This past Friday, May 9, Farm Sanctuary's New York
shelter responded to a request from local law enforcement authorities
for assistance in an animal abuse case. A local farm owner was starving
and neglecting his animals, and Farm Sanctuary was needed to help
confiscate and foster the victims.
When our Shelter Director arrived on the scene, she was
overcome by the powerful stench of rotting, decomposing bodies � and a
living nightmare for dozens of animals. Cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits,
and other animals were living among mounds of feces, some tethered so
tightly they could not walk or lie down. A goat was tied down between
the bodies of two dead horses; a donkey, crippled from neglect, was
unable to take a step without excruciating pain; three emaciated cows
refused to enter a barn that was filled with the decaying bodies of dead
cattle. Farm Sanctuary and other foster facilities are providing
rehabilitation and temporary housing for the animals; the cattle, who
remain at the farm, are being cared for and need to be removed as soon
as possible.
Unfortunately, our New York shelter does not have
permanent housing space available for many of the animals. WE ARE
URGENTLY LOOKING FOR SAFE, PERMANENT, LOVING HOMES FOR THESE ANIMALS.
Please, help provide a "happy ending" for animals who have known only
fear and pain. Many of these animals will be "special needs" for some
time and require tremendous patience, love and understanding to help
them recover.
If you can provide this special home, please go to
http://www.farmsanctuary.org/adopt/nightmare.htm for further
information and an adoption application. You are also welcome to contact
our shelter at: 607-583-2276, ext. 223, or go to
http://www.farmsanctuary.org/adopt/nightmare.htm for further
information on the case.
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