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  • May 13, 2009

    Animals Find Quiet Refuge on Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch

    Under the wide Texas sky, nearly 1,300 animals rescued from abuse and exploitation live in peace at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch operated by The HSUS in partnership with The Fund for Animals.

  • February 16, 2010

    Willy, the Pickpocketing Macaque

    The primates at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch endured much suffering before coming to the sanctuary.

  • December 21, 2009

    Check-up Time for the Equines

    The 578 horses, burros, ponies and mules at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas recently underwent a thorough nose-to-tail veterinary examination to establish their ages and conditions and create individual health records.

  • October 20, 2009

    The Burros and a Mermaid

    The rains fell for weeks in east Texas, turning a pasture at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch into a lake. Most of the animals were safe and dry, but some burros and a wild piglet needed some help.

  • September 28, 2009

    Thistle's Day in the Spotlight

    Thistle was “steady, stable, and ready to learn,” said Diane Miller, director of The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch where the horses came after being rescued, making him an excellent candidate for the spotlight at the Fort Worth Parelli Celebration.