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The Farm Sanctuary [2] was the first shelter for farm animals; created to protect and advocate for the rights of farm animals against the horrors of factory farming and mistreatment of animals. While doing research and observation at a stockyard in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Houston came across a living sheep on a pile of dead carcasses. [3]
Farm Sanctuary's first rescued animal was a downed (i.e. unable to stand) sheep who had been discarded on a pile of dead animals behind Lancaster stockyards in Pennsylvania in 1986. [7] The sheep, who regained her health and lived for more than ten years, was named Hilda.
HM Prison Services. Governor. Emma Sundley. Website. Lancaster Farms at justice.gov.uk. HM Prison Lancaster Farms is a category C male prison, located on the outskirts of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is part of the HMP North Lancashire and Cumbria Estate (along with HMP Haverigg).
RSPB Leighton Moss is a nature reserve in Lancashire, England, which has been in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds since 1964. [1] It is situated near Silverdale, Carnforth, on the edge of Morecambe Bay and in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Leighton Moss contains the largest area of reed ...
The Conestoga Trail is a 65.8-mile (105.9 km) linear hiking trail in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The trail connects several relatively short and discontinuous footpaths with walks on paved roads. About 53% of the network's distance is made up of road walking, and those segments are intended to showcase the rural scenery of Lancaster County ...
January 31, 2024 at 1:34 PM. An owner of exotic animals in Columbia, Lancaster County died unexpectedly over the weekend, and now his pets, including pythons, lizards and a scorpion, will be ...
Farm Sanctuary is an American animal protection organization, founded in 1986 as an advocate for farmed animals.It was America's first shelter for farmed animals. [3] It promotes laws and policies that support animal welfare, animal protection, and veganism through rescue, education, and advocacy.
1,667 acres (6.75 km 2) Established. 1974. Governing body. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Website. Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge. Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge is a property of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) system located in Middlesex and Worcester counties in Massachusetts. It was founded in 1974.