VINE Sanctuary

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

VINE Sanctuary offers refuge to animals who have escaped or been rescued from the meat, dairy and egg industries or other hurtful circumstances, such as cockfighting, pigeon racing, vivisection, and zoos. Sanctuary residents include chickens, cows, pigeons, ducks, doves, geese, sheep, peacocks, emus, guineafowl, and one exceptional pig. In addition to sheltering and advocating for animals, we conduct research and education aimed at creating systemic changes in agriculture, trade, and consumption as well as human attitudes about animals and the environment. We work within an ecofeminist understanding of the interconnection of all life and the intersection of all forms of oppression. Thus we welcome and work to facilitate alliances among animal, environmental, and social justice activists. Our sanctuary was the first to figure out how to rehabilitate roosters used in cockfighting and continues to both shelter and advocate for these birds. We were founded and are predominantly staffed by LGBTQ people and have taken a leading role in the effort to understand the connections among speciesism, sexism, and homophobia. Visit our blog to learn more about that aspect of our work: http://blog.bravebirds.org

10/18/2026

Have you ever heard young turkeys chirping?

10/14/2026

Some people come to Vermont to look at the autumn leaves. Sanctuary residents like Marble and Athena prefer to eat them

10/09/2026

Switching to plant-based milk is one of the easiest and most important things you can do for the planet. Try it this November! Visit veg2vegan.org to learn more and sign up!

10/07/2026

🌱 Ready to go greener? Find out how easy and delicious it is to transition to veganism at Veg2Vegan.org. Sign up today, start in November!

10/06/2026

All birds are dinosaurs, but 31 year-old Tikki might be the most dinosaurean of the birds at the sanctuary. Or is he? What about the turkeys? The Muscovy ducks? Cast your vote here: https://form.jotform.com/262665222560051

09/28/2026

How and why did these two cuties come to the sanctuary? Read their heart-warming story in our latest newsletter:

Email from VINE Sanctuary VINE SANCTUARY NEWS DINOSAURS AT THE SANCTUARY? Cows can be loud. As you can see from this photo of announcing the arrival of a fresh bale of hay, they put their whole bodies

09/25/2026

Why might our neighbors believe that dinosaurs have moved in at the sanctuary? Check out our latest newsletter for the awesome answer: https://conta.cc/4j7Qp9N

09/22/2026

We're surveying vegan Vermonters! If that's you, please tell us about your experiences! Count yourself in here: https://form.jotform.com/262635287216057

09/15/2026

Meet the newest members of the VINE community! Top: Little Bandit and her mother and big brother. Bottom: Bandit's big sister and her calf. (We're still figuring out their names.) They were all saved from being sent to auction by neighbors who convinced a retired beef farmer to send them here instead!

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Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT

Website

http://www.vinesanctuary.org/

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