Fiona’s story Fiona was liberated from a dairy farm at four years old. She was not producing enough milk for the farm to consider her profitable, and therefore was going to be sent to slaughter. She had recently given birth to a son who was also going to be sent to slaughter because male calves…
Charlotte’s story Charlotte was liberated from a dairy farm in September 2021 when she was 10-years-old and six months pregnant. We received a plea from the farm expressing that they were looking for a safe landing for an elderly pregnant mother instead of sending to slaughter with her unborn baby in her womb, and we…
Donald Duck’s story Donald Duck arrived at Uncle Neil’s Home in August of 2020 with his five other brothers and sisters. We received a plea for help from individuals who found six ducklings in bad shape in the middle of the road, so they took them in and placed them in a cardboard box where…
Gus’s story Gus, along with his brother Gerald, arrived at UNH on May 15, 2021 after concerned citizens saw that they were being given away for free on Craigslist. We knew that there was a major risk that Gus and Gerald could end up in the wrong hands, so we coordinated their release and transport,…
Willie’s story Willie was liberated from a live market in Queens, NY during Kaporos in September of 2020. Kaporos is a religious ritual that takes place annually during Yom Kippur in which practitioners use chickens “as Kaporos” to abolish their sins. They do so by swinging birds by their wings around their heads, saying a…
Hildy’s story Hildy the rooster came to us after concerned citizens found him wandering alone at night in a park in New York. They knew that if they left him alone outside, he may not make it overnight, so they caught him and reached out to us to see if we could offer him a…
Stephen’s story Stephen was liberated from a live market in Queens, NY during Kaporos in September of 2020. Kaporos is a religious ritual that takes place annually during Yom Kippur in which practitioners use chickens “as Kaporos” to abolish their sins. They do so by swinging birds by their wings around their heads, saying a…
Red’s story Red was liberated from a live market in Queens, NY during Kaporos in September of 2020. Kaporos is a religious ritual that takes place annually during Yom Kippur in which practitioners use chickens “as Kaporos” to abolish their sins. They do so by swinging birds by their wings around their heads, saying a…
