Transforming a Farm into a Sanctuary for Animals
A sanctuary is a place where rescued animals can live after being saved from factory farming, slaughterhouses, or other inappropriate circumstances. It is a place where animals are not exploited for their products or their ability to work, but instead are allowed to live in a natural environment that meets their needs.
What is an Animal Sanctuary?
Rescued animals at sanctuaries are mostly farm animals saved from the dairy and egg industry or from meat farms.
A sanctuary offers them the opportunity to spend their days in freedom and with their own kind, surrounded by nature and in a safe environment. Sanctuaries are an important part of animal rescue and animal welfare. At a sanctuary, animals can follow their natural instincts and habits without being subjected to the constraints of agriculture.
Sanctuaries also give rescued animals a voice and help raise awareness of animal rights and sustainability. By visiting sanctuaries, people can learn how farm animals are kept in modern agriculture and what impact this has on the environment and the animals. Sanctuaries are therefore not only an important refuge for rescued animals, but also a place of learning and awareness-raising.
TransFARMation: Farm Becomes Sanctuary
Overall, sanctuaries offer rescued animals and people an opportunity to restore their connection with nature and rediscover our responsibility towards other living beings. They are a much-needed alternative to cruel animal husbandry and offer animals the opportunity to enjoy their lives in freedom and dignity.
«83 percent of the world's agricultural land is occupied for livestock feed, yet this produces only 18 percent of human calories,» says Sarah Heiligtag, the founder of Transfarmation. The fewer farm animals kept, the more land would be freed up for growing human food and for biodiversity.
From an agricultural perspective, there are many reasons to embrace TransFARMation. The website transfarmation.org provides well-founded information on this.
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