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Media
We are working hard to get an archive of new and past media on this page as soon as possible. Please visit this page again soon. Below you will find a list of some of our latest In-News Stories and Press Releases.
Recent News Segments
- newsweek.com - How Daddy Goat Treats His Disabled Kid Catches Everyone Off-Guard: 'Rare'
- newsweek.com - Neglected Horse Left To Live Alone in Woods Saved—'She Deserves Everything'
- NYC77Events - The Gentle Barn announces plans for New York animal sanctuary following the death of Ryder, an NYC carriage horse
- BulletinReport.com - Santa Clarita Nonprofit Organization Unveils ‘Horseless’ Carriages – NBC Los Angeles
- NBCLosAngeles.com - Santa Clarita Organization Unveils Electric ‘Horseless' Carriages
- NYPOST.com - National animal rescue buys NYC-area farm for retired carriage horses
- YAHOO.com - Blind Cow's Obsession With Her Favorite 'Bouncy Ball' Is the Best Thing We've Seen All Week
- CBSNEWS.com - Santa Clarita sanctuary needs help to protect its animals from climate change
- FOX11 - Rescued horses find love at unique Santa Clarita animal sanctuary
- PsychCentral.com - Cow Hugging for Mental Health? Yes!
- TODAY.com - How Cow Hugging has become a popular new form of meditation
- KMOV.com - Cow Hugging Therapy
- KCRW.com - Need some healing? Spend time with a bull, hug a cow at this CA Barn
Cow Hug Therapy
- cbsnews.com - The Gentle Barn: Where animal rescue meets human therapy
- Outsideonline.com - Feeling Anxious? Hug a Cow - It might help
- PsychCentral.com - Cow Hugging for Mental Health? Yes!
- TODAY.com - How Cow Hugging has become a popular new form of meditation
- KMOV.com - Cow Hugging Therapy
- KCRW.com - Need some healing? Spend time with a bull, hug a cow at this CA Barn
- ABCNews.go.com - How hugging cows can help with Mental health
- TenesseeCrossroads - The Gentle Barn and How Hugging a Cow Can Be Therapeutic
- KSDK.com - Hug Therapy with a twist at The Gentle Barn
- VeryWellMind.com - Want to Hug a Cow? There Could Be Real Benefits to Farm Animal Therapy
- Audacy.com - Feeling stressed out? Hug a cow at this St. Louis-area farm
- DailyNews.com - Santa Clarita’s Gentle Barn taps the healing power of cow hugs
- SpectrumNews1.com - Animal Rescue Sanctuary offers how cow therapy
- WhittierDailyNews.com - Santa Clarita’s Gentle Barn taps the healing power of cow hugs
- LX.com - Cow Cuddling Is No Joke to Animal Lovers in Need of a ‘Motherly' Hug
- ABCNews.go.com - Improving Mental Health by participating in ‘cow therapy’
- LACBSLocal.com - Mental Health Monday: Cow Hugging Therapy
- TravelandLeisure.com - This Animal Rescue Farm Lets You Hug Cows, Cuddle Turkeys, and Give Belly Rubs to Pigs to Distress
- RightThisMinute.com - How Cow Hugs Heal
- CalendarNashvilleScene.com - Go Cow Hugging at The Gentle Barn
- RiverFrontTimes.com - The Gentle Barn Offers Cow Hugging Therapy Session
- MarthaStewart.com - How to Protect Your Backyard Chickens in the Winter
- LadyFreeThinker.org - The Healing Power of Love and Kindness
Press Releases
- PR News Wire - MyChelle® Dermaceuticals & CRYSTAL™ Deodorant Team Up to Support The Gentle Barn
- PR News Wire - The Gentle Barn Coming to Nashville in Honor of Dudley's Legacy
- Cow Saved From Slaughter Named After Popular TV Star
- A Miracle at The Gentle Barn
- One year later, steers that escaped St. Louis slaughterhouse live a celebrity lifestyle
- Gentle Barn Leads The Way In Crowd-sourced Groundbreaking Documentaries
- Gentle Barn's Holiday Spirit Brings Support & Love
- A Thanksgiving Celebration To Honor Turkeys
- The Gentle Barn Voted Best Place To Volunteer 2017
- How One Bale of Hay Can Save the World
- The St Louis Six & Friends Are Home!
- Daisy Fuentes helps The Gentle Barn Extend Its Message to the Latino Community
- Top Athletes rally to help create a Gentle Barn in St. Louis!
- PR NEWSWIRE - Gentle Barn Launches Campaign for The St Louis Six
- The Gentle Barn - Launches Campaign for The St Louis Six
- The Gentle Barn - 2nd Annual Gentle CSR Gala
- Bragg & The Gentle Barn Team Up For Health Awareness Campaign
- The Gentle Barn - Boosts CSR in Natural Products Sector
- A Gentle Christmas Brings Hope To South Los Angeles
- Ellie Laks Honored For Lifetime of Animal Advocacy
- GOMACRO Sponsors The Gentle Barn Garden
Speaking Engagements
Podcasts & Interviews
- Healing Hearts, Saving Lives - Ellie Laks on the Mission Behind The Gentle Barn Foundation
- Dreamvisions 7 Radio & TV Network - My Gentle Barn Sanctuary Where Animal Heals with Elie Laks
- FREE THINKING with Montel - The Healing Power of Animals | Elie Laks
- petliferadio.com - Elie Laks: Talking to the Animals
- artsycr8tor.medium.com - Animal Communication: Interview with Animal Behaviorist Ellie Laks
- foodrevolution.org - Changing Live Through Compassion: The Gentle Barn's Extraordinary Mission for Animals and Humans.
- Omny.fm - Meet our KNX Heroes of the Week - Ellie Laks & Jay Weiner of the Gentle Barn!
- RockPaperPodcast.com - Episode 981 Ellie Laks of The Gentle Barn
- Spotify.com - Gentle Barn with Chris Brogan and Kerry Gorgone on the Backpack Show
- Podcast.apple.com - Gentle Barn with Chris Brogan and Kerry Gorgone on the Backpack Show
- LadyFreeThinker.org - The Gentle Barn Co-Founder Jay Weiner Explains the Healing Power of Love and Kindness
- The Morning Spotlight - The Gentle Barn with Ellie Laks
- The Greatest Message Podcast - What does your pet wish you knew? - Interview with Ellie Laks
- Connection is Magic with Samson Shulman - Interview with Ellie Laks
- Great.com - Why Embracing Nature (Literally!) Could Improve Your Wellbeing
- Inner Guidance Daily - Ellie Laks, Do animals meditate?Do animals meditate?
- MIND, BODY, PAWS - Sanctuary Life: The Gentle Barn with Ellie LaksSanctuary Life: The Gentle Barn with Ellie Laks
- Deborah Kobylt LIVE
- RiverFrontTimes.com - How the St. Louis Six Escaped the Slaughterhouse: an Oral History
- STLPublicRadio.org - Behind The Headlines: An Oral History Of The 'St. Louis Six,' From Slaughterhouse To Sanctuary
- RadioPetLady.com - The Depth of Dogs’ Cognitive Abilities
- NPR RADIO INTERVIEW - Nightside With Dan Rea - Dan is joined by Ellie Laks to discuss her book My Gentle Barn and The Gentle Barn
- ATouchOfGreyBlog.com - Ellie Shares her book, My Gentle Barn
Articles In The News
- yourtango.com - How Two Pets Went From Enemies To Best Friends With Help From An Animal Communicator : Elie Laks
- 9and10news.com - Good Day Northern Michigan
- FOX11 - Rescued horses find love at unique Santa Clarita animal sanctuary
- VegWorldMag.com - The Summer Issue / VegWorld70
- VegWorldMag.com - The Gentle Barn: A Haven For Compassion, Resilience, Kindness, and Courage
- Vegan-Magazine.com - The Gentle Barn Launches Spring Hay and Animal Care Campaign
- RiverfrontTimes - The Gentle Barn Offers Cow Hugging Therapy Sessions
- SpectrumNews1.com - Sanctuary encourages people to save and cuddle a turkey instead of eating one this Thanksgiving
- KMOV.com - Missouri sanctuary offers refuge for animals
- VegWorld.com - The Gentle Barn Announces Sponsorship with Mychelle dermaceuticals and Crystal deodorant
- Kelly Clarkson Show (LA Top 3) - The Gentle Barn California #1
- ABCNews4.com - For your next therapy session, head to the barnyard instead of an office
- SCV Signal - 3-year-old with special needs spreads ‘Wonder’ through SCV
- Daily Mail - Krysten Ritter enjoys a 'beautiful' day at the Gentle Barn with her eight-month-old son Bruce in Canyon Country
- FOX11 - Calf saved from slaughterhouse, family dog become bonded pair during pandemic
- OneGreenPlanet.org - Sanctuary Rescues Farm Animals During the Pandemic
- Yahoo News - 'This could be the day I die.' Owner of animal sanctuary recalls harrowing ordeal as wildfire approached
- SCV Signal - The Gentle Barn celebrates 20 years of animal love
- SCV Elite Magazine - 20 Years of Magic at The Gentle Barn20 Years of Magic at The Gentle Barn
- SCV Signal - Gentle Barn turns 20 with star-studded celebration
- The Nashville Scene - The Pet Issue 2019: The Gentle Barn
- QCOnline.com - The Gentle Barn: Giving abused and neglected animals a second chance at life
- NewsChannel5.com - Non-profit 'The Gentle Barn' saves neglected miniature horse
- RiverFrontTimes.com - How the St. Louis Six Escaped the Slaughterhouse: an Oral History
- SCV Signal - Local Scout raises money to help The Gentle Barn
- KTLA.com: Santa Clarita Valley Boy Scout Raising Money to Help Abused Farm Animals
- MurfreesboroPost.com: Gentle Barn gives new life to goat with amputated hooves.
- News Channel 5 - Nashville's: 'The Gentle Barn' helps Lolli the baby goat walk again, using prosthetic legs
- Daily News Journal - 'Fancy feet': Lolli the goat gets prosthetic legs and new home at Murfreesboro's Gentle Barn
- InsideEdition.com - At the Gentle Barn, Turkeys Are Cuddled, Not Eaten, on Thanksgiving
- NewsChannel5.com - The Gentle Barn Nashville To Celebrate Its Grand Opening
- Daily News Journal - Rescued farm animals finally at home in Middle Tennessee
- Murfreesboro Post - Gentle Barn rescues animals, helps kids
- NewsChannel5 - Plus Side of Nashville: The Gentle Barn
- WorldAnimalNews - The Walking Dead’s Christian Serratos Visits The Gentle Barn Which Names A Cow After Her Character, “Rosita”
- LiveKindly - Vegan ‘The Walking Dead’ Star Befriends Rescued Animals at a Farm Sanctuary
- Mentioned on Today Show Website - Here's how you can help animals affected by the California wildfires
- SCV Signal - The Gentle Barn: inspiring people since 1999
- Dudley, steer with prosthetic foot and mascot of Gentle Barn in Tennessee, has died
Gentle Barn Knoxville Tennessee is moving to Nashville Tennessee
- NewsChannel5.com - The Gentle Barn Nashville To Celebrate Its Grand Opening
- Daily News Journal - Rescued farm animals finally at home in Middle Tennessee
- Murfreesboro Post - Gentle Barn rescues animals, helps kids
- NewsChannel5 - Plus Side of Nashville: The Gentle Barn
- Daily Journal News - Gentle Barn animal rescue meets $600K fundraising goal, to open in August
- NewsChannel5.com - Beloved Non-Profit The Gentle Barn Moving Closer To Nashville
- Daily Journal News - A cow with a prosthetic foot inspired animal rescue to expand to Murfreesboro
- PR News Wire - The Gentle Barn Coming to Nashville in Honor of Dudley's Legacy
- Omaha.com - The Gentle Barn Coming to Nashville in Honor of Dudley's Legacy
- Wate.com - The Gentle Barn relocating to Middle Tennessee
The Real Ferdinand
- SignalSCV.com - Lucy the cow offers newly adopted calf love and milk
- WomensWorld.com - Lucy the Cow Loved Her 'Adopted' Bull Ferdinand so Much She Began Producing Milk
- Macaroni Kid: Santa Clarita - Ferdinand the Bull at The Gentle Barn
- PR News Wire - The Gentle Barn Partners with Twentieth Century Fox Film and Zevia
- VegNews - 20th Century Fox Debuts Animated Animal-Rights Film
- People.com - Ferdinand the Bull Is Real and Lives at The Gentle Barn
- LiveKindly.co - 20th Century Fox Release Animal Rights Movie for Kids
- SignalSCV.com - Real-life Ferdinand the Bull finds his home at The Gentle Barn
Late Night with Seth Meyers
St. Louis Six
- One year later, steers that escaped St. Louis slaughterhouse live a celebrity lifestyle
- The St Louis Six & Friends Are Home!
- River Front Times - At the Gentle Barn, Famous Slaughterhouse Escapees Find Rest
- New home getting closer...
- After Escaping a Slaughterhouse, Steers Get Second Chance at Life
- Famous runaway cows could have a permanent home in St. Louis
- Huffington Post - The St. Louis Six Find A Forever Home at The Gentle Barn
- SCV Signal - Gentle Barn begins campaign to find new home for rescued cows
- St. Louis Post - Steers that escaped St. Louis slaughterhouse could face future as therapy animals
- FOX2 NOW - Escaped cattle rescue group wants to open location near St. Louis
- USNEWS - Cattle That Fled St. Louis Slaughterhouse Given Reprieve
- BELLEVILLE NEWS - Steers who escaped slaughterhouse heading to sanctuary farm
- Washington Post - A dramatic cattle breakout reveals schism over animal rescue tactics
- SCV Signal - Gentle Barn begins campaign to find new home for rescued cows
- St. Louis Post - Cattle that escaped from St. Louis slaughterhouse are headed to animal sanctuary
- St. Louis Post - Cattle that fled St. Louis slaughterhouse get vet care at Mizzou
- KOMU - Cows find new home in Columbia
In The News
Huffington Post
- The Gentle Barn: 17 Years of Saving Animals and Healing Children
- The Gentle Barn Rescues Animals and At-Risk Youth
- The Gentle Barn: Creating a Sanctuary Where Animals Heal and Children Find Hope
- Gratitude Speaks: Ellie Laks, The Gentle Barn
- Rescue Team Tearfully Reunites a Worried Mom and Her Sick Baby
- Myrtle The Chicken Is Recovering From Surgery To Remove 11 Eggs Stuck Inside Her
NY Times
LA TIMES
NBC NEWS
- Animals Rescued From Alleged "Backyard Butcher" in Santa Clarita
- Trailer Carrying Sheep, Pregnant Cows Crashes on Freeway
CBS NEWS
- How to better communicate with your pets
- Gentle Barn, Second Chance
- Troubled Kids, At-Risk Animals Bond
ABC NEWS
- Trailer carrying animals overturns on 210 Fwy in Sylmar
- Knoxville cow receives prosthetic foot
- Turkey Visits National Civil Rights Museum For Animal Cruelty Prevention Month
KTLA TV
TN KNOX NEWS & SENTINEL Paper
- Mother cow and baby reunited at The Gentle Barn
- Dudley the cow moves to Gentle Barn in Knoxville
- A moo-ving moment: The Gentle Barn celebrates bovine wedding
- East Tennessee steer and cow show their love every day, not just on Valentine's Day
- Adeline the cuddle turkey gobbles up attention
One Green Planet
- Rescued Cow Arrives at Sanctuary and Meets Other Cow – It’s Love at First Moo!
- This Amazing California Farm Sanctuary Is Saving Animals and At-Risk Youth
- Pig Who Was Neglected Is Finally Happy to Be Around Humans and Animals Who Love Her
- Dudley the Three-Legged Cow Turns Two and Has an Epic Birthday Party
KHTS Radio
LA Weekly
VEGNEWS
PEOPLE
INSIDE EDITION
Other Blogs & Sites
- Patch.com - Ellie Laks: Animal behaviorist and communicator.
- TalkingAnimals.net - Ellie Laks, founder of The Gentle Barn
- Gentle Barn Sanctuary Opening Second Location in Tennessee
- Olivia Meets Ellie Laks
- Ellie Laks, The Gentle Barn
- EPISODE 323: ELLIE LAKS, FOUNDER OF THE GENTLE BARN
- A 7-Year-Old’s Love of Animals Thrives Today as Her Gentle Barn Foundation