World Farm Animal Day

Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary (FFAS)

October 2022

Greetings!

Sunday, October 2nd, is World Farm Animal Day. The day raises awareness regarding the prolonged suffering that the farm animals have been subjected to and also about their brutal slaughter.

On World Farm Animal Day—and every day—we celebrate our dear friends living at Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary. These survivors are ambassadors for their species, demonstrating how we can live in harmony with animals.

Meet some members of our Sanctuary family and learn how you can help save more animals:

MEET STELLA

Turkeys are packed into filthy factory farms with most being bred to be slaughtered ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas – ironically, the two times of year when people think most about compassion and kindness.

While millions of birds are killed, we are thankful we were able to rescue Stella and her three turkey friends, Zelda, Burke and Snowy.

Stella had the end of her beak cut off, which is a common procedure on turkey farms where the animals are so stressed by their surroundings that they take out their frustrations on each other. How beautiful is she?

HELLO OPAL

Opal was rescued from a slaughter auction. She was just a few months old and very ill.

She had severe eye infections and she was suffering from coccidiosis, which can be fatal.

Sheep are farmed for their wool and their meat. Opal is now living the life she deserves!

HERE’S RICO

Rico was rescued from a kill pen in Oklahoma. He was headed to Mexico to be slaughtered. Each year 4.8 million donkeys are slaughtered for their skin.

Rico was also a victim of severe abuse and neglect. His hooves were grossly overgrown, he is blind in one eye due to trauma, infested with lice and severely dehydrated.

We are grateful that we were able to save Rico and provide him with a life full of love. He will never live a life full of pain, suffering and fear again.