About this issue

Welcome to Black Beauty Ranch! In this special issue of All Animals, we’re inviting you into our flagship sanctuary in Murchison, Texas. You’ll get an inside look at how caregivers, administrators and facilities staff keep 1,400 acres running smoothly, as well as learn how your donations gave these animals a place to call home after being rescued from cruelty cases, “retired” from biomedical testing, kept in roadside zoos and more.

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Black Beauty Ranch at sunrise.
The HSUS
A day in the life at Black Beauty Ranch
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Meet the team and residents
Wildlife caregiver Autumn Harmon cleans Loki the tiger's enclosure at Black Beauty Ranch..
Meredith Lee
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The HSUS
Meet a few of the people who work at Black Beauty Ranch
Meet the staff
Group of equines at Black Beauty Ranch
JP Bonnelly
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For the HSUS
Meet a few of the rescued animals who live at our Black Beauty Ranch sanctuary
Meet the animals
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Cover of All Animals Magazine Spring 2024 Issue
Sanctuary stories
Horses grazing in Black Beauty Ranch's Grand Pasture
JP Bonnelly
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For the HSUS
Welcome to Black Beauty Ranch: Learn how Cleveland Amory founded what is now our flagship animal sanctuary and see the map of its habitats, pastures and more
Sanctuary stories
Fraggle Rock the goat
Christi Gilbreth
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The HSUS
What's in a name? How the Black Beauty Ranch team comes up with hundreds of names
Sanctuary stories
Lamurs in an enclosure at Black Beauty Ranch Sanctuary
Randi Salisbury
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The HSUS
How Black Beauty Ranch caregivers tailor care for every resident: From matchmaking to sunscreen, here's how we ensure the happiness and health of sanctuary animals
Sanctuary stories
Humane Society of the United States donors Laura & Michael Boswerger look on as a rescued pig grazes and paints during enrichment exercises at Black Beauty Ranch
Brandon Wade
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AP Images for the HSUS
How we keep animals happy at Black Beauty Ranch: From wind chimes to kids’ toys, you can gift playtime to our sanctuary animals
Sanctuary stories
Distracting her with favorite foods, sanctuary staff bathe Maggie before applying lotion to treat skin cancer farmed pigs like her often develop
The HSUS
How we care for sick and senior animals at Black Beauty Ranch: Caregivers ensure rescued animals spend their final days in comfort
Sanctuary stories
alligator snapping turtle nicknamed “the kraken” surfaces in a sanctuary pond
Emily Knight Hunter
Meet the unofficial residents of Black Beauty Ranch: The sanctuary’s unspoiled habitat draws native wildlife like “the kraken”
Sanctuary stories
Create a haven for wildlife.

A humane backyard is a natural habitat offering wildlife plenty of food, water and cover, plus a safe place to live free from pesticides, chemicals, free-roaming pets, inhumane practices and other threats. And it's so easy to build!

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humane backyard with a bench and birdbath
Meredith Lee / The HSUS
Humane Living
Black Beauty Ranch visitor center garden
Emily Hamlin Smith
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The HSUS
A native garden plan for pollinators: Recreate our colorful Black Beauty Ranch welcome center garden with this preplanned design
Humane Backyard
Phoebe the monkey enjoying a popsicle.
The HSUS
How we feed the animals of Black Beauty Ranch: Sanctuary caregivers prep hundreds of pounds of produce each week for monkeys, pigs and more
In the Kitchen
Felicia the farm cat sits on a fence post at Black Beauty Ranch.
Christi Gilbreth
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The HSUS
What is a "barn cat?" Barn cat or garden cat programs provide homes for cats like Felicia, who lives at Black Beauty Ranch
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A collage of images including a brown bear, emu, black bear, goat, iguana, cow and tiger
Jackie, Serenity and Sammi: Christi Gilbreth/The HSUS; Chetana: Ashley Orr/The HSUS; Spongebob, Chia and Sparkie: Jennifer McAnally/The HSUS
Animal Rescue Team's Jessica Johnson with horses from a rescue in Texas
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