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To all my dear clients, I realize times are very uncertain right now. But I also know that as a community, we will make it through to the other side. I hope this note finds you all well and healthy. I know many of you working from home, have children home as well, and are not currently in need of my services. However, please know that should you become ill, or too busy, or if an elderly friend or family member is in need - I am here offering whatever services I can, free of... charge. I will happily volunteer my time - to the best of my ability - to walk any dogs or care for any of your animals if you or a family member cannot. As you know, I started this business out of my love for all creatures - and I want to ensure you that I am here for you even during this difficult time. Be well and stay safe and healthy.

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The only difference is the story we tell ourselves. - Both have eyes to see, a nose to smell, ears to hear, and nerve endings to feel both pleasure and pain. ...- Both can be be loving and loyal pets. - Both are intelligent with pigs being more so. Pigs are actually the 5th most intelligent animal on earth. - Both have shown during multiple studies to have the cognitive capacity to portray emotion such as sadness and depression with loss of a family member and/or when their babies are taken from them. BUT..... - We slaughter and eat one while we think it's repulsive to harm or eat the other. - We kill 121 million of one each year in the US alone while fighting to save over 1.6 million of the other. -We will block people when they share photos of the Yulin Dog Meat festival but post and like photos of our bacon and pork sandwiches. - We pay millions to eat the flesh of one while we donate millions to save the other. - We have the this law for one "Currently, farms are allowed to slaughter a maximum of 1,106 hogs per hour" and this one for the other "It's illegal to leave your pet in a confined car on hot summer day" - We like and comment "cute" on the photo of one on FB at 6 months old while we deem the other ready to be slaughtered at the same age. Both can live 15 to 20 years naturally. This is called cultural conditioning. This is how terrible traditions are started and continue. I am sure you can think of a few throughout history that are so obviously wrong now that we wish we stopped sooner. The ones we read about and say to ourselves "How could people do that?" Pigs, like most farm animals, feel and process pain just like our pets. They want to live just like our pets. They want freedom and compassion just like our pets. We vote every single day with our dollars on the treatment and future of these sentient beings. Let’s make the right choice. Let’s vote for compassion. We do not need meat or dairy. Nope, not even for that. Nope, not for that either. Not at all. Again, the only difference is the story we tell ourselves. So let’s make sure we are telling ourselves the truth and not what cultural conditioning has raised us to believe is normal when we know deep down it’s cruel and immoral. The most dangerous phrase in language is We’ve always done it that way (Photo of a dog and a pig both being shipped off for slaughter. Both countries think it’s normal. Both think it’s okay. Both are wrong) #bothwanttolive #wecandobetter

This is the cutest thing you'll see today BBC One

Let’s try to connect with each other in mysterious ways in the new year!

Saturday Night Live's segment last weekend comedically explored the hypocrisy of assigning intelligence to companion animals while ignoring scientifically proven intelligence of farmed animals.

Sweet dreams, my friends.

#FlashbackFriday to Cameron's early days at Farm Sanctuary, two years ago this week! Revisit his story at bit.ly/CameronPiglet #FarmSanctuaryLife

What a wonderful idea!

WHY DOGS LIVE LESS THAN HUMAN Here's the surprising answer of a 6 year old child. Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfho...und named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience. The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker‘s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker’s Death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that dogs' lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, I know why. Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I’d never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try and live. He said, People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right? The six-year-old continued, Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay for as long as we do. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like: When your loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy. Take naps. Stretch before rising. Run, romp, and play daily. Thrive on attention and let people touch you. Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass. On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree. When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body. Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. Be faithful. Never pretend to be something you’re not. If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it. When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently. That's the secret of happiness that we can learn from a good dog.

This is a true victory for animals! The cereal company pledges to update its 2019 corporate responsibility report with policies that ban cruel animal testing.

Everybody deserves somebody who makes them look forward to tomorrow. #ThrowbackThursday

Did you know that Carmel was rated the #1 Dog Friendly Town in America? We welcome all furry friends on our #dogfriendly patio!