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Giving (Vegan) Sanctuary to Goat People
Figure 1 RIchard & Frank Sanctuary managers need to be very careful that they do not, inadvertently, allow their sanctuaries become repositories for irresponsible small holders or back yard animal...
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Alice
Figure 1 Alice with intern Sophie Cowen, July 2015 The EU banned the use of barren battery cages in the egg industry and replaced them with equally atrocious ‘enriched’ battery cages on 1st January...
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The Killing Fields
80 acres of NAMA lands in West Dublin are called The Killing Fields. They are used to hold and torture cats, dogs, horses and goats. Many are starved, and viciously beaten until their bones break. They...
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Caoimhe
Before I knew You Before I knew her, I would have had her harmed and killed without a thought. I would have paid for her to be separated from her mother, heedless of her fear and loneliness, and of...
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Grace
Grace, Emily & Charlotte We recently had the opportunity to welcome some baby pigs to Eden. Destined to be sent to slaughter, or worse, used for breeding, Grace, Emily & Charlotte were given...
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Annie
Photo Chris Copeland Eden was in need of some uplifting news following the deaths of Grace and Caoimhe. Good news came in the person of Annie. Photo Chris Copeland Stolen from her mother and...
View ArticleEggs: The Price They Pay
Eggs: the price they pay The myth of humane eggs May is International Respect for […] The post Eggs: The Price They Pay appeared first on Eden Farmed Animal Sanctuary.
View ArticleWillow & Sadbh: A Sacred Bond
Mothering for a Child’s Future The attachment between a mother and her new born child […] The post Willow & Sadbh: A Sacred Bond appeared first on Eden Farmed Animal Sanctuary.
View ArticleAnimal Sentience & Irish Farming Myths
Last September George Hook stated, in two consecutive radio shows, that he did not believe that other animals can feel and as a consequence he does not mind what we do to them. Ignoring my texts,...
View ArticleThe Residents at Eden transform a Volunteer’s Life: Presentation & Movie by...
In this presentation and film Clara describes how her encounters with the residents at Eden Farmed Animal Sanctuary have transformed her view of other animals and motivated her to live a vegan life....
View ArticleTurning Points in Compassion (eds Wulff, G & Chambers, F, 2014)
Advocates from around the world speak about our mission to liberate our animal kin Gypsy Wulff, along with co editor Fran Chambers, has compiled a collection of stories from around the world from...
View ArticleSaoirse: Help us to Help Them, Matching Donations Campaign 2014
Saoirse was purchased in 2013 by an Irish family with young children for the purpose of rearing her to kill for Christmas dinner. At Christmas they found themselves unable to kill her. Instead, they...
View ArticleEden 2014…rescuing farmed animals, inspiring veganism, fostering strong...
Eden After Dawn, photo Clara Mozes As we enter a new year it is a time for reflection on what has happened and is over in 2014. At Eden we have had a mixed bag of sorrow and joy, success and failure....
View ArticleThe Residents, Winter 2015: Alice
Figure 1 Aoife, Saoirse, Justin & Niamh As I write Eden is white with snow. We are lucky to have dedicated, hard working volunteers, like John and Charlotte, who came to help care for the residents...
View ArticleLady Molly (2007-2015)
Lady Molly's history is a secret to us. I often wonder where she came from, who her mother was, and if she had a chance to love Molly as I did. She arrived with her beautiful coat matted and knotted;...
View ArticleMoments in Time: Spring 2015
It is always worth pausing to think about the moments in time that make up the lives of Eden's residents. Here is a snapshot of early spring 2015. Figure 1 Claudia It has been a long, cold winter for...
View ArticleYoshoda & Krishna arrive at Eden
'She was for the [meat] factory but when I was scanning the ewes she ran into the scanner with the rest of them and she was marked as with twins. I wouldn't kill her when she was in lamb.' Farmer of...
View ArticleMoments in Time: Late Spring
Figure 1 Holly & Ben Life has got busier and more exciting as spring progresses into early summer. Here is a snapshot of the residents' lives at this moment in time. Alice All we wished for Alice...
View ArticleA Blessing for Sadbh
Sadbh's (pronounced Sive) arrival at Eden was unexpected and unplanned. Her presence is nonetheless welcome. Every resident arrives to teach us something about the minds and lives of other animals....
View ArticleThe Animals We Breed, Harm and Kill
Most people are entirely dissociated from the fact that the animals we breed, harm and kill are capable of physical and psychological feelings of pain and pleasure. When we hand over our money at the...
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