> At a Glance
> – Amanda Seyfried operates a registered 501(c)(3) animal-rescue farm in New York’s Catskills
> – The property shelters horses, goats, donkeys, ducks, chickens, cats and dogs-many elderly or with special needs
> – Seyfried, husband Thomas Sadoski and their two young kids handle daily care alongside a live-in caretaker
> – Why it matters: Star shows how celebrity platforms can fund hands-on sanctuary work and normalize imperfect, high-maintenance pet adoption
Amanda Seyfried is swapping red-carpet flash for barn-boot realities, revealing in a Vogue interview how her upstate New York farm has become a full-time, nonprofit rescue operation.
From Hollywood to Hay Bales
The 40-year-old actress moved to the Catskills “long before” having children, chasing privacy and mental-health balance. The spread now hosts dozens of creatures that “people just give us,” Seyfried quips-so many chicken breeds she’s lost count, plus pond ducks, barn ducks, goats, cats, donkeys and six horses “that usually come with problems.”
Daily Grind, Grim and Rewarding
A nearby caretaker helps, but chores still land on the family:
- Generator-powered barn saved them during a 5 °F ice storm when house heat failed
- Finn, their 16-year-old Aussie-border-collie mix, still “runs like an a——“
- One newly rescued cat is “so old and decrepit that he just has diarrhea all the time, but he still purrs”
Seyfried, who admits she’ll “never get comfortable on a horse,” simply hugs the animals on her own two feet.
Star-Powered Sanctuary
Registered as a 501(c)(3), the farm runs on donations and Seyfried’s earnings. She calls the refuge-shared with Thomas Sadoski, daughter Nina, 8, and son Thomas, 5-“my dream.” Even after fox attacks and frozen nights, she says rural life offers the calm required to recharge between film shoots.
Key Takeaways
- Seyfried’s nonprofit status signals long-term commitment, not a celebrity hobby
- Older and special-needs animals get priority, proving rescue isn’t just about cute babies
- The actress credits farm life for essential mental-health balance amid Hollywood chaos
