In the dairy industry, male calves are immediately killed or left to starve—denied even a single sip of their mother's milk. ​When we heard this set of newborn twins were being sent to the slaughterhouse, we teamed up with Destination Liberation to mount a rescue operation...

Oscar & Phoenix's Timeline

Saturday, May 23rd
Twin, male calves are born on a dairy farm in Vermont. They are to be slaughtered that week.

Wednesday, May 27th
Destination Liberation announces their rescue operation.

Sunday, May 31st
Destination Liberation delivers the boys, now Oscar & Phoenix, to Project Cecil Rescue Ranch.

Saturday, June 23rd
Oscar's first hernia surgery.

Thursday, August 6th
Oscar's second hernia surgery.
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Saturday, August 29th
Oscar is diagnosed with another hernia, taped up, and put on limited activity while he continues to grow and his first hernia continues to heal.
When I first decided on the names, Oscar and Phoenix, I was immediately struck with this 'meant to be' emotion. I thought, that just sounds perfect, rolls right off the tongue. I burst into laughter the following day when I realized the familiarity was not a 'meant to be' thing—it was an Oscar and Felix thing. I grew up loving The Odd Couple. No wonder it sounded so familiar! 😂