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Battery Hens Saved from Slaughter!

Catherine — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:38:40 +0000

It has been a busy few weeks here at StartanAnimalSanctuary.com. Although hectic, we have made some real progress towards our goal of starting a farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years (actually only 4 years and 4 months now!) We have even decided on a name, Sunshine Farm Sanctuary. Me and my friend Sharron [...]

Battery Hens Saved from Slaughter! is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

NSW Hen Rescue Site Launched

Catherine — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:32:04 +0000

It has been a busy couple of weeks as we work hard on finding homes for 1500 ex-battery hens due to be slaughtered in August. Last weekend we rehomed 11 more hens into wonderful, forever homes. One lovely lady took a very emaciated ex-battery hen to be friends with her pet hen Abbie. The rescued [...]

NSW Hen Rescue Site Launched is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

6 Rescued Battery Hens

Catherine — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:55:17 +0000

On Friday me and my friend Sharron rescued 6 battery hens from our local battery farm. These hens were going to be slaughtered in late July/early August and have spent around 2 years in battery cages. This farm is changing to free range and the farmer is getting rid of 1500 birds from his “small” [...]

6 Rescued Battery Hens is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Ex-Battery Hen Fund Raiser – Can You Help Us Help Them?

Catherine — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:17:07 +0000

Imagine being a battery hen. You have been trapped in a cage for over 2 years, unable to stretch your wings or to take a dust bath. Unable to feel the sun on your back, the breeze in your feathers, or to see the blue sky above. Imagine standing on wire and feeling it cutting [...]

Ex-Battery Hen Fund Raiser – Can You Help Us Help Them? is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Peaceable Kingdom – A Review of the Film

Catherine — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:14:46 +0000

Last night in our local animal rights meeting we watched Peaceable Kingdom (Tribe of Heart 2004) and I felt a range of emotions so strong that today I can’t help but take action. Through the stories of farmers who have experienced an awakening of consciousness, the film portrays the way farmed animals are treated and [...]

Peaceable Kingdom – A Review of the Film is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

A Conversation with a Battery Egg Farmer

Catherine — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:53:14 +0000

In the UK there are various schemes to rehome at least some of the ex battery hens (spent hens) at the end of their working life, but here in Australia I am unaware of any such scheme. Once layers reach 2-3 years old (sometimes younger) they stop producing as many eggs and since the egg [...]

A Conversation with a Battery Egg Farmer is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Vegan Freak – Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World Book Review

Catherine — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:19:07 +0000

Do you ever feel like a total freak? I think most vegans have at one time or another felt that way. Whether it is in the company of family who still believe you are going through a phase or friends who tease you about being a plant killer, going vegan can make you feel like [...]

Vegan Freak – Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World Book Review is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Why You Should Stop Eating Eggs (Yes Even Free Range)

Catherine — Sun, 30 May 2010 10:22:34 +0000

Everyone seems to know that free range eggs are more humane than those from battery farms, but in this article I want to take a look at why continuing to eat eggs (even free range) is contributing hugely to animal misery. Although free range is an important step in the right direction, meaning one kind [...]

Why You Should Stop Eating Eggs (Yes Even Free Range) is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Million Paws Walk Success

Catherine — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:03:39 +0000

Me, David and the rest of our local animal rights group (plus some doggy helpers) took part in the local RSPCA million paws walk. It was a great day with a huge turn out and there were a lot of beautiful dogs to pat. We were there to raise awareness about puppy farms and to [...]

Million Paws Walk Success is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Archer the Cat Shot with Air Rifle – Info Needed

Catherine — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:59:05 +0000

Archer the cat after his life saving operation A family pet narrowly escaped death after being shot with an air rifle in Melbourne’s south-east last night. Senior Constable Mia Paterson said the 18-month-old Bengal cat, named Archer, was rushed to emergency surgery where a vet removed an air rifle pellet that had narrowly missed his [...]

Archer the Cat Shot with Air Rifle – Info Needed is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Man Indicted on Sickening Animal Cruelty Charges

Catherine — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:19:52 +0000

In the United States, a Northampton man was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury Friday and charged with four counts of animal cruelty. Police said he starved two dogs on his property last month. Norman G. Lamphear, 45, of Dennie Road was indicted on two counts of felony aggravated animal cruelty and two counts [...]

Man Indicted on Sickening Animal Cruelty Charges is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts & Minds About Animals & Food

Catherine — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:17:29 +0000

I really love Gene Baur’s book Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food. It was so wonderful to read about these people who started by selling veggie dogs at Grateful Dead concerts to running the largest farm animal sanctuary. There are also some wonderful animal stories and I felt like I really [...]

Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts & Minds About Animals & Food is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

The Horror of Puppy Farms

Catherine — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:19:49 +0000

If you bought your puppy from a pet shop, over the Internet or even from someone’s houses you could unwittingly be supporting the sickening puppy farming industry. A puppy farm (also known as a puppy mill) is a place where puppies are churned out on a massive scale. They are intensive and commercial, not unlike [...]

The Horror of Puppy Farms is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Kids Threw Rocks at Tied up Dog – Info Needed

Catherine — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:44:19 +0000

In a shocking case of animal cruelty children of just 12-13 years old have thrown rocks and bricks at a tied up dog in Baltimore in the 3700 block of Greenspring Avenue near the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School. These kids need to be held accountable and they also need help, or they [...]

Kids Threw Rocks at Tied up Dog – Info Needed is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

The Problem with Palm Oil

Catherine — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:09:52 +0000

Photo Source: Sepilok Orangutan Appeal UK In the New Year I decided to cut palm oil out of my diet. Not only is this an ethical choice, but I have lost a few kilos and I am healthier now. You may be wondering why I gave up palm oil. After all it is not an [...]

The Problem with Palm Oil is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Beautiful Lamb Playing Football Video

Catherine — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:32:22 +0000

Check out this adorable video of Lottie the lamb. At first she takes her time checking out the plants, but the fun really starts when she gets to play with the football. As one of my favorite animal rights t-shirts says, What Kind of Asshole Eats a Lamb? Beautiful Lamb Playing Football Video is a [...]

Beautiful Lamb Playing Football Video is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Please Don’t Give Animals This Easter

Catherine — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:41:54 +0000

All over the world at Easter time parents feel the pressure to purchase chicks or bunnies for their kids. It is no surprise that these ‘gifts’ often lose their appeal after a few days, especially when the chicks grow new feathers and are no longer bright colours, or when the bunny needs cleaning out again. [...]

Please Don’t Give Animals This Easter is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Disgrace – New Zealand to Endorse Commercial Whaling

Catherine — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:58:36 +0000

New Zealand has agreed to a plan that would give whaling countries the right to kill 1,500 whales a year, and its whaling commissioner plans to put forward the proposal at international talks in June. That is not good enough! It is wrong to endorse any commercial whaling at all. Every single whale is precious [...]

Disgrace – New Zealand to Endorse Commercial Whaling is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Another Chinese Zoo Starves Animals to Death

Catherine — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:24:24 +0000

Only a short time after 13 tigers died of malnutrition at Shenyang zoo in China, a mass grave has been discovered near another Chinese zoo, containing more than 30 animals, including rare white tigers and lions, that died of malnutrition. The bones and remains of a quantity of animals could be seen poking through the [...]

Another Chinese Zoo Starves Animals to Death is a post from: Start an Animal Sanctuary blog where you can follow along with my journey to start an Australian farm animal sanctuary in the next 5 years.

Book Review – Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows

Catherine — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:28:06 +0000

I was lucky enough to win a copy of Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows by Melanie Joy Ph.D. from the latest issue of Vegan Voice. I was thrilled, since this was on my long list of books to buy. The author provides a fresh approach to an animal rights book as [...]

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