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Anna Lake Animal Sanctuary
Anna Lake Animal Sanctuary is a farm animal rescue located in Underwood, Minnesota. We are devoted to providing a caring home through rescue, adoption and education.
Our core principles align with ethical veganism which includes the safety, physical, and emotional well-being of our residents, along with striving to be spaces of collective liberation; where beings of all species can be safe from violence, oppression, and exploitation
Anna Lake Animal Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Tax ID 83-2298884
Meet Our Family
What Is A Farm Animal Sanctuary?
A farm animal rescue, or sanctuary, is a home provided for farmed animals to create a safe haven away from our food industry, beauty industry, animal testing, and other abuses humans have placed them in. Vegan sanctuaries primary goals is to end speciesism.
What does vegan mean?
"Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals."
What does speciesism mean?
"Speciesism, in applied ethics and the philosophy of animal rights, the practice of treating members of one species as morally more important than members of other species; also, the belief that this practice is justified.
The term speciesism was introduced by the English philosopher Richard Ryder in the 1970s and subsequently popularized by the Australian philosopher Peter Singer. Ryder, Singer, and other opponents of speciesism have claimed that it is exactly analogous to racism, sexism, and other forms of irrational discrimination and prejudice."
Where Do The Rescues
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Meet Our Board Members
all our board members are vegan, with a background in animal rescue
Executive Director
Dini Pederson-Opsahl
Treasurer
Mark Opsahl
Board Members
Rebecca Lynn
Katie Michelle
Jessica Wanna
