Rachel McCrystal
@rachelmccrystal.bsky.social
animal liberation, pit bulls, and rewilding ! 🏳️🌈
executive director at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary
executive director at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary
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A Liverpool Quaker climate activist is appealing her conviction after a judge warned the jury against following their conscience, violating the centuries-old principle of jury independence, established in a landmark 1670 case involving Quaker defendants.
Quaker climate activist appeals conviction after judge threatens the jury
A Quaker is appealing her climate conviction after a judge threatened the jury with contempt of court if they found defendants not guilty according to their conscience.
www.quaker.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A Liverpool Quaker climate activist is appealing her conviction after a judge warned the jury against following their conscience, violating the centuries-old principle of jury independence, established in a landmark 1670 case involving Quaker defendants.
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Listen carefully while the rescued pigs give their thoughts on how important your donations towards their hay and straw are. Then head here to help! secure.everyaction.com/IR2b3mX4NESH...
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Listen carefully while the rescued pigs give their thoughts on how important your donations towards their hay and straw are. Then head here to help! secure.everyaction.com/IR2b3mX4NESH...
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THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who is donating and having their contribution MATCHED today for Giving Tuesday! Have your donation matched here: secure.everyaction.c...
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who is donating and having their contribution MATCHED today for Giving Tuesday! Have your donation matched here: secure.everyaction.c...
Today is the first snowstorm of the nascent winter and it’s also Giving Tuesday.
At Woodstock Sanctuary, we are trying to fund for hay and straw for the cold months today🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Gifts are being matched by some kind friends— we hope we can fundraise enough!
All donations via any method counted 🐑💕
At Woodstock Sanctuary, we are trying to fund for hay and straw for the cold months today🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Gifts are being matched by some kind friends— we hope we can fundraise enough!
All donations via any method counted 🐑💕
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today is the first snowstorm of the nascent winter and it’s also Giving Tuesday.
At Woodstock Sanctuary, we are trying to fund for hay and straw for the cold months today🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Gifts are being matched by some kind friends— we hope we can fundraise enough!
All donations via any method counted 🐑💕
At Woodstock Sanctuary, we are trying to fund for hay and straw for the cold months today🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Gifts are being matched by some kind friends— we hope we can fundraise enough!
All donations via any method counted 🐑💕
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Come and stay at Woodstock Sanctuary in December! Our on-site inn, The Gray Barn, has open rooms Friday and Saturday nights.
Use code “HOLIDAY25” for 25% off of any December booking!
Every stay at The Gray Barn helps our mission💕
thegraybarn.org
Use code “HOLIDAY25” for 25% off of any December booking!
Every stay at The Gray Barn helps our mission💕
thegraybarn.org
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thegraybarn.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Come and stay at Woodstock Sanctuary in December! Our on-site inn, The Gray Barn, has open rooms Friday and Saturday nights.
Use code “HOLIDAY25” for 25% off of any December booking!
Every stay at The Gray Barn helps our mission💕
thegraybarn.org
Use code “HOLIDAY25” for 25% off of any December booking!
Every stay at The Gray Barn helps our mission💕
thegraybarn.org
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We have lost so many monthly supporters this year😩
If anyone has the ability to join and become a Partner in Rescue, you will help save lives woodstocksanctuary.org/partners-in-...
If anyone has the ability to join and become a Partner in Rescue, you will help save lives woodstocksanctuary.org/partners-in-...
Monthly Giving | Woodstock Farm Sanctuary
Join our Partners in Rescue monthly giving program to help provide predictable income to support the tireless work our team puts in to create a better life for rescued farm animals.
woodstocksanctuary.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
We have lost so many monthly supporters this year😩
If anyone has the ability to join and become a Partner in Rescue, you will help save lives woodstocksanctuary.org/partners-in-...
If anyone has the ability to join and become a Partner in Rescue, you will help save lives woodstocksanctuary.org/partners-in-...
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Baby James wouldn't be safe with his mom Peach without our monthly supporters, our Partners in Rescue.
Sadly, the monthly support for saving animals like Peach and James is dwindling this year. And we need more folks to sign up now. Can you help? 🤞🤞🤞🤞
woodstocksanctuary.org/partners-in-...
Sadly, the monthly support for saving animals like Peach and James is dwindling this year. And we need more folks to sign up now. Can you help? 🤞🤞🤞🤞
woodstocksanctuary.org/partners-in-...
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Baby James wouldn't be safe with his mom Peach without our monthly supporters, our Partners in Rescue.
Sadly, the monthly support for saving animals like Peach and James is dwindling this year. And we need more folks to sign up now. Can you help? 🤞🤞🤞🤞
woodstocksanctuary.org/partners-in-...
Sadly, the monthly support for saving animals like Peach and James is dwindling this year. And we need more folks to sign up now. Can you help? 🤞🤞🤞🤞
woodstocksanctuary.org/partners-in-...
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EMERGENCY GOAT RESCUE: Hi everyone — very suddenly yesterday evening we were notified about a goat who had been attacked by a bear & needed help immediately. She was in shock & the bear could have come back at any time, so we had to move quickly. She arrived after midnight...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
EMERGENCY GOAT RESCUE: Hi everyone — very suddenly yesterday evening we were notified about a goat who had been attacked by a bear & needed help immediately. She was in shock & the bear could have come back at any time, so we had to move quickly. She arrived after midnight...
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Antarctica heartbreaking scenes as defenceless penguins and whales look on as huge industrial ships scoop up their food, they depend on to survive, vast amounts of krill
BAN KRILL FISHING IN ANTARCTICA NOW seashepherd.org/antarctica/
BAN KRILL FISHING IN ANTARCTICA NOW seashepherd.org/antarctica/
October 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Antarctica heartbreaking scenes as defenceless penguins and whales look on as huge industrial ships scoop up their food, they depend on to survive, vast amounts of krill
BAN KRILL FISHING IN ANTARCTICA NOW seashepherd.org/antarctica/
BAN KRILL FISHING IN ANTARCTICA NOW seashepherd.org/antarctica/
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Some recent reviews of our on site inn, thegraybarn.org! Right now you can get $100 off a multi night stay in November or December when you use code FALL100 - enjoy a relaxing getaway AND support animals while you do!
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some recent reviews of our on site inn, thegraybarn.org! Right now you can get $100 off a multi night stay in November or December when you use code FALL100 - enjoy a relaxing getaway AND support animals while you do!
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I've had a crush on you since the 90's, Emma. You didn't have to go so hard making me love you.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I've had a crush on you since the 90's, Emma. You didn't have to go so hard making me love you.
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“We need to remember that SNAP is the safety net,” Lindsay Allen told @sarah-todd.bsky.social at @statnews.com. “Below the safety net is concrete.”
www.statnews.com/2025/10/27/s...
www.statnews.com/2025/10/27/s...
When SNAP benefits run out, 'people can die,' say health experts
“People can die” from even short gaps in nutrition and food access, experts say ahead of SNAP benefits not going out in November.
www.statnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“We need to remember that SNAP is the safety net,” Lindsay Allen told @sarah-todd.bsky.social at @statnews.com. “Below the safety net is concrete.”
www.statnews.com/2025/10/27/s...
www.statnews.com/2025/10/27/s...
Ari has the BEST smile
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ari has the BEST smile
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We heard there's some room at the Louvre right now sooooo if they're taking submissions we have this picture of Longfellow and Emerson that might look nice there ~
October 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We heard there's some room at the Louvre right now sooooo if they're taking submissions we have this picture of Longfellow and Emerson that might look nice there ~
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Suzy and Jerry FINALLY met!!
October 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Suzy and Jerry FINALLY met!!
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It’s time to SPONSOR A TURKEY! Turkey sponsorships are back during the time of year that the most turkeys around the country are being used and exploited. To push back against this practice, consider sponsoring a rescued turkey instead of having one on your table during the fall holiday season!
October 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It’s time to SPONSOR A TURKEY! Turkey sponsorships are back during the time of year that the most turkeys around the country are being used and exploited. To push back against this practice, consider sponsoring a rescued turkey instead of having one on your table during the fall holiday season!
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Thanks to the Times Union for covering Franklin's story! www.timesunion.com/h...
October 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thanks to the Times Union for covering Franklin's story! www.timesunion.com/h...
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See you this Saturday? Still room at 12pm and 2pm! Woodstocksanctuary.org/visit
October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
See you this Saturday? Still room at 12pm and 2pm! Woodstocksanctuary.org/visit
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Colin was rescued as a tiny baby, and now at 7 years old he towers above everyone here at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary. Colin needs to schedule his regular hoof trim and so do 11 of his friends! Help us cover the cost of this appointment for Colin and the other rescues on Venmo at Woodstock-Sanctuary !
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Colin was rescued as a tiny baby, and now at 7 years old he towers above everyone here at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary. Colin needs to schedule his regular hoof trim and so do 11 of his friends! Help us cover the cost of this appointment for Colin and the other rescues on Venmo at Woodstock-Sanctuary !
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Good morning! Just getting up? Want to meet a cow? Within an hour of High Falls, NY? We have very rare walk-in room on our 10am tour today! So put on your pants and head on over!
More info on our website about tour details but now is the time to get those pants on and get mooooving 🐄❤️
More info on our website about tour details but now is the time to get those pants on and get mooooving 🐄❤️
October 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Good morning! Just getting up? Want to meet a cow? Within an hour of High Falls, NY? We have very rare walk-in room on our 10am tour today! So put on your pants and head on over!
More info on our website about tour details but now is the time to get those pants on and get mooooving 🐄❤️
More info on our website about tour details but now is the time to get those pants on and get mooooving 🐄❤️
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Good news! Our "Hug Turkeys, Eat Tofu" shirt is BACK after a few years! Grab yours asap as these will definitely sell out again! store.woodstocksanct...
September 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Good news! Our "Hug Turkeys, Eat Tofu" shirt is BACK after a few years! Grab yours asap as these will definitely sell out again! store.woodstocksanct...
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Please take notes - thanks
September 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Please take notes - thanks
Curly and her friend Bob who came from Texas every year to visit her 💔
Please share your memories of this incredible lady with us — we love seeing the lasting impacts that stay even when our residents pass on.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Curly and her friend Bob who came from Texas every year to visit her 💔
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Likely all male calves considered of no use to the dairy industry - carefully saved from the crash just to be sent back to the slaughter they were headed to.
Truck hauling trailer with 106 newborn calves crashes down steep embankment, overturns in creek, killing some
The Shamokin Dam Fire Company said crews were able to save about 3/4 of the 106 calves that were in the cattle trailer at the time of the crash.
www.wgal.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Likely all male calves considered of no use to the dairy industry - carefully saved from the crash just to be sent back to the slaughter they were headed to.
Baby Jerry at Woodstock Sanctuary
September 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Baby Jerry at Woodstock Sanctuary