The water buffalo making headlines in Iowa this week will spend the rest of his days at the Iowa Farm Sanctuary, in Oxford, Iowa. “Phill,” as the juvenile calf has been named, is not the aggressive animal he was made out to be after escaping his home near Des Moines, according to the nonprofit group, […]
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Iowa Farm Sanctuary sues veterinary cent...
UPDATE Aug. 24, 2024 — The University of Missouri provided a statement, below: OXFORD, Iowa — A nonprofit that provides a safe haven for farm animals has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center after the center euthanized sheep that volunteers had rescued. The Oxford-based Iowa Farm Sanctuary, which rescues, […]
Animals find safe haven at Iowa’s first
By Cindy Hadish/for Radish Magazine Carl the cow roams the barnyard with sheep pal Matty, while four ducks follow in a row to splash through the mud, and Sammy, a large red Duroc with drooping ears, gets a belly rub in the pen he shares with a handful of other pigs. The idyllic scene looks […]