Rescue & Adoptions

Past Featured Rescues

Dutch

Each year, more than 8,000 metric tons of animal "waste products," including fatty acids, tallow, bone meal, and grease are processed at rendering plants across the United States. The animals sent to these plants to be processed are, of course, supposed to be dead before they are shipped. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.

Dutch and his friends were found in the back of a rendering truck that was filled with the byproducts of thousands of dead ducks and headed for a processing plant. At the time of their rescue, the terrified and exhausted ducks were struggling desperately to keep their heads above the blood, manure and other waste in the truck Even though they were undoubtedly frightened by the hands that reached into the truck to pick them up, Dutch and his friends barely resisted their rescuers at all. They seemed to have lost all hope and were too tired to put up much of a fight.

Happily, Dutch and his friends soon discovered that their rescuers meant them no harm. Even before they were driven through the front gate of our California Shelter, they knew they would be safe. Feeling kind hands on their bodies for perhaps the first time in their lives, they allowed themselves to be cleaned and examined in our treatment room, and then settled in to sleep on warm piles of clean straw. Bone-tired and visibly relieved by the sight of their new, peaceful surroundings, it took only a matter of moments for each of the precious newcomers to doze off.

Here at Farm Sanctuary, Dutch and his friends recovered fully from their horrific ordeal. Here, they know they need never fear that they will be abused, undervalued or tossed aside again. Surrounded by the love of a community that recognizes their inherent worth, they have nothing but long swims in our cool pond, lazy naps in the sun, and tender affection to look forward to.

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