Most of us have heard the terrible stories about the fate of animals on factory farms and victims of hoarding. But, did you know that many of them are rescued and taken to farm sanctuaries, where they are rehabilitated and given the ability to live out their lives with love, care & freedom? Catskill Animal […]
Kathy Stevens
Book Review: Animal Camp
As an animal rights activist, I tend to read books on the subject of animals and then promptly get depressed at the state of things. That’s not the case when I read a book by Kathy Stevens, founder and director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary. Kathy’s books are uplifting and life affirming, and her message of […]
Interview Series – Kathy Stevens
Kathy Stevens is the Founder and Director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary. She spent her childhood on a Virginia horse farm and moved to Boston for graduate school. After a decade of teaching high school English, she was asked to head a charter school. Instead, one year later, she opened CAS, one of the country’s leading […]
BOOK REVIEW – SANCTUARY: Portraits of Rescued Farm Animals
Our family dog (a.k.a. my 14 year old first child) passed away a few weeks ago. She was such a good dog; spunky, loving, and vocal. Needless to say I have been absorbing any kind of animal love with extra zeal since then in a senseless attempt to fill the void. A few days after […]