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Mother Hen and Chicks (video)

After that last video, you’re ready for some happy chickens, yes? Well, you’re in luck, because one of the feral tree-sleeping hens here at VINE found herself a safe place to hatch a couple of chicks. They’ve been bowling us over with their cuteness ever since. So, here’s your chance to see something few people . . . → Read More: Mother Hen and Chicks (video)

Kapparot Rescue 2012

In this video, viewers meet rescued Kapparot chickens, and VINE Sanctuary co-founder Miriam Jones discusses the experience of saving 29 baby birds from ritual torture. . . . → Read More: Kapparot Rescue 2012

Demystify Dairy Day

Rosetta, a former dairy cow now living at VINE

It’s “Demystify Dairy Day” here at VINE, where the true-blue September skies make it impossible not to see something the dairy industry doesn’t want people to know: Dairy cows are very, very sad. . . . → Read More: Demystify Dairy Day

Finally, Some Truth Comes Out about the Chesapeake Bay

It’s no secret that the Chesapeake Bay is in serious trouble. One might say the bay is dying, and certainly parts of it are actually dead. Yet past efforts to “clean up the bay” have been hampered by the refusal of activist groups to place the blame where it belongs; namely, in large part in . . . → Read More: Finally, Some Truth Comes Out about the Chesapeake Bay

The Cows of VINE

Check out this video slide-show of some of the bovine residents at VINE… the photos really capture their personalities and also let you see some of the beautiful scenery here at the sanctuary. . . . → Read More: The Cows of VINE

Solar-Powered Insects and Mad Scientists

Boxelder Bug (photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Ever since I moved back to the sanctuary, I’ve been fascinated by insects. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve always appreciated them. But something about moving to a place where the insects are unfamiliar to me (and visit regularly) has heightened my awareness of the many charms of Arthropoda.

From whence I write (that's Thunder . . . → Read More: Solar-Powered Insects and Mad Scientists