2013: A Path Forward for Farm Animals

We were able to give hundreds of abused and neglected farm animals in critical situations and conditions a second chance through our Emergency Rescue Team and share their stories with the world — animals such as:

• Ari, a dairy calf who was left to die as his mother was sold to slaughter just minutes after giving birth — who luckily found compassion in a kind woman who noticed him slumped on the floor and contacted Farm Sanctuary to rescue him and provide necessary medical care;

• Over 1,300 “spent” hens rescued from industrial battery cage operations came to our New York Shelter, where all were given immediate care;

• Winston, an adorable piglet who was found wandering alone, frightened, and in danger in Queens, NY, upon his courageous escape from an urban live market.

We rescued over 1,700 animals from abuse and neglect and provided lifelong refuge to more than 1,200 animals at our sanctuaries in New York and California. Our Farm Animal Adoption Network placed well over 1,000 animals into permanent and loving homes.

Rescued animals and staff at Farm Sanctuary’s Watkins Glen shelter benefited immensely from our first full year operating out of the newly constructed Melrose Small Animal Hospital. Oxygen cages for treating lung infections and respiratory ailments, microscopes for fecal sample analysis, an autoclave to sterilize equipment, an exam table where minor surgeries can be performed, and several rehabilitation suites were among the new hospital’s amenities. More than 1,000 animals in need came through the hospital’s doors in 2013, finding hope and healing there.

Farm Sanctuary’s Someone, Not Something Project compiled peer-reviewed literature on chicken and pig cognition, personality, and emotion, providing scientific backing to our individual stories of love and complexity. One of the first media pieces to come out of this work, an Associated Press article, went viral globally. Additionally, we netted a piece about chicken intelligence in the Sunday New York Times, which reached millions.

We staved off animal agribusiness’ state-by-state effort to pass “ag-gag” laws that would ban investigations of abuse on factory farms. Of the states that tried to pass these terrible laws in 2013, Farm Sanctuary and our coalition partners defeated 11 out of 11 of them, including a veto after the bill passed in Tennessee.

We stood up to special interest groups attempting to overthrow California’s statewide ban on the sale of foie gras, which went into effect in 2012 thanks in part to Farm Sanctuary and its supporters. The court ruled to uphold the law in August of 2013.

We launched our What Did You Do? series of web videos — rallying celebrities like Emily Deschanel, Joan Jett, and Kevin Nealon — to showcase some of Farm Sanctuary’s most beloved animals and ask people around the world, “What did you do when you learned about farm animal abuse?”

Farm Sanctuary’s What Came Before film short, narrated by Steve-O, featured three of our residents and was viewed more than 1.5 million times by the end of 2013 and translated into multiple languages. Countless viewers have opened their hearts and minds to the plight of farm animals through this outreach.

Actor Ryan Gosling worked with us in the summer of 2013 to pen a piece condemning gestation crates — crates confining pregnant sows so tightly that they cannot even turn around. The piece ran in Canada’s most influential newspaper, The Globe and Mail, and P

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With your help, Farm Sanctuary celebrated a year of tremendous success in 2013. Here are just some of the accomplishments you helped make happen.

2013 was a year of great progress for farm animals across the country. Thanks to your help and caring, Farm Sanctuary was able to continue our lifesaving rescues of abused animals, provide exemplary care at our three shelters, and implement strategic edu-cational and advocacy programs to increase awareness of farm animal issues and advocate on their behalf. We are proud to share our financial standing for fiscal year 2013 and some of the highlights that you helped make possible for farm animals this year.

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Program83%

Fundraising11%

Support Services6%

REVENUE Member contributions $ 8,373,219 Grants $ 429,091 Interest/investment income $ 193,085 Other income $ 810,158 Total $ 9,805,553

EXPENSES (before depreciation) Program $ 7,031,090Support services $ 723,107 Fundraising $ 1,398,168 Total $ 9,152,365

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES Shelter land, facilities, and equipment $ 2,227,622 Education land, facilities, and equipment $ 1,139,819 Vehicles $ 193,394 Office facilities and equipment $ 4,653 Total $ 3,565,487

TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES $ 12,717,852

FINANCIAL INFORMATION Farm Sanctuary Fiscal Year: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

2013 Annual Report

This overall review includes functional expenses as listed in our IRS Form 990 and Financial Statement as well as capital expenditures. See below for further breakdown of these expenses.

OUR MISSION: To protect farm animals from cruelty, inspire change in the way society views and treats farm animals, and promote

compassionate vegan living.

EXPENSES & CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (percentage of program total indicated)

PROGRAM $10,583,609 83% Rescue & Shelter $6,005,474 57% Education & Outreach $3,804,003 36% Advocacy & Action $691,335 7% Legislative Action $82,796 1% SUPPORT SERVICES $735,610 6%FUNDRAISING $1,398,633 11%TOTAL $12,717,852

ASSETS (AS OF 12-31-13) Farm property, buildings, equipment, etc. $ 7,808,849 Cash, securities, and other assets $ 7,486,509 Total assets $ 15,295,358 Liabilities $ 2,870,741 Total net assets $ 12,424,617

Megan Watkins, Board Chair (1-1-13 to 12-31-13) Yonaton Aronoff, Vice Chair (1-1-13 to 12-31-13) Tom Anderson, Treasurer (1-1-13 to 12-31-13)Jane Hoffman, Secretary (1-1-13 to 12-31-13)Leslie Barcus, Advisory Director (1-1-13 to 12-16-13)Gene Baur (1-1-13 to 12-31-13) Tamar Huberman (1-1-13 to 12-31-13) Harry Lynch, Advisory Director (12-16-13 to 12-31-13) Mia MacDonald(1-1-13 to 12-31-13)

FARM SANCTUARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2013

Thank you for helping us make the world a more compassionate place

for all farm animals!

received tremendous media and public support. Months later, in the spring of 2014, Canada enacted a groundbreaking countrywide ban on gestation crates. Beyond our pastures, we continued to reach mainstream audiences and were featured among countless media outlets, including NPR, CBS, ABC (including Good Morning America, which featured our Celebration for the Turkeys), NBC, and in online and print publications such as the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Washington Post.

We continued to operate our highly effective Youth Internship Program, which provided 80 individuals with unique hands-on opportunities to connect with farm animals, establish community with like-minded people, and acquire valuable knowledge of the various facets of animal care, protection, public education, and advocacy.

We opened our doors to more than 10,000 guests at Farm Sanctuary’s three sanctuaries from coast-to-coast, changing hearts and minds by connecting people and farm animals.

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