Woodstock Farm Sanctuary

11/28/2025

We love all our volunteers so much. Thank you for showing up for the animals year round and being an incredible community ❤️

11/28/2025

Amidst all the rescue and care work for the hundreds of farmed animals living at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary…we’ve had to be vigilant about the increasing stray cat population that keeps making its way onto the grounds! Cheerwine will be the seventh cat in about a year’s time that we’ve caught and gotten spayed or neutered. She ventured into the trap in the nick of time—temperatures are going to plummet pretty soon! The surgeries and aftercare needed for these strays adds up. Your donations help us make sure these cats get to safety and are taken care of!

11/27/2025

This season is always tough for turkey lovers—wherever you go you see images of dead turkeys and celebrations of their exploitation. So we wanted to bring you some really awesome news to brighten your day ☀️ 45% of people who sponsored a rescued turkey’s care this year were FIRST TIME SPONSORS! That means that more people are picking up this tradition of kindness for the first time each year! Sometimes you might feel like you’re not reaching anyone new with your advocacy for sentient beings, but new humans are making the choice to care every day!
Not only that, but we saw folks from ALL over the country choose to sponsor a rescued turkey. 44 states! That means that our message of compassion isn’t just staying local: it’s national. Humans of all different backgrounds and locations are working together with us to make a kinder world for animals.

Sometimes it can feel like nothing is changing, but be encouraged this year! Our rescued turkeys want you to know they’re living safe and happy lives because of your support, and that more humans make that possible every year ❤️

(Last video is of Shirley who was our most-sponsored turkey this year! It’s not a popularity content but we love you so much Shirley!!)

11/26/2025

Mikey has been giving EVERYONE baths! He's working very hard to get Ruthie's hairdo just right ❤

11/26/2025

It’s not too late to sponsor a rescued turkey! We have loved seeing everyone post their holiday displays with pictures of the turkeys they’re sponsoring ❤️❤️ You can still digitally sponsor and honor a rescued turkey at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary: https://woodstocksanctuary.org/turkey-esponsorship-2025

11/26/2025

In news that will make your whole week better, rescued cows Franklin and Ruthie have joined a group! They recently integrated with Mikey, Maybelle, and Penny, and everything has been going really well. When Franklin was first rescued from the petting zoo he spent years alone in, he was nervous about getting to know other cows. His friendship with Ruthie was a huge step for him, but when the two of them arrived here we weren’t sure if they’d join one of our existing herds or stay by themselves. We were so thrilled to see Franklin welcome interactions with new cow friends! He and Ruthie are now part of a community—a cowmmunity—and it’s been so special to watch happen.

11/25/2025

Some gorgeous shots from peak fall foliage, taken by Caregiver Olivia 🍂🍁Mikey, Peter, Pamela, and Mishka are all continuing to enjoy the bounty of fall now that all the crunchy, delicious leaves are on the ground.

11/24/2025

For the past year we’ve had to be a lot more involved in managing cat friends who find their way onto our Sanctuary grounds. Although we don’t take in permanent cat or dog residents, we know spaying and neutering is crucial to ensuring that the stray population doesn’t explode in the area. Two cats can be responsible for the birth hundreds of other cats! Right now we have one cat awaiting spay surgery, and two who have recovered from surgery and are in foster. Several others have already found their forever homes but we continue to have the need to trap and then spay/neuter. Surgeries, food, litter, and vet checkups all add up.

Who’s in foster right now? Two tortie cats with extra toes! See if you can spy them in the photos — that’s a lot of beans on each paw!
✨Cheerwine is a polydactyl buff tortie adult awaiting spay surgery
✨ Dr. Enuf is an extremely friendly polydactyl tortie kitten who has just finished surgery recovery.
✨And of course adult gray tabby Faygo is still in foster, having made huge strides from a feral who was terrified of humans to a snuggly lap cat.

These cats can use your help in several ways: contribute here towards their care and our ongoing trapping and spay/neuter of feral cats, and please share so they can find homes! DM us to connect with their foster ❤️

11/24/2025

11/22/2025

Come and stay at Woodstock Sanctuary in December! Our on-site inn, The Gray Barn, has open rooms Friday and Saturday nights.

Use code “HOLIDAY25” for 25% off of any December booking!

Every stay at The Gray Barn helps our mission💕