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Sanctuary Farm, Watkins Glen

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Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of factory farming and encourage a new awareness and understanding about farm animals. Today, Farm Sanctuary is the nation’s largest and most effective farm animal rescue and protection organization. We have rescued thousands of animals and cared for them at our sanctuaries in Watkins Glen, New York; Northern California (Orland); and the Los Angeles area. At Farm Sanctuary, these animals are our friends, not our food. We educate millions of people about their plight and the effects of factory farming on our health and environment. We advocate for laws and policies to prevent suffering and promote compassion, and we reach out to legislators and businesses to bring about institutional reforms.

Farm Sanctuary is committed to ending cruelty to farm animals and promoting compassionate vegan living through rescue, education, and advocacy efforts. Please join us. A compassionate world begins with you!
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  • The tour was excellent. The guide provided interesting information. The mission of the sanctuary clearly has a positive impact on our world. 
    The tour was excellent. The guide provided interesting information. The mission of the sanctuary clearly has a positive impact on our world.  more »
  • While it was simply amazing to walk the beautifully kept grounds and interact with some very special animals, it was a great learning experience. While I was aware of many of the animal/ food... 
    While it was simply amazing to walk the beautifully kept grounds and interact with some very special animals, it was a great learning experience. While I was aware of many of the animal/ food...  more »
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  • The love of animals and value they provide. We tend to over look those on a farm or within the food industry. This is home to some wonderful Animals who have personalities. Staff have passion and love what they do. Kids and adults will learn and be enlightened. Great work, beautiful country and well maintained.
  • I visited this farm sanctuary at Watkins Glen location with my whole family (two teens) drove from Toronto Canada, in the hope of creating awareness about animal agriculture abuse and impact. When we left the sanctuary after our visit I asked the kids what they would like to have for have for lunch, one said ‘steak’ and another said chicken! I was horrified, that this visit had no effect on my kids. I appreciate the hard work and the good intention of the farm sanctuary, but I doubt if it has the intended effect on the public. It seemed to me like a petting zoo for large animals. On the other hand, if I had taken my family to an animal agriculture industry such as a poultry farm or a meat producing farm they would have become vegan by now. We got to meet many animals and interact with them. The farm is clean and tailored for visitors. I wish they had govt support. I wish the farm sanctuary provided more visual and verbal information about the animal abuse in the meat production industry to drive home the point! I would like them to be more vocal and visual. Nevertheless, I still liked our visit. I plan to go there again and see more of such places . When we met the animals here, we got the feeling that these rescued animals are pampered. When these animals die they are buried in a grave right there. This is the only place (and other such sanctuaries) where animals can live their whole life and die naturally (not at the hands of humans).

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