Jon Stewart's Has Converted His Beautiful 12-Acre Farm Into A Sanctuary For Abused Animals

Nov 14, 2018 by apost team

Jon Stewart is living as a wing man for his wife, Tracey, an author 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 and abused animals.

Halloween trick-or-treaters were greeted by a plethora of farm residents that are rescues as part of the group Farm Sanctuary. The organization fights the factory farm industry and cares for abused animals.

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The Stewart home, called Bufflehead farm, was officially selected by Farm Sanctuary back in 2015 as its fourth such sanctuary. Announcement of the alliance included television spots of Stewart giving belly rubs to happy pigs called Maybelle and Anna.

Although the comedian is still negotiating with his new lifestyle -- from “Daily Show” front man to pig scratcher -- he says he still has the chance to advocate for the downtrodden. It just that these individuals have four rather than two legs.

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 feeling 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...

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