Sanctuary Stories
A Mother and Her Baby, Rescued Before the Law Could Stop It
Antonella is enjoying a rare privilege for a cow: a chance to raise her own baby. Ag-gag laws could have made her rescue impossible.
Though the name may give a different impression, it’s not only dogs being cared for at Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary in Ontario, Canada. Over a hundred farmed animals also call the sanctuary home, including horses, cows, donkeys, sheep, pigs, chickens and ducks. And though each farmed animal has their own unique rescue story — most from dire situations and impending early death — two in particular, explains staff member Cassandra Ferante, have an especially important tale to tell. It’s one she says local legislators really need to hear.
Antonella the cow was rescued this past summer from an Ontario farm where she and several other animals were suffering from severe neglect and looming death. “We got pictures, and there was a post on Facebook, of a few dead calves, and showing a farm in really bad shape,” says Ferante. It’s something that happens often, she says, getting word of…
