The COVID-19 pandemic brought lasting changes to many families across the Eastern Shore of Maryland. For one family, that change was a farm and a lot of animals. “I don’t know if anybody remembers, we ...

MARY’S CORNER, Wash. — There are many ways to end up on the proverbial funny farm, that place people are sent when society has no other option for them but a secure, padded room. Call it a morbid ...

“Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals” by Laurie Zaleski (St. Martin’s Press) As its title promises, Laurie Zaleski’s memoir about how she came to found and run a large animal rescue ...

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 ...

Laurie Zaleski, founder and President of Funny Farm Rescue & Sanctuary holds Benny, a 15-week-old goat, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The Mays Landing farm is home to more than 600 animals. Get Photo ...

A rooster belonging to Funny Farm Rescue has been missing for nearly a week, prompting his caretakers to offer a $1,800 reward for his safe return. It's not just any rooster, though. The animal rescue ...

A young Laurie Zaleski never thought she would own 25 acres of a farm with more than 600 rescued animals cohabiting happily and freely. As she puts it, “you never know what life is gonna throw at you, ...

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 ...

MAYS LANDING, New Jersey (WPVI) -- As a wide variety of animals enjoy a peaceful day at Funny Farm Rescue in Mays Landing, New Jersey, one resident is noticeably missing. "After lunchtime, I noticed ...

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 ...