Inside Vermont’s Dairy Industry

Dairy is facing an environmental reckoning. The land use, the water use and the methane are adding up in our collective minds to an unsustainable industry. But the way we treat dairy cows is beyond unsustainable.

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Rosie’s Farm Sanctuary Is Strategizing to Save Animals

“We can’t save our way out of this,” remarks Michele Waldman, Founder and President of Rosie’s Farm Sanctuary. The harms of animal agriculture, she says, are too immense to overcome through rescue alone. More than 55 billion terrestrial animals are killed for food — just in the U.S. — each year. Meanwhile, sanctuaries are limited…

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The Dodo

In February 2023, a lamb farmer surrendered 2 lambs and their mother to us. After spending 2 weeks at the hospital due to health issues resulting from pregnancy, we were able to bring the mama sheep and her babies home to Rosie’s Farm Sanctuary. Watch their heartwarming arrival to the sanctuary…

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Anatomy of A Dream

Michele Waldman was born in New Zealand but spent much of her childhood in Australia. Filled with wildlife, birds, and nature, Australia provided the perfect backdrop to learn and develop a deep respect for nature. When her parents divorced, she was only three years old. At this time, animals seemed to make more sense to…

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