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How Do You Keep the Roosters from Fighting?

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Four principles for keeping the peace among roosters. . . . → Read More: How Do You Keep the Roosters from Fighting?

7 Tips for Dealing with Death

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Here are some of the things we’ve learned over the years about how to mourn someone you loved while continuing to care for others. . . . → Read More: 7 Tips for Dealing with Death

2016 at VINE Sanctuary

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613 animals… 30+ events… a mother-calf reunion… summer campers… hypnotic goats… up-cycling… the arrival of alpacas… and so much more in our review of a year at the sanctuary. . . . → Read More: 2016 at VINE Sanctuary

Ready? Ready!

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The duck called Ready was rescued from a bad situation in Baltimore, Vermont. She and several other birds had been closely confined by a man who sold duck and geese eggs from his backyard. Nearby lived another man who exploited animals: a backyard puppy mill from which dogs often escaped to attack the ducks and . . . → Read More: Ready? Ready!

My Summer at VINE Sanctuary

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Have you ever worked so hard that you fell asleep in a duck coop? Made friends with a turkey? Observed the world from the point of view of a rooster? No? Then let our summer intern, Katie, tell you all about her weeks at the sanctuary. . . . → Read More: My Summer at VINE Sanctuary

When Fine-Feathered Friends Fly In

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Two dozen multi-colored roosters descend on a chicken sanctuary, changing everything — for the better. . . . → Read More: When Fine-Feathered Friends Fly In

2015 in Review

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Blake began the year in a bad way. A survivor of dairying who is among the eldest female cows at the sanctuary, Blake went down and couldn’t get back up —a potential death sentence for cows— on one of the most frigid early days of 2015.

We were all so worried, but we knew what . . . → Read More: 2015 in Review

Duck Bills

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Ask any child (or adult) to draw or imitate a duck, and the first thing they will sketch or mime will be that distinctive bill. But most people don’t realize that, in addition to shaping those characteristic quacks, duck bills are responsible for remarkable feats of perception.

The sensitive tips of duck bills include both . . . → Read More: Duck Bills

Running a Sanctuary

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Here’s a recap of the panel on Running a Sanctuary at AR2015, including an in-depth account of our cofounder’s remarks about the ethical and emotional challenges of sanctuary work, along with summaries of the other presentations and ensuing discussion about micro-sanctuaries. . . . → Read More: Running a Sanctuary

Requiem for a Rare Bird

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VINE Sanctuary invites our extended community to remember and honor the spirit of a true rare bird, a courageous duck called Seagull who crossed species boundaries to promote peace. . . . → Read More: Requiem for a Rare Bird