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Joanna Krupa Joanna Krupa is helping animals this holiday season. Joanna took time out at Farm Sanctuary’s shelter in Acton, California to visit some of her favorite animals, including Junip Sydney, whom she has “adopted” for the holidays as part of Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt a Farm Animal Program. If you’re still searching for the perfect present for that special someone, please consider Adopt a Farm Animal! For a one-time donation of $30, you can symbolically adopt one of three special Farm Sanctuary rescued residents, Maggie goat, Junip Sydney pig, or Templeton rooster. A gift sponsorship not only provides food and shelter for a needy farm animal — it creates a lasting bond between the adopter and the animal! ADOPT HERE. Photo Courtesy Of: Andrew Bernstein of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Emily Deschanel Farm Sanctuary ( FarmSanctuary.org ), with co-chairs, Tracey Stewart and Emily Deschanel, will host their annual Gala at the renowned Beverly Wilshire Hotel on November 12th to celebrate 30 years of rescue, education and advocacy for farm animals, the largest population of abused animals on Earth. Farm Sanctuary, with a 26 acre Los Angeles area shelter and sanctuaries in Orland, CA and Watkins Glen, NY, works to educate people nationwide about farm animal abuse and the adverse effects of factory farming on our health and environment. Jon and Tracey Stewart will also be opening a location at their New Jersey farm in Spring 2017. Comedian Kevin Nealon will host the evening, featuring many honorees, including Kat Von D who will receive the “Compassion in Action Award.” Crossroads Restaurant will be presented with the “Inspiration Award,” among other surprises. A favorite charity of celebrities like Martha Stewart, Ryan Gosling, Ellen DeGeneres...

Jon Stewart Jon and Tracey Stewart announced that they are partnering with Farm Sanctuary, America’s leading farm animal protection organization, to open the organization’s fourth location at their New Jersey farm. The surprise announcement was made at Farm Sanctuary’s 2015 Gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York City during the couple’s acceptance speech for the Gift of Life Award, which was presented to them for their efforts to promote compassion for farm animals. The glamorous, all-vegan fête was also attended by Jesse Eisenberg, Bellamy Young, Emily Deschanel, Loretta Swit, and Senator Cory Booker. With her husband Jon by her side, Tracey tearfully announced, “We’re getting married! Farm Sanctuary and us, we’re getting married,” to loud cheers from the crowd of over 500 attendees. “We bought a farm in New Jersey with the intention of starting a farm sanctuary of our own with an educational center, but what I’m announcing tonight is that our farm is actually going to...

James Franco In this new video, James Franco talks about why farm animals deserve the same respect and consideration as dogs and cats, and why he supports the work of Farm Sanctuary, a national organization dedicated to protecting farm animals from cruelty and changing the way society views and treats farm animals. Have you ordered your copy of Gene Baur’s Living the Farm Sanctuary Life ?

Martha Stewart NEW JERSEY -- Martha Stewart is the latest celebrity to stand up for New Jersey’s pigs. In a letter  delivered yesterday to the office of Governor Chris Christie, Stewart urges the governor to sign a bipartisan state animal welfare bill that will ban keeping mother pigs in crates so small they can’t even turn around. Stewart’s letter comes on the heels of fellow New Jersey native Bill Maher’s op-ed in the New York Times, in which he accused the governor, who’s mulling a 2016 presidential campaign, of pandering to voters in Iowa, which holds the nation’s first presidential caucus. “There must be more to it,” Maher wrote, referring to Christie’s veto of a similar bill last year. “Could it be that a possible presidential candidate is aware that Iowa is the No. 1 pig state in the country, and that Republican primary voters there are strongly anti-regulation?” In her letter, Stewart writes, “All animals need to turn around; they were de...

**** Alicia Silverstone Helps Save Thousands of Animals Actress helps compassion stretch coast to coast as spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary’s Compassionate Communities Campaign **** Alicia Silverstone As a spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary’s new Compassionate Communities Campaign, Alicia Silverstone has a simple goal: to help as many people as possible get active for animals. “When people think about helping animals, they generally think about dogs and cats, but chickens, pigs, and other farm animals need our help even more. And science shows that farm animals are just as intelligent and interesting as our pets,” says Alicia Silverstone, whose best-selling book “The Kind Diet” shows just how easy and delicious vegetarian eating can be. “Vegetarian advocacy allows busy people like you and me to spare the lives of thousands of animals every year without a huge time commitment. For example, you can spare at least fifty animals a lifetime of misery on a factory f...

Emily Deschanel James Costos Peggy Lipton With Laura Theodore Dan Piraro Gene Baur Tony Ashwin Kanal With Erin Lokitz Kevin Nealon Dax Miller With Alexandra Von Furstenberg Lu Parker The stars hit the red carpet for the Farm Sanctuary benefit cocktail party held in Los Angeles, California on  on Saturday. Special guests included Emily Deschanel (Bones), David Hornsby (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Kevin Nealon (Weeds), Tony Kanal (No Doubt), Seamus Dever (Castle), and more! Photos Courtesy Of:Alex J. Berliner/ABImages