Farmer Jon?
Jon Stewart is preparing for life after
The Daily Show. Jon and his wife, Tracey, have long been involved in animal charities and they appear to be ready to get even more hands-on after he
wraps up his duties at Comedy Central:
The Stewarts’ efforts to spread compassion for farm animals don’t stop there. The couple recently bought a farm in New Jersey with the intention of providing a home for farm animals rescued from cruelty, and in November, Tracey purchased Adopt a Farm Animal sponsorships for all of their Thanksgiving guests. Even their children are living the Farm Sanctuary life, with Tracey noting that “promises of animal shelter visits in exchange for completed homework are the norm in the Stewart household.”
According to Tracey, “the joy of interacting with animals as friends instead of using them for human consumption is life-changing. A trip to Farm Sanctuary should be on everyone’s to-do list, but you can also bring a little bit of sanctuary home when you sponsor an animal through the Adopt a Farm Animal Program.” Or pick up a copy of Baur’s new book.
Even before the farm, they currently have their own
sanctuary of sorts:
Stewart lives in New Jersey with her husband, the soon-to-depart Comedy Central host, their two children, four dogs, two pigs, two hamsters, three rabbits, two guinea pigs, one parrot, and two fish.
"All rescues," she says. "Except for the children."