FROM SLAUGHTER HOUSE TO SAFETY
232 acres of pastures provides home to over 400 farmed animals who escaped certain doom.
Even a routine trip to the store isn’t routine when you rescue animals. Please don’t buy chickens, they aren’t all hens and the boys are so often just discarded.. Taking these beautiful boys is a years long commitment… They are someone, not something.. Welcome aboard, boys.
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Thank God you guys are the ones who came upon them first! They just hit the jackpot! 🥰
You’re the best. Shame on those people!!
And this is (I think) the house that sells breeder dogs too … it’s so frustrating to live in this world - thank you so much for saving them
I despise how we treat them as objects instead of the sentient beings that they are. Ten of them cramped into a cage next to a busy road in the sun with no room to stretch their wings, standing on painful cage bars all day long. Disgusting and shameful. Thank you for rescuing them.
That’s so evil. Thrown away like trash. Thank goodness you drove by, they would be dead and eaten by now! 😩
I’m sure this will be the best day of their life coming home with you 💕 Beyond sad just left on the side of the road 😞 They are just so beautiful and now blessed 💕
Thank for saving those poor boys
Thank you for saving the animals. Your a special kind of person. May God bless you Mike.
They put them out on the street like they're old furniture or trash. 😞 Thank you so much for helping these guys. ❤️
They are gorgeous! Roosters are people too. ❤️
“Help yourself”… like they’re oranges or apples on the side of the road. How cruel. Thank goodness you seen them. I can’t imagine what would have happened to them.
Thank you so much for saving them! It's sure their lucky day! We're still very appreciative for you taking in the flock of hens we had saved but could not find safe homes for. Thank you for all that you do!
Thank you for rescuing them. They must have been so confused and scared, all crammed in a cage together with cars whizzing by them. 🙁😔
Who does this?? Horrible. Thank you for taking them.
Thank goodness it was you two who saw them and, of course didn’t hesitate to act. I know taking on more roosters isn’t ideal, but you always do the right thing. They will have a wonderful life now. 💕💕💕
I believe that property was breeding dogs too recently. I remember seeing all of the signs for different dog breeds for sale. I hope the dogs weren’t treated like that. It’s a shame. 😢
You are beautiful souls! Wish there were more people like you, but thank goodness for you. ❤️ I'll never understand that ignorant and heartless mentality, to discard living things on the side of the road like they are trash, and to not care in whose hands they end up. Fortunately for these guys, it was yours.
I'll never understand people 😞
Thank you so much for saving them 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Heartbreaking to see them smushed all together in that cage, just left on the side of the road like old furniture. This could have ended horribly for them (cock fighting is what enters my head immediately). Thank you for saving them.
This is such a cruel aspect of egg production 💔 Thank you for sharing this
And yet they have a rooster on their mailbox 🙄 Thank you for rescuing them!
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE! We love you!! 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 this is just so very sad to see it honestly turned my stomach! I’ve been a rescuer for 40+ years and I would have done this too.. THANK YOU IS NOT ENOUGH.. I’m making a donation 😇😍💕🙌🏻🐓🥰🎅🏻
This just infuriates me! Thank you for offering these beautiful souls a life ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks, Mike! God knows what would've happened to them if you hadn't been there - was meant to be. You won't be needing an alarm clock anymore, I'm thinking. They are beautiful.
Each One Has A Story Of Survival
Freddie escaped from a slaughterhouse — and ran for his life through the streets of NYC.
ALBERT
A young man and his friends went to an organic family farm in order to buy pigs for a pig roast. Four of the guys bought piglets but the fifth guy did not. He was a 22-year-old. The farmer said, would you like this little runt because I can’t sell him.
EMMA
Mike received a call from a dairy worker in Connecticut saying they had a bull calf they would let go if he was interested. When he arrived at the location, he saw a tiny 2-day old calf. They said, “he’s with his mother because his mother is sick.”
FAWN
A telephone call came in from the local SPCA which is only about 1/2 hour away. They said they needed help with a pig rescue. When he arrived at the location they gave him, Mike could see that this was a horrible neglect case.
WILSON
One day, Mike received an unexpected telephone call from the local SPCA which is only about 1/2 hour away. They said they needed help with a pig rescue. When he arrived at the location they gave him, Mike could see that this was a horrible neglect case.
ANDY
Andy came to Skylands together with another turkey named Robin around July of 2015. They were supposed to be Thanksgiving birds. They are called broad-breasted white turkeys. Someone just dropped them off mysteriously and didn’t wait to give an account of their story but we know they’re safe and sound now.
BRONX
Bronx was brought in by the Bronx animal control staff. Many times, animals are seen on the streets and are picked up with no real destination, so they are often brought to the nearest sanctuary. We weren’t told Bronxies story but we’re thankful he’s here now.
ANGEL
Angel’s mother had beautiful baby twins. She only had 3 teats though and wasn’t producing milk very well. So instead of sending one of the babies away, the owner brought her to Mike. Honestly, the man looked happy with himself that he did it! We know we are.
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