Sometimes big change starts very small. In 1986, a sheep named Hilda was rescued—and that single act helped launch what is considered America's first farm animal sanctuary. Forty years later, hundreds of sanctuaries have become part of a growing movement built around a simple idea: every animal deserves kindness, safety and the chance to be known as an individual. But here's something we love even more. Sanctuaries don't only change the lives of the animals who call them home
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