Very bills due TODAY
VET BILLS DUE TODAY - we still have $1932 left to raise TODAY to pay for the vet visits our residents have needed over the last few weeks. Here’s senior pig Olive getting an abscess treated during a day that was full of check ups. Please help us cover these bills! We know a lot of folks have experienced issues donating via Meta. You can donate directly on our website and via Venmo at Woodstock-Sanctuary - ANY AMOUNT HELPS!
$2,035 DUE IN VET BILLS AT THE END OF THE WEEK! We’re almost done paying off over $17,000 in vet bills for the residents of Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, and you’ve helped us get close, but we still have $2,035 left to pay and we need to do it by the end of the week. Multiple hospital stays, check ups, surgeries, and emergencies for residents like Walt, Bumblebee, Dorothy Jo, Olive, and other friends have really added up. Please help us cover these bills by Friday! Donate here or via Venmo at Woodstock-Sanctuary.
Saying hello to Nora the other day had us looking back to when she was rescued in 2022…she’s truly come such a long way and we are proud of her every day. She’s one of the more reserved crew so we don’t often get her on camera but every moment seeing her with her herd is special. We’ll remember her rescue from terrible circumstances for a long time — working with Happy Compromise Farm + Sanctuary to get all those sheep safe was an undertaking! #whywoodstock
Start your week right…by going back to sleep. At least that’s what Duke, Rudy, Michael, Sarah, Erica, Michael, and Mama advise. #whywoodstock
Sanctuary is a resident enjoying the safety and beauty of a loving environment — but sanctuary is also us getting residents the medical care they need as often as is necessary. Toots is a Pekin duck which means she deals with chronic health conditions requiring regular vet checkups. Our staff have taken Toots back and forth to the vet at least 7 times since June alone, and she will likely need this kind of care for the rest of her life. It’s expensive and time consuming, but this is what quality care looks like for someone like Toots, and this is what we promised her when we took her in. It’s what we promise every animal in our care, but it’s something we can only do with your support. We still haven’t covered the total cost of Toots and her friend Bumblebee’s recent vet bills. Please—donate now here or on Venmo at Woodstock-Sanctuary. #whywoodstock
Marge & Sylvia’s First Birthday
We celebrated Sylvia and Marge’s first birthday last month and it was so special. Sylvia came to us as a teeny tiny piglet and Marge was not much bigger when we learned about her a short time later. The two of them got an opportunity most pigs don’t — to live and be pigs! Sylvia’s fall from a transport truck and Marge’s escape from a farm landed them in just the right place. We brought them birthday watermelon and sang for them on our recent Twilight Tour. Can’t wait to bring them bigger and bigger melons every year ❤️ 🐽 🐽 #whywoodstock
Sign the petition to end this exhibit
This is footage of a newborn calf at the The Great New York State Fair Dairy Cow Birthing Center, where taxpayer subsidies pay for a massive exhibit filled with dairy farm propaganda. The information depicted is inaccurate, sometimes outright false, and built to “normalize” the practices involved in dairy farming. Is this truly education? Footage courtesy of We Animals Media and Jo-Anne McArthur who attended the fair with us this year. Please sign our petition to end this exhibit. https://secure.everyaction.com/mJ2jQ9tmXUKiDGHjPeufNA2
When a male calf is born at a dairy farm - or in this case during the New York State Fair in the Birthing Center tent - it’s a disappointment to the farm because the male calf won’t generate any profit. This is just one of many elements that make dairy farming an unethical practice, regardless of scale or standard of care. How long donyou think this calf will be allowed to live? Sign our petition to end the Birthing Center at the New York State Fair: https://secure.everyaction.com/mJ2jQ9tmXUKiDGHjPeufNA2
When a male calf is born at a dairy farm - or in this case during the New York State Fair in the Birthing Center tent - it’s a disappointment to the farm because the male calf won’t generate any profit. This is just one of many elements that make dairy farming an unethical practice, regardless of scale or standard of care. How long donyou think this calf will be allowed to live?
Sign our petition to end the Birthing Center at the New York State Fair — link in bio.
Who is ready to take a ride around the Sanctuary at the Harvest Picnic? 🤚🤚🤚🤚Today is the LAST DAY to get early bird pricing for the picnic! Grab your ticket ASAP and join us for a really special day on September 21st! This event helps us support over 300 rescued animals that live here at the Sanctuary — your ticket proceeds go towards their care. You’re helping us care for rescued animals right after rescue, during their critical medical treatments, and into their elder years. What better reason to picnic than that? #whywoodstock
Harvest Picnic is coming up soon!
Everyone’s been wondering — WHO is making the picnic for this year’s Harvest Picnic? Meet @u_rugula ! We stopped by their space to see their team in action making their @u_cajuu cashew cheese and @u_puffss and saw all sorts of cool stuff happening! It’s definitely going to be an unforgettable picnic you don’t want to miss. Tickets are on sale right now here: https://woodstocksanctuary.org/events/harvestpicnic and it’s the LAST week for early bird pricing! SEE YOU AT THE HARVEST PICNIC! 🧺 ☀️ 🌱
Thank you to our Harvest Picnic sponsors: Roxwell Films Orchard Grocer Mooshoes Whitecliff Vineyard Rondout Savings Bank Kala+Bobis Law rind.cheese Jody Rasch Lagusta's Luscious Sweet Maresa's U_Cajuu Calmbucha Great Life Brewing
Karuna has a lot to say about her breakfast! This tiny girl was rescued in 2017 from a cock fighting breeding facility. She has a crossbeak, which is a genetic condition but can also be caused by early life nutritional deficiencies. Karuna is monitored by staff to ensure she is eating enough and that her beak stays a manageable length. We love listening to her and watching her conquer every day! #whywoodstock
Last week for early bird pricing!
This year the picnic is in September so it’s coming up fast! You don’t want to miss the fun we have planned — games, tractor rides, a picnic in the cow pasture, great music, and activities just for kids! 🎃 🧺 And every ticket benefits the rescued animals here at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary. Tap here https://woodstocksanctuary.org/events/harvestpicnic or visit our website to get your tickets today! #whywoodstock
Thank you to our Harvest Picnic sponsors: Roxwell Films Orchard Grocer Mooshoes Whitecliff Vineyard Rondout Savings Bank Kala+Bobis Law rind.cheese Jody Rasch Lagusta's Luscious Sweet Maresa's U_Cajuu Calmbucha Great Life Brewing
At the New York State Fair, a sign at the Dairy Cow Birthing Center reads “Treat each cow as a mother should be treated.” Behind the sign is a stall full of pregnant cows who have been induced give birth in front of onlookers, and then have their babies hurried away from them within minutes. Volunteers emphasize that it’s for the calf’s safety to separate the two — the real reason is that this is the nature of dairy farming. Taking away from the cow in order to further exploit the cow and the calf. Is that an example of how mothers should be treated?We are urging the public to continuing signing and sharing our petition to stop this exhibit at the NY State Fair. The Dairy Cow Birthing Center is a tool used to legitimize and validate the exploitation and cruelty inherent in dairy farming. The petition is here — https://secure.everyaction.com/mJ2jQ9tmXUKiDGHjPeufNA2 please sign today.
Remember when Bumblebee was this small? She’s now all grown up, and needs you 🦆🦆
Help us care for medically complex ducks! We still haven’t paid off Bumblee and Toots’ recent bills (and we’re not talking about the bills on their faces!) Bumblebee and Toots recently had several vet appointments for foot issues, costing over $2k. Toots is currently receiving laser therapy as a part of her plan. Bumblebee is also dealing with pneumonia currently, which adds more to her treatment plan.
If you’ve never cared for Pekin ducks, you might not know that the way humans have bred them has seriously affected their health. Much like larger chicken breeds and turkey breeds, Pekin ducks have been bred to be too heavy to fly, and are typically raised for human consumption. As a result, Pekin ducks like Toots and Bumblebee deal with joint, leg, and foot issues frequently. It’s key to keep on top of these issues when they arise so that they don’t get worse, and the ducks can stay mobile. Despite this, many Pekins will develop some type of disability and so we have to be prepared to care for these ducks in that stage of their life as well. Your support gives the Pekins here access to the critical medical care they need to live their best lives. Donate towards Bumblebee and Toots’ recent vet bills here, or on Venmo at Woodstock-Sanctuary.
IT’S ALMOST PICNIC TIME! Our annual Harvest Picnic is coming up, so we threw a mini “chicknic” in anticipation 🧺🍅🐓 WILL WE SEE YOU at the Harvest Picnic on September 21st? Tickets are on sale right now at https://woodstocksanctuary.org/events/harvestpicnic — We’ll have lots more to picnic on than Cherry tomatoes! @u_rugula is catering — you won’t want to miss this! Thank you to our Harvest Picnic sponsors: @roxwellfilms @orchardgrocer @mooshoes_nyc @whitecliffvineyard @bank_rondout @kalabobislaw @rind.cheese @jodyrasch @lagustasluscious @sweetmaresas @u_cajuu @calmbucha_kombucha @great_life_brewing
New York State Fair Birthing Center
The @nysfair Dairy Cow Birthing Center is still going on this week, but here are some clips from last week. While a calf was being born, the vets taking questions described these cows as “experienced mothers” and noted their “mothering instincts,” right before starting to tell people why it’s best to take calves away from their mothers. The microphone doesn’t pick it up, but this environment is far from quiet and calm — the noisy crowds of onlookers and the loud microphone Q&A are just a few of the stressors these cows deal with. After just a few minutes of being able to clean off her calf, the baby was removed — this is the nature of dairy farming. Separating families in order to exploit a “resource” from the parents. Eventually, the calf born in this video will enter the same cycle. Click here: https://secure.everyaction.com/mJ2jQ9tmXUKiDGHjPeufNA2 to sign the petition to STOP this exhibit at the New York State Fair.
Help us celebrate Sylvia and Marge’s first birthday! Sylvia fell off a transport truck a year ago, and Marge escaped a farm. Both of them found an amazing home here and we have enjoyed every minute of their first year at Woodstock. These two piglets would love for you to send them a birthday present! Tap here: https://www.myregistry.com/organization/send-gifts-to-the-animals-high-falls-ny/4200663 to see some items that Sylvia and Marge want to have delivered to their barn. Wish these two happy birthday below!! #whywoodstock
NY State Fair Birthing Center
This baby was JUST born at New York State Fair . She is already permanently separated from her mother, and is now being dressed up with a ribbon to be on display to fair visitors. She will eventually enter the cycle of dairy herself. SIGN TO END THIS: https://secure.everyaction.com/mJ2jQ9tmXUKiDGHjPeufNA2
