Hooves, horns and moms

The Mother’s Day brunch at Animal Place may be the kindest late-breakfast-early-lunch meal you could take your mom to this year—and it's also an opportunity to show her what a fantastic person you've turned out to be. When you take that saint of a woman who gave you life to this farm sanctuary in Grass Valley on Saturday, May 10, you'll get a chance to meet and connect with all the hooved, horned and feathered brethren who were spared going to the slaughterhouse. “Oh, so sensitive,” Mom will think. And brunch is a totally vegan spread. “So health-conscious!” And there will be a tour of the farm and stories about motherhood at the sanctuary. “How touching!” And you'll be feeling pretty good at this point, strutting around with your thumbs holding onto your suspenders, when Mummy bops you upside the head. “Humble down, son.” Get tickets ($30-$45) and other pertinent info at http://animalplace.org.