In this episode, Kathy Stevens and Kelly Mullins discuss:

* Health care practices at Catskill Animal Sanctuary.

* Knowing animals as individuals.

* Lessons from chickens, pigs, cows, and sheep.

* The story of a determined old cow’s final hours.

Key Takeaways:

* Veterinarians learn a great deal about farmed animals from sanctuaries because of the focus on quality of life and longevity.

* Farmed animals have chronic and challenging problems and dramatically shortened lives because they have been manipulated to be far larger than they should.

* Both alternative medicine as well as western medicine are used successfully at Catskill Animal Sanctuary.

* All animals communicate effectively – humans need to pay better attention!

“We pay close attention to the emotional wellbeing of the animals. That is a huge part of health and wellbeing for them." – Kelly Mullins

Connect with Kathy Stevens:

Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS, facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary

Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/

Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings

Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary