - Animal Protection Groups Condemn FDA's Endorsement Of Animal Cloning