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Joaquin Phoenix: Adopt a Cow for Mother’s Day
Vegan actor and animal rights advocate Joaquin Phoenix is urging people to virtually adopt a cow for Mother's Day. Earlier this year, the "Joker" star rescued a cow and her calf from a slaughterhouse in...
This Rescue Pig Named ‘Pigcasso’ Will Paint Your Portrait
Are the walls of your home feeling a little bare? Are they in need of some captivating art to liven them up? Perhaps you're after a classic Van Gogh, or a Warhol, or maybe...
How to Adopt a Rescued Farm Animal (No Barn Required)
Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s largest farm animal protection organization, comes from humble beginnings. It was founded in 1986 by activist and author Gene Baur who was motivated to take action after investigating factory farms,...
Vegan Celeb Kevin Smith Has Rescued Lambs Named In His Honor
Vegan filmmaker Kevin Smith and his daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, are now the namesakes for rescue lambs at Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s first shelter for rescued farm animals. Via Instagram, Smith shared an image of the lambs and wrote, "Meet Kevin, Harley...
Vegetarian ‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Kaley Cuoco Urges America to Adopt Turkeys for Thanksgiving
In a video for farm animal rescue and education organization Farm Sanctuary, "Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco urged viewers to adopt turkeys this year instead of eating them for Thanksgiving. "Each year 46 million...
Vegan New Jersey Senator Cory Booker Hosts Natalie Portman’s Documentary ‘Eating Animals’
New Jersey Senator and vegan Cory Booker recently hosted a screening of the feature-length factory farming documentary, "Eating Animals," in Washington, DC. Since adopting a vegan diet in 2014, Booker has often lent his voice...
Virtual Reality Program Teaching Students Animal Compassion Arrives in U.S. Schools
A first-of-its-kind program has launched in classrooms across America. The initiative uses Virtual Reality technology to help students make the connection that farm animals are "friends, not food." The "cultivating compassion in-classroom program" is led...