Animal welfare has taken center stage in Newtown, Bucks County, following the SPCA's rescue of over 100 farm animals living under dire conditions. As reported by FOX29, the Bucks County SPCA acted on reports of sick and dying animals at the Narrow Way Farm, where more than a score were found in such distress that immediate removal was necessary, marking a grave discovery at a site once known for its quaint "sip and snuggle" events with baby goats.

The situation unfolded rapidly as the SPCA Humane Law Enforcement team, alongside Newtown Township police, served a warrant for the removal of the animals after Abigail O'Keefe, the farm's owner, vacated the country with no solid plans to return, this development has thrown the wellbeing of these animals into uncertainty contrasting sharply with the bucolic promise their advertisement once offered. In a statement obtained by phillyburbs.com, Cindy Kelly, spokesperson for the Bucks County SPCA, described the conditions as filthy, with caretakers reporting sudden deaths among the young animals, a situation distressingly common amongst the shambles of care left behind.

Narrow Way Farm, which once invited patrons to interact with its livestock, is now under the microscope for its treatment of animals, as it gravitates the public eye toward the darker aspects of animal husbandry when neglected. After an overnight death of another goat, a swift intervention was employed with a state veterinarian diagnosing a heavy parasite load and malnourishment as causes for the multiple deaths among the sheep and goats; a revelation that peeled back the curtain on the gravely inapt farm operations, PHL17 noted the urgent call for community support to aid in the care of these surrendered animals.

Immediate medical attention was initiated for the 25 sickest animals transported to the SPCA's Quakertown Shelter. The SPCA continues to advocate for these animals.