Pricey Cherished Supporters of Animal Place,
I’m excited to share some important information from our beloved sanctuary. After a rewarding 35-year tenure because the Govt Director of Animal Place, a brand new chapter unfolds for me. I’m transitioning to the position of Board President! This variation isn’t a farewell; moderately, it’s a chance for me to interact in our shared mission from a contemporary perspective. I’m wanting to embrace this position, which guarantees to maintain me intimately related to our trigger and, joyfully, permits for much more time with our cherished rescued animals.
Dwelling only a stone’s throw away from the sanctuary, I stay on the coronary heart of our each day actions. You’ll typically discover me in my happiest moments amidst the flock of chickens and our playful piglets.
Reflecting on our shared journey fills me with profound gratitude. It was my deep-seated ardour for animal rights and advocating for a vegan way of life that sparked the delivery of Animal Place in 1989. Your steadfast assist and perception in our imaginative and prescient have been pivotal in nurturing this sanctuary right into a refuge and a beacon of advocacy for farmed animals.
The milestones we’ve achieved collectively are nothing in need of extraordinary. My coronary heart swells with pleasure, very similar to our pigs’ troughs at mealtime, as I recount our collective accomplishments. Your unwavering assist has fueled our endeavors: making a sprawling 600-acre sanctuary, rescuing over 30,000 hens from egg farms, influencing animal shelters to embrace vegan insurance policies at their occasions, orchestrating farmed animal conferences, establishing the pioneering Museum of Animal Farming, producing groundbreaking movies for PBS, and saving 1000’s of farmed animals and canine over three and a half many years. These are however a number of of our shared triumphs.
As I step into this new position, my coronary heart is brimming with gratitude for every of you. Your dedication and keenness for the welfare of farmed animals have been the driving drive behind our successes. I’m invigorated by the prospect of continuous this extraordinary journey with you, united in our compassion and advocacy for all animals.
Jess Carroll will likely be moving into the position of Govt Director. I’ve each confidence that below Jess’s management, Animal Place will proceed to make impactful strides in our trigger.
And, earlier than signing off, I’d be remiss with out acknowledging three excellent workers who’ve patiently labored by my facet for a mix of 44 years – Marji Seashore, Estelle Barber, and Hannah Beins. This work wouldn’t have been potential with out them.
With heartfelt thanks and keen anticipation for the long run,
Kim Sturla
President / Cofounder
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Pricey Animal Place Supporters,
I’m delighted to proceed constructing this implausible group Kim began! My animal rights journey started 20 years in the past after seeing a documentary concerning the intelligence and sentience of farmed animals. Like most individuals, I grew up an omnivore and hadn’t made the connection between what was on my plate and people who needed to endure for it to get there. After studying concerning the lives of animals on farms, I went vegan and devoted my life to talking for these whose voices are stored hidden.
My profession began in animal rights non-profits, from cleansing barns to advocating for legislative change and grassroots training. My need to assist animals led me to pursue an MBA, the place I gained a holistic understanding of organizational administration. Upon graduating, I spent a number of years in meals tech, working to take away animals from our meals system. I’ve come full circle, returning to my roots advocating for animal rights.
I can not wait to attach additional with you and work in direction of our collective imaginative and prescient to make the world a kinder place for animals. As Kim has all the time stated, with out you, there isn’t any us. Our supporters are the inspiration that propels our work to assist animals ahead.
In 2024, our crew has many massive objectives! We plan to reopen to the general public in a giant manner: providing excursions each weekend, month-to-month volunteer work events, occasions all year long, and opening our visitor home. We’ll improve our instructional and advocacy efforts by re-launching an intern program, persevering with our compassion campaigns, and rising our Meals For Thought program. Lastly, we are going to proceed our work rescuing animals whereas specializing in enrichment and high-quality take care of all those that name the sanctuary house.
Thanks for the nice and cozy welcome, and I look ahead to embarking on this thrilling journey with all of you.
With compassion,
Jess Carroll
Govt Director
