What is Farm Sanctuary?
[[Image:FarmSanctuary.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Farm Sanctuary's largest shelter in [[New York]] ]] '''Farm Sanctuary''' is an [[animal protection]] [[organization]] founded in 1986 by [[Gene Baur]] and [[Lorri Houston]]. It is the leading shelter for [[Livestock|farm animals]] in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yubanet.com/california/Farm-Sanctuary-to-Host-Celebration-FOR-the-Turkeys-at-Orland-California-Shelter_printer.php |title=Farm Sanctuary to Host Celebration for the Turkeys at Orland, California Shelter |publisher=YubaNet |access-date=1 January 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002641/http://yubanet.com/california/Farm-Sanctuary-to-Host-Celebration-FOR-the-Turkeys-at-Orland-California-Shelter_printer.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Farm Sanctuary not only provides [[wikt:shelter|shelter]] to [[Injury|injured]] or [[Endangered species|endangered]] farm animals but also supports [[animal rights]]. The organization has a history of fighting [[law]]s that help the [[factory farming]] industry. Farm Sanctuary currently owns and operates three [[animal shelter]]s in these cities: [[Watkins Glen]], [[New York]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] and [[Orland, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicoer.com/article/zz/20140908/NEWS/140909793 |title=Community corner: Farm Sanctuary puts the animals first |author=Kyra Gottesman |date=8 September 2014 |publisher=Chico Enterprise-Record |access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref> Combined, these locations house over 1000 farm animals, including [[chicken]]s, [[cow]]s, [[sheep]], [[goat]]s, [[pig]]s, [[duck]]s, [[rabbit]]s, and [[geese]]. Various [[book]]s about Farm Sanctuary have been written by co-founder Gene Baur. These include ''Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food'' and ''Living the Farm Sanctuary Life: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Mindfully, Living Longer, and Feeling Better Every Day''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/books/article38057631.htm