GOOD NEWS: You’re Invited to the Spring 2009 Open House
Meet the Animals of the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch
When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 17, 2009. Rain or shine.
What: Join us for The Fund for Animals’ Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch’s biannual open house in Murchison, Texas. Black Beauty Ranch is the largest animal sanctuary in the country, and the facility is open to the public only twice a year. Meet some of the 1,200 animal residents rescued from abuse, and learn about the individual care given by the ranch staff.
About: The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch is a world-renowned animal sanctuary in Murchison, Texas.
Its nearly 1,300 acres are home to more than 1,200 domestic and exotic animals, many of whom have been rescued from near-death situations such as slaughterhouses, biomedical research laboratories, and trophy hunting ranches. Others are discards from circuses or roadside zoos, or were former victims of the exotic pet trade. Still others have come from public lands where they were threatened with extermination by the federal government.
Bison and cattle, horses and burros, antelope and apes, camels and llamas, all have permanent, safe homes at the ranch, which was founded in 1979 by Cleveland Amory, author and animal advocate…” More
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