Pictured: Olivia Alcorta, Katie Mae Cohen, June a coming 3 year old that was rescued from Virginia in December 2021, Betty a 3 year old quarter horse percheron cross rescued in November 2021 from Texas, Laura Ireland, Delcianna Winders, Laura Fox, Morgan Zielinski, Logan Volpe, and Grayson Harbury
Vermont Law & Graduate School’s Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic (FAAC) students learn how to be effective animal advocates by working on projects addressing the problems surrounding farmed animals today. Exposure to the farmed animals’ plight and the cascading harms of the industrialized animal agriculture industry can take a heavy toll on students. Visiting with animals can help provide a counterbalance that reenergizes and aids them in their animal advocacy journey.
On May 5th, these students and other members of the Animal Law and Policy Institute strapped on their mud boots and ventured out of the classroom and onto the farm, more specifically Storeybrook Farm Sanctuary based out of Waterbury, Vermont. Olivia Alcorta, operator of Storeybrook Farm Sanctuary, and her two employees work tirelessly to rescue, rehabilitate, and provide sanctuary to horses coming from inhumane situations across the United States, while bringing awareness of the export and inhumane slaughter of horses.
The moment you step onto the farm property you are welcomed by a sense of calm, surrounded by the glorious green mountains and animals that are welcoming the start of a new life. While at the farm students were able to interact with horses of all sizes and ages, goats, cows, mules, donkeys, ducks, dogs, and even a pig.