Eastern Shore Sanctuary Blog

Some of our long-term supporters have wondered what sanctuary cofounder pattrice jones is up to now that she’s not living at the sanctuary. While no longer living on-site, pattrice continues to be intimately involved with our operations. She has used the respite from the daily demands of sanctuary life to author scholarly articles rooted in [...]

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In the wake of the BP oil spill comes some of the most shocking footage yet of what goes on inside Department of Agriculture-approved dairy farms, thanks to Mercy for Animals and the undercover footage they took at Conklin Farm in Ohio. I say “shocking” because most of us haven’t seen these things with our [...]

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LOOKING FOR FULL TIME ANIMAL CAREGIVER!! APPLY NOW!!!!

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We got this call about a week ago from this woman who wanted to adopt a rooster. Shocking, since NO ONE wants roosters. She wanted to come right out and get him — she has 18 hens and no rooster, she told me — but I told her we need to bring him [...]

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Hey!
Lots going on for us in the computer world, so I wanted to bring you all up to speed. So to speak. We have two main news items to share.
First of all, we are on Facebook! Search for us as Eastern Shore Sanctuary, and become our friend!
Second of all, we have registered with Goodsearch.com! [...]

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Three months ago, 21 roosters were seized by the Page County Sheriff’s
Office in Virginia as part of their bust of an illegal cockfighting
operation. Finally, due to very hard work on the part of deputies, public
attorneys, and other county personnel, they are now able to be released.
Their release date is the first [...]

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Get your comments heard! Go to http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/09/backyard-chickens and tell the world why backyard birding must be undertaken, if at all, only with extreme care and caution.

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Just sharing this picture so that everybody can get a glimpse of the colorful circumstances in which the chickens and other animals at the sanctuary spend their days.

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A short post today to share a short thought. As most of you know, we recently relocated the sanctuary here to Vermont, and are lucky enough to have five apple trees and two peach trees on the property (not to mention 30 years of gardening by a master gardener who has left us with beauty [...]

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Suddenly, roosters are everywhere in the news, or so it seems. If you believe what you read, they are the biggest threat to peace and quiet since rocket grenades and jackhammers. Because of that, here at the sanctuary, we’ve seen a big increase in the number of folks wanting to get rid of their roosters.
Why? [...]

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