Date of Award
4-26-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Nonprofit Studies
First Advisor
Abbi Haggerty
Abstract
The rise of nonprofit farm animal sanctuaries in the 1980s was in response to the abuse and exploitation of animals in the animal agriculture industry. As newcomers to the field of animal sanctuary, farm animal sanctuary founders had to decide whether to allow or restrict public visitation and how the decision would impact nonhuman animal residents, mission and vision, and immediate and long-term goals. Farm animal sanctuaries continue to grapple with these questions today. This study explores how visitation policies align with an organization’s mission and vision and impact its immediate and long-term goals. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with leaders of five farm animal sanctuaries in the United States and the qualitative data was analyzed to identify common themes. The findings, implications, and recommendations from the analysis are reported in this paper.
Recommended Citation
Sinsabaugh, Sarah, "Farm Animal Sanctuaries: Impact of Visitation Policies on Immediate and Long-Term Goals" (2023). School of Professional and Continuing Studies Nonprofit Studies Capstone Projects. 32.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/spcs-nonprofitstudies-capstones/32
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