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Meet the Ranch Residents

Every resident of The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch has a heartwarming story to tell—often a story of abuse or abandonment but always a story with a happy ending. In this section, you can read about some of the animals who call the ranch their home. 

Welcoming New Arrivals
The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch is the largest and most diverse sanctuary in the nation. More than 1,300 animals now live on the Texas grasslands.

Statement about Babe
The Fund for Animals released a statement on Babe, the sole elephant at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch.

Speaking No Evil: Primates in Research
The journey of rhesus macaques from research lab to The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Texas.

Sheik Gets Over the Hump of a Hard Life at a Petting Zoo
A camel, once featured entertainment at a petting zoo, gains permanent sanctuary at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Tex.

Rescued Ostriches Find Life and Love at the Ranch
Four ostriches discovered abandoned in Houston were rescued and now permanent homes at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas.

Music-Maker Midge: This Chimp Likes to Rock Out
Midge, the male chimpanzee at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas, is retired from a research laboratory.

Lulu's Laboratory Lament: Chimp Survives Biomedical Research Testing
A chimpanzee named Lulu who spent many years in biomedical research now lives in the safety of The Fund for Animals' Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas.

Katya, the Mountain Lion who Can Never Roam the Mountains
Katya is the sole mountain lion at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Tex. She was de-clawed as a household pet, then was an entertainment exhibit at a roadside zoo, and now will rest and retire at the ranch's sanctuary for the rest of her life.

Hurricane Rita Aftermath: Selfless Selfs Part with Beloved Steer
Lucky steer finds a safe, permanent home...twice. Now he lives at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Texas.

Hamlet
Hamlet is a pot belly pig who came to live at Black Beauty Ranch in the spring of 2003 when his owner died.

Elephant Matters
Babe, the elephant at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, receives daily care for her feet.

Eight Horses Spared by Compassion and Cooperation
Eight horses from public lands find permanent homes at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch.

Caretaker's Death Leaves the Emus, Bebu and Kemu, Running Solo
Two emus were abandonded after their caretaker died; they were rescued and now live in permanent sanctuary at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas.

Bobcat Bounty: Larger Habitat for Wild Cats
The bobcats who live at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch are given a new enclosure by supporter, Pamela Vincent.

Blue Boy's Broken Horn Is Pitch Perfect
The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch is home to a nilgai, Blue Boy, rescued from a canned hunting ranch in Texas.

Assault on the Goats of San Clemente Island Leads to The Fund's Second Largest Rescue
The Fund for Animals' second largest animal rescue was rescuing the Andalusian goats from San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of California, in 1983.

All Boxed Out: RooRoo's Injury Results in Retirement from Performing
The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch is now the permanent home for RooRoo, a kangaroo, who used to perform in a traveling entertainment act.

A Tale of Two Calves
A bison calf and a Black Angus calf become companions at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch.

A Friendly Tale: Burros Airlifted from the Depths of the Grand Canyon Become Ranch Residents
The Fund for Animals' 577 rescued burros from the Grand Canyon were among the first animals to call the Clevland Amory Black Beauty Ranch home.