Never Miss a Rescue Mission

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When we went to pick up the stinky monkey goat; the barn was full of 4H ‘projects’. While I was talking to the guy and his daughter about the goats, my daughter was loving on one of 3 tiny calves. They were 3 weeks old and very thin.  After deciding that I needed to take all 3 goats (we negotiated because stinky boy was more valuable as a breeding potential. I hadn’t originally traveled there for him but one of the already neutered ones). Well my daughter being a cow whisperer was devastated to learn that these calves will be ‘processed’ at 15 months for meat.  We asked if he would part with this little girl and after Hannah coughed up some cash we loaded her up.  She was extremely weak and suffering with diarrhea. Our vet came to check her out and confirmed she was in trouble. She had a fever which untreated would’ve probably killed her.  Meds were given and Uma moved to a pen we put up in our heated garage. 

2 weeks later she is doing so well! Hooray!  She was receiving her milk replacer from a pan when she arrived but we fought with her to get her back onto a bottle. She’s very enthusiastic about it now.  It’s both easier to put meds in a bottle, and it’s more natural for them to suckle. It’s a terrible shame that she isn’t with her mama so she can nurse as nature intended. So here she is. Little Uma.  When big enough she will join our 4 boys (all castrated fyi).  She will live out her life being loved and appreciated for who she is.  Someone not something. 

August 5th 2018 was when we became aware of the massive situation in Kentucky that would become known as ‘Operation 458’. Our friends at Atti’s Acres were alerted to a property that had been cited for not having their pigs enclosed in secure pens. When the Fish and Wildlife Officer got there he was alarmed to find a huge number of pigs in various conditions of neglect. There were adults, babies, pregnant females and unaltered males coexisting and endlessly breeding. Jodi was able to negotiate a window of time for us to attempt to get as many pigs to safe locations before they were doomed to be euthanized by the state. She asked us to help along with Belly Brothers Pig Rescue. After sharing this story with the help of our followers and other rescue friends we began to get donations and volunteers. The local news stations came out to the property for an interview which helped us get traction. It was the largest pig rescue mission the US had ever seen. The entire life cycle happened before your eyes from piglets to death. 

We still have 8 of the pigs here ready for adoption and Cotton Branch has a large group waiting for their forever homes.
We didn’t give up on them; they are all so deserving of the best lives we can give them.

If you’d like to adopt one or two of these special pigs please contact us.

On a personal note I’d like to thank all involved in this rescue effort. I learned so much on so many levels.
Thanks to all who opened your hearts to adopt these pigs.
Special thanks to Jodi and Roger at Atti’s Acres for insisting on fighting for these pigs as soon as they became aware of them.
None of the pigs would be alive without them.

If we work together we can truly move mountains.
Kindness and compassion is a strong driving force and it continues to be our mission for all who need us.
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