“Allowed To Grow Old:” Photographer Captures Rescue Animals Who Escaped Slaughterhouses Or Farms (28 Pics)

Photographer Isa Leshko got terrified of growing old after caring for her mother with Alzheimer's. However, she found a way to face her fear. Leshko started photographing rescued farm animals. Turkeys, pigs, pretty much any critter you can think of who escaped the slaughterhouse or some other grim place.

After nearly a decade of working on the project, Leshko has released a wonderful book Allowed to Grow Old: Portraits of Elderly Animals from Farm Sanctuaries and began shifting her approach to the series from dealing with anxiety to activism. The photographer now uses her pictures as a way to speak on behalf of these and other abused animals.

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#1 Violet, Potbellied Pig, Age 12

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#2 Buddy, Appaloosa Horse, Age 28

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#3 Melvin, Angora Goat, Age 11+

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#4 Phyllis, Southdown Sheep, Age 13

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#5 Ash, Domestic White Turkey, Age 8

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#6 Teresa, Yorkshire Pig, Age 13

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#7 Kiri, Great Plains Wolf, Age 17

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#8 Pumpkin, Morgan Arabian Horse, Age 28

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#9 Bobby, White Domestic Duck, Age 11

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#10 Embden Goose, Age 28

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#11 Babs, Donkey, Age 24

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#12 Blue, Australian Kelpie, Age 19

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#13 Andy, Holstein, Age 14

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#14 Bessie, Holstein Cow, Age 20

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#15 Marino, Bronze Turkey, Age 5

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#16 Star, Arabian Crossbreed, Age 34

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#17 Bumper, Mixed Breed Dog, Age 17

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#18 Red, Chow Mix, Age 14+

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#19 Mariclare, Draft Crossbreed, Age 27

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#20 Forest, Santa Cruz Sheep, Age 16

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#21 Handsome One, Thoroughbred Horse, Age 33

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#22 Kelly, Irish Wolfhound, Age 11

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#23 Rooster, Age Unknown

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#24 Sierra, White Holland Turkey, Age 3

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#25 Abe, Alpine Goat, Age 21

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#26 Swoosie, Nubian Crossbreed, Age 14

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#27 Finn Sheep, Age 12

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#28 Tom, Broad Breasted White Turkey

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