VINE Sanctuary
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LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary. Follow for news & views from our fabulous multispecies community!
VINE Sanctuary offers refuge to animals who have escaped or been rescued from the meat, dairy and egg industries or other hurtful circumstances, such as cockfighting, pigeon racing, vivisection, and zoos. Sanctuary residents include chickens, cows, pigeons, ducks, doves, geese, sheep, peacocks, emus, guineafowl, and one exceptional pig. In addition to sheltering and advocating for animals, we conduct research and education aimed at creating systemic changes in agriculture, trade, and consumption as well as human attitudes about animals and the environment. We work within an ecofeminist understanding of the interconnection of all life and the intersection of all forms of oppression. Thus we welcome and work to facilitate alliances among animal, environmental, and social justice activists. Our sanctuary was the first to figure out how to rehabilitate roosters used in cockfighting and continues to both shelter and advocate for these birds. We were founded and are predominantly staffed by LGBTQ people and have taken a leading role in the effort to understand the connections among speciesism, sexism, and homophobia. Visit our blog to learn more about that aspect of our work: http://blog.bravebirds.org
09/25/2026
Why might our neighbors believe that dinosaurs have moved in at the sanctuary? Check out our latest newsletter for the awesome answer: https://conta.cc/4j7Qp9N
09/22/2026
We're surveying vegan Vermonters! If that's you, please tell us about your experiences! Count yourself in here: https://form.jotform.com/262635287216057
09/15/2026
Meet the newest members of the VINE community! Top: Little Bandit and her mother and big brother. Bottom: Bandit's big sister and her calf. (We're still figuring out their names.) They were all saved from being sent to auction by neighbors who convinced a retired beef farmer to send them here instead!
09/04/2026
In memory of the last passenger pigeon, we invite you to consider pigeon points of view:
Remember Martha Email from VINE Sanctuary Pigeon Points of View VINE SANCTUARY NEWS PIGEON POINTS OF VIEW PASSENGER PIGEONS On September 1st of 1914, the last passenger pigeon on earth perished. Called "Martha" by he
08/31/2026
Cows are descendants of the extinct aurochs, whose habitats were temperate forested areas of Eurasia. Perhaps that's why they prefer forests to fields and are most relaxed, like Rosie here, when resting under the trees. Weather permitting, they almost always choose to bed down for the night in the woods rather than in one of the barns.
Our popular program for pre-K-5th grade classrooms and homeschooling group is signing up classes for the 26-27 school year now! Teachers and other educators can learn more and sign up here: https://forms.gle/P6R8t2kvT5g9QhGw8
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08/24/2026
When your supervisor literally stands over you as you work 🙄
08/20/2026
Anybody who thinks sheep are mild-mannered hasn't met Daphne, who is rambunctious, strong-willed, and fiercely protective of her sister Echo
We're so excited about our new virtual humane education program for middle school classrooms and homeschooling groups! Please share to spread the word!
08/18/2026
Meet Pippin and Ro, two of this year’s Barnyard Buddies! 🐄🐐
Throughout the school year, Pre-K through 5th grade students will be learning all about them and their friends while also learning vital lessons about empathy, communication, friendship, and respect for differences.
You can help sign up as many classrooms as possible for this free Humane Education program by sharing this post, so that as many teachers and parents can see it.
Learn all about Barnyard Buddies here:https://vinesanctuary.org/wp-content/uploads/Buddies2026.pdf
Teachers can sign up or ask questions here: https://forms.gle/P6R8t2kvT5g9QhGw8
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