Jon Stewart's 12-Acre Farm Has Been Converted To A Safe Haven For Animals

Jun 19, 2019 by apost team

Jon Stewart is living as a support system for his wife, Tracey, an author, vet technician, and animal advocate. This new role includes converting his 12-acre farm in New Jersey from a post-TV sanctuary to a safe haven for farm animals.

The Stewart home, called Bufflehead farm, was officially selected by Farm Sanctuary back in 2015 as its fourth sanctuary, reports Yahoo News. It's located in New Jersey and has plenty of land for a plethora of animal friends to run free like dogs and pigs.

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Although the comedian is still negotiating with his new lifestyle–from “Daily Show” frontman to pig scratcher – he still has the chance to advocate for the downtrodden. He is a rock for his animal activist wife who he encouraged to return to school and pursue her dream of studying veterinary medicine.

Tracey recently published the animal welfare book “Do Unto Animals” and announced the relationship with Farm Sanctuary, which she described as a “marriage.” This project was a dream of Tracey’s who because of the alliance has stolen the spotlight from her husband.

She appeared in an interview on CBS talking about all the animals and why they were saved.

The interview included her feelings about having pit bulls among her four dogs to how animals helped her navigate a tough relationship to how Jon helped her embrace her enthusiasm for animals by becoming a veterinary technician.

She also shared the story of a cow that she helped during the delivery of its calf, which included her smiling while being showered with cow poop. To each their own...

Is this something you’d do if you had 12 acres of land? Is providing safe harbor to neglected animals something you’d like to do? Let us know in the comments and show this to your friends!