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VINE Sanctuary
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LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary. Follow for news and views from our fabulous multispecies community!

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Let's make hay on Giving Tuesday! Go to tinyurl.com/vine-hay to buy a bale for Maddox and his many friends!
Photograph of a brown cow with large curved horns. Hay is draped over his horns. Behind him, two black cows with white faces are eating hay and a brown cow with a thick forward-facing horn is looking at the camera. Further back is a ridge with trees and a black-and-white cow.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Let's make hay on Giving Tuesday! Go to tinyurl.com/vine-hay to buy a bale for Saorise, Linus, and their many friends!
Close up photograph of a black cow with a white face licking her lips while standing beside a feeder filled with hay. Behind her is a dark brown cow with a giant mouthful of hay. Behind him is a barn and bare trees. Light snow is on the ground.
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Here's what we can learn from turkeys: conta.cc/43QA1Sx
Photograph of a slim grey turkey, along with this text: Tenacity: Turkeys persist. Generosity: Turkeys practice mutual aid. Empathy: Turkeys care—and show they care—about the feelings of others. Connection: Turkeys value relationships. Communication: Turkeys talk. Curiosity: Turkeys enjoy exploring new things. Queerness: Turkeys don’t conform to our stereotypes about gender or how families should be constructed. Diversity: Turkeys readily make friends with those very different than themselves. Receptivity: When someone calls, turkeys answer.
November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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One of our cofounders was among the winners of the
@nytgames.bsky.social Spelling Bee creative challenge with this poem about Jane Goodall!
Jane sees apes. Jane appeases apes. Apes jape Jane. Jane senses ape sense. Jane spews ape news. We see apes anew. Jane passes. We weep. --pattrice jones
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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"Talking Turkey" is our new 3-part series on our vulnerable feathered friends. Check out part one, All About Turkeys, here: conta.cc/47UfHSD
Photograph of three wild turkeys walking past a black cow. Two of the turkeys have their feathers outstretched.
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Spending the holiday with non-veg friends and family? Get moral support, empathy, and expert advice on "Talking Turkey" at our Pre-Thanksgiving Virtual Vegan Meet-Up. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Photograph of a slim grey turkey along with this event information: Pre-Thanksgiving Virtual Vegan MeetUp • Expert Advice • Mutual Support • Turkey Stories from VINE Sanctuary NOVEMBER 26 7PM EST
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Back pasture herd basking in the early morning sun
Cows of many colors standing in the sunshine on a forested hillside
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Somebody forgot to bring the refreshments for the meeting
Three roosters and four hens standing on and around a wrought iron table and chair. Three of the hens are white. The other birds have mixtures of red, brown, and black feathers. Autumn leaves are on the ground.
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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From dead roosters and overwhelmed sanctuaries to unhappy hens and unhealthy eggs, there are plenty of reasons to avoid backyard hen-keeping! Learn why and what to do instead: vinesanctuary.org/whats-wrong-...
Drawing of a newly-hatched chick asking "Where's my mother?"
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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The mother-daughter dance team of Lam Lam and Lucky demonstrate the basic steps of the Sheep Waltz 🎶🎶🎶
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Hayley is a sweet and serious goat who tends to hang back and watch when the other goats go gallivanting
Photograph of a black goat with long ears standing behind two grey boulders with green moss and white lichen on them. The sun is shining, and part of a white-topped hoop barn is visible in the background.
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Elders Athena, Bella, and Be know that there's strength in unity
Photo of three cows standing together in a phalanx. Standing in front is a large black cow with white socks and a white patch on her forehead. Behind and beside her are a brown-and-white cow and a black cow with a small white mark on her forehead.
November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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When a dinosaur decides to "help" you paint...
Photograph of an adolescent emu holding a paintbrush in his beak. The sun is shining. Trees with autumn leaves and a storage container are in the background.
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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For most vegetarians, going vegan is the logical next step to achieve what they want and be true to their own values. Our annual Veg2Vegan program provides 30 days of support and inspiration. Visit veg2vegan.org to learn more and sign up!
The V2V logo in green and black, along with a list of four items: 1) FOR YOUR HEALTH 2) FOR THE PLANET 3) FOR ANIMALS 4) TO BE TRUE TO YOU Below the list, a banner reads: 2025 VEG2VEGAN CHALLENGE STARTS NOV 1ST!
October 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Seen here with her friend Be, Michelle was vegetarian for many years before going vegan after reading about the suffering behind dairy and eggs. She felt relieved and excited after making the switch. Now she helps others do the same at Veg2Vegan.org
Selfie of a woman with a black cow
October 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Whether it's greenhouse gases, land use, or water use, plant milk is better for the planet than dairy. Visit Veg2Vegan.org to spend the month of November trying delicious plant-based alternatives to cow's milk!
Three charts showing that cow's milk far outpaces soy, oat, or almond milk in greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and water use, along with the slogan "Plant Milk for the Planet" with graphics standing in for milk and the planet.
October 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Along with cockfighting, homophobia, and racism, dairy farming came to the Americas as part of the conquest. If you're ready to decolonize your diet, visit Veg2Vegan.org for 30 days of advice, inspiration, and support.
Painting of a cow stepping onto the shore followed by conquistadors with boats in the distance.
October 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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When a dinosaur decides to be your friend...
Photograph of an emu crouched next to a woman sitting cross-legged on the ground. The emu is looking down at the woman, who is smiling widely with her arm around the bird's shoulders. There are autumn leaves on the ground and trees in the background.
October 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Artist Neda Moridpour of the Louder Than Words collective explains why she went from vegetarian to vegan while nursing her daughter. You can too! Visit Veg2Vegan.org to try it for 30 days!
Photograph of artist Neda Moridpour and the Louder Than Words logo along with this quote: "During that process of breastfeeding, I finally realized how messed up the whole dairy industry is, because I was also producing milk. So all of a sudden, after years of being vegetarian and just being proud of myself, I just finally realized that oh my God, I've been doing this all wrong and this is someone else's food. So, I stopped eating dairy."
October 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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When longtime VINE friend Bernadette visited the sanctuary, she was most inspired by Luna, who selflessly nursed the calf of another cow along with her own when they were all starving. Like Bernadette, you can be kind to mother cows by going vegan. Visit veg2vegan.org to get started!
Photograph of a grey-haired African American woman petting a black cow
October 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Join Kim Stallwood on October 26 to discuss his deeply researched biography of Topsy the elephant! (Free PDF for all attendees.) Info and registration here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Photographs of the book 2025: The Year of Topsy and its author Kim Stallwood along with this event information: VINE virtual BOOK CLUB via Zoom / Discuss the book / Meet the author / October 26 3 PM EDT
October 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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The 2025 Veg2Vegan challenge starts a month from today! The program helps vegetarians take the next step for themselves, animals, and the planet. Go to veg2vegan.org to sign up. Already vegan? Challenge a vegetarian friend!
Text in green and black lettering: 30 day Veg2Vegan Challenge / November 2025 / Sponsored by VINE Sanctuary and Afro-Vegan Society / Sign up today! / veg2vegan.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Turkeys have lived in these woods for millions of years. Many flocks make use of the part of our property reserved as a wildlife refuge, but some also like to come and hang out with the cows!
Photograph of two wild turkeys standing with a light brown cow in dappled sunlight in the woods
September 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Animals of many species cooperate to co-create the sanctuary neighborhood called "The Commons." Here, cow Athena, goat Marble, and sheep Audrey, Rain, and Seymour share some spilled grain.
Photograph of a brown-and-white cow, a black-and-brown goat with horns, two white sheep, and one black-and-white sheep with their heads together as they investigate spilled grain.
September 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Animals often tell us very clearly what they do or don't want. Here, Saoirse and Chip are saying "hurry up with the hay!" but animals all over the world are speaking up and fighting back against incarceration, exploitation, and habitat destruction every day. If only more people would listen!
Photograph of two cows in the woods. One is black with a white face. The other is brown with white spots and big curved horns. Both are mooing.
September 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM