MIZPAH, N.J. — Even if you're prepared, making the turn into Funny Farm Animal Rescue, where the speed limit drops to 1 mile per hour, is like entering another, better, world. It's not quite the goat ...

A rooster and his unlikely friend.

The image of two mangled, abandoned calves set the tone in “Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals” by Laurie Zaleski. Immediately, the author pulls you into a tragedy full of poverty ...

MAYS LANDING, N.J. -- "Most of these animals had no chance," said Laurie Zaleski. "They were set to be euthanized, so we were the last stop." Zaleski, owner and founder of Funny Farm in Mays Landing, ...

It was Memorial Day 2020 when a driver in New Jersey spotted a small black kitten on the side of the road. Her eyes were closed. She was blind. Her mother had been killed by a car. So he picked up the ...

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — Pigs huddled under mountains of blankets and straw in their shelters until feeding time. Cats snoozed under warm heat lamps, while hundreds of other animals roamed freely, enjoying ...

MAYS LANDING – An animal sanctuary that rescued scores of abused birds over the weekend could use some help of its own. Funny Farm Rescue on Saturday took in more than 150 birds, many of them very ...

MAYS LANDING — The owner of Funny Farm Rescue said Wednesday morning she’s planning to press charges after more than 20 cats were left on the side of the road near the sanctuary. In a Facebook live ...