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Other Farm Animal Sanctuaries in Indiana
Angels Acres, Mooresville, IN (not currently open to the public)
Angels Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary is dedicated to rescuing farm animals in need — many from situations of neglect and abuse — and giving them a safe, loving forever home. We receive calls from animal control, the sheriff's department, and private citizens when farm animals need help. Unlike shelters that re-home animals, every animal who arrives at Angels Acres will always have a safe, loving home here.
Compass Rose Farm Sanctuary, Spencer, IN
”Our mission is to support and enhance the well-being of farm residents through excellent nutrition and veterinary care, as well as through the provision of safe, comfortable, and appropriate living environments. We are a safe haven for abandoned, malnourished, and aging farm animals in Spencer, Indiana.”
Jenkins Forever Farm, Edinburgh, IN
Jenkins Forever Farm is an animal sanctuary that provides rescue, care, love and a forever home to farmed and exotic animals. Jenkins is home to over 100 residents including cows, alpacas, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, rabbits, ferrets, iguanas and barn cats.
Kanda Farm Sanctuary, Ambia, IN
”Kanda Farm Sanctuary is committed to saving farmed animals through rescue and education on living a compassionate lifestyle while promoting kindness and appreciation for all beings.”
Oinking Acres Farm Rescue & Sanctuary, Brownsburg, IN
”Our mission is to help as many animals as possible, educate people about farm animal rescue, and provide permanent, lifetime sanctuary to every animal we take in.”
Recommended Reading
Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming
By Leah Garcés
“In Transfarmation, president and CEO of Mercy For Animals Leah Garcés explains how food and farming policies have failed over decades and offers insights into the wave of change coming from a new crop of farmers and communities who are constructing a humane and sustainable farming system. Factory animal farming faces an abundance of issues—from environmental concerns and animal cruelty, to exploited farmers and poor working conditions—and more and more farmers are searching for a way out and for a new start.”
From the Goat Notes monthly newsletter
Is Speciesism a Real Word? What is an Example of Speciesism?
“Recent decades have shed light on how pervasive and harmful our prejudices can be, and what we can do to stop them. But, a particularly pervasive form of prejudice remains largely unchallenged.
The distinction between a companion animal and a farmed animal has nothing to do with how much either animal values their own life. No animal wants to be abused and killed. The difference is in how we’ve been taught to see them—and how we choose to see them. This form of unconscious bias is called speciesism.”
read more from The Humane League
Most people care about farm animals — our food system doesn't reflect that
Surveys worldwide show that most people find common animal farming practices unacceptable, even where meat consumption is high.
In a world that often feels deeply polarized, it is rare to find a topic where almost everyone agrees. The treatment of farm animals is one of them. One of the biggest opportunities of our generation is to build a system where the food we eat reflects the values we already hold.
read more from Our World in Data
Is Cheese Vegetarian?
The short answer is mostly “no”. Surprised? So was Jolinda Hackett, who wrote about this discovery in an article for The Spruce Eats. It’s tempting to think that being “vegetarian” means animals are not being harmed, but the sad truth is that there are hidden consequences any time animals are used for food production.
Here's what she learned about eating cheese and her statement on whether or not cheese is vegetarian.
read more from The Spruce Eats
Why don’t vegans eat backyard eggs?
Visitors to the farm often assume when they see chickens that people must be collecting and eating the eggs. When they learn that we actually feed the eggs back to the chickens, they are surprised. Here’s what’s behind this practice.
watch video from Earthling Ed
A planet-first diet can feed the world by 2050 while improving the environment, new scientific analysis finds
“By adopting a healthy, planet-friendly diet — along with reducing food loss and waste and boosting agricultural productivity — some 9.6 billion people could eat “nutritiously and equitably” by 2050, according to the report published October 2, 2025 by the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets From Sustainable Food Systems. (EAT stands for Engage, Act, Transform.)”
read more from CNN Health