With the Easter holiday upon us, there will be many who purchase baby animals — such as chicks, ducklings, bunnies, and lambs — as family pets, only to find they aren’t up to the task of caring for them properly. It’s easy to fall in love with a baby animal, but most people lack the knowledge, resources, space, and commitment needed to provide the lifelong care these individuals deserve. Though their guardians have good intentions, these animals tend to be treated as temporary playthings rather than the living, feeling beings they are.

Every year, Farm Sanctuary, America’s leading farm animal protection organization, seeks to raise awareness about the plight of Easter pets, while encouraging people to start a new compassionate tradition of symbolically adopting a chicken, duck, or sheep resident at Farm Sanctuary instead. For just $30, you can symbolically adopt Clark, Champagne, or little Carlee and support their lifelong care and help to end the exploitation of other farm animals just like them.

Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of factory farming and encourage a new awareness and understanding about farm animals. Today, Farm Sanctuary is the nation’s largest and most effective farm animal rescue and protection organization. We have rescued thousands of animals and cared for them at our sanctuaries in Watkins Glen, NY; Northern California (Orland); and the Los Angeles area. At Farm Sanctuary, these animals are our friends, not our food. We educate millions of people about their plight and the effects of factory farming on our health and environment. We advocate for laws and policies to prevent suffering and promote compassion, and we reach out to legislators and businesses to bring about institutional reforms.

Farm Sanctuary is committed to ending cruelty to farm animals and promoting compassionate vegan living through rescue, education, and advocacy efforts. Please join us. A compassionate world begins with you!