Finding a Responsible Rescue
Those are horrible stories. I don't always get the details of the pigs that come to me. I know that 4 are from a backyard rescue of 60+ in Long Beach. I'll try to get the info.
3 young boars came about 2 weeks ago. They had been held at an L.A. shelter for 3 weeks since their owner died and I guess there is a rule about a holding period to allow relatives to come forward. It was only after I got the pigs that I heard the whole story.
Apparently the owner was a shut-in, a morbidly obese woman whose apartment was so cluttered that the police had to hack their way inside. I don't think anyone knew that she was dead until some time had passed.
I don't know how many were in there, but according to someone who works at the shelter, there were "dead and dying animals everywhere." These 3 little pigs were the only survivors.
3 young boars came about 2 weeks ago. They had been held at an L.A. shelter for 3 weeks since their owner died and I guess there is a rule about a holding period to allow relatives to come forward. It was only after I got the pigs that I heard the whole story.
Apparently the owner was a shut-in, a morbidly obese woman whose apartment was so cluttered that the police had to hack their way inside. I don't think anyone knew that she was dead until some time had passed.
I don't know how many were in there, but according to someone who works at the shelter, there were "dead and dying animals everywhere." These 3 little pigs were the only survivors.
Hi Teresa,
I didn't see the Phoenix rescue I did in October on your list. I also don't know if I contacted you to give you an update.
The story was that the caretaker had been incarcerated and in order for her parents to pay her legal fees, they would have to sell her home. The mother, who hadn't been to her daughter's property in over 2 years, contacted me and we made arrangements for the rescue.
The first day I went and counted 120 piggies left outdoors with no food, green water and no shelter from the desert elements. They were on the dirt ground with a mere two layers of cinder blocks dividing them into smaller groups. When I went back the next day to collect them all, they left me a note saying they had found 30 more inside the house and asked me to take them as well. I got them home and with much help from the Phoenix people on this board we got them set up in an "Emergency Rescue" shelter here at my home. About 2 weeks later the woman called me again to say that they found about 10 more in the house a couple days after I had been there and wanted me to come get them as well. So they had 40 in the house that they originally didn't even know about. They were drinking the water the daughter had left out for the oodles of cats that also lived in that room.
The original caretaker had recently been incarcerated so they had gone for at least 4 days without pellets or hay.
I felt lucky that they were in fair shape. They were Vitamin C deficient which we corrected right away and we did loose a few to an intestinal infection. We had to euthanize one little guy who had a terrible injury to his eyeball and we lost one in surgery to correct a broken leg that was left to heal completely sideways.
The double layer of cinder block did not contain them and it was pure luck for me that not all the girls were pregnant. They were separated, but a handful turned out to be pregnant. I assume one or more of the boys still felt healthy enough to climb the barrier to do his deed. Surely they were not healthy enough to breed as there could have been a whole lot more of them pregnant.
Anyway, this story didn't attract any news so I don't know if you want it included in your records, but as far as I know, it is the largest rescue in Phoenix. There have probably been other accounts of large numbers where they have killed them all, but I was able to save this group. We are down to the last 50 waiting for homes. Actually, the little guy in my avatar is Dwight, he is just sitting on top of his hidey hole waiting for his new family to come along!
I didn't see the Phoenix rescue I did in October on your list. I also don't know if I contacted you to give you an update.
The story was that the caretaker had been incarcerated and in order for her parents to pay her legal fees, they would have to sell her home. The mother, who hadn't been to her daughter's property in over 2 years, contacted me and we made arrangements for the rescue.
The first day I went and counted 120 piggies left outdoors with no food, green water and no shelter from the desert elements. They were on the dirt ground with a mere two layers of cinder blocks dividing them into smaller groups. When I went back the next day to collect them all, they left me a note saying they had found 30 more inside the house and asked me to take them as well. I got them home and with much help from the Phoenix people on this board we got them set up in an "Emergency Rescue" shelter here at my home. About 2 weeks later the woman called me again to say that they found about 10 more in the house a couple days after I had been there and wanted me to come get them as well. So they had 40 in the house that they originally didn't even know about. They were drinking the water the daughter had left out for the oodles of cats that also lived in that room.
The original caretaker had recently been incarcerated so they had gone for at least 4 days without pellets or hay.
I felt lucky that they were in fair shape. They were Vitamin C deficient which we corrected right away and we did loose a few to an intestinal infection. We had to euthanize one little guy who had a terrible injury to his eyeball and we lost one in surgery to correct a broken leg that was left to heal completely sideways.
The double layer of cinder block did not contain them and it was pure luck for me that not all the girls were pregnant. They were separated, but a handful turned out to be pregnant. I assume one or more of the boys still felt healthy enough to climb the barrier to do his deed. Surely they were not healthy enough to breed as there could have been a whole lot more of them pregnant.
Anyway, this story didn't attract any news so I don't know if you want it included in your records, but as far as I know, it is the largest rescue in Phoenix. There have probably been other accounts of large numbers where they have killed them all, but I was able to save this group. We are down to the last 50 waiting for homes. Actually, the little guy in my avatar is Dwight, he is just sitting on top of his hidey hole waiting for his new family to come along!
I don't know if this goes here, but I hope you can help me. There is a thread on CG that I have been posting on, it was started by Moru. The thread was originally about Moru's pup with head tilt, and a breeder she knows who knowingly breeds a sow that produces this defect. The thread has moved now to those on CG not understanding why a "responsible rescue" does not show. I tried to explain, but am doing a poor job. Can anyone explain it to me, so I can post it there?
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- I GAVE, dammit!
I had a thread on this somewhere, let me see if I can find it.
check out this one and see if it says what you want.
https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewt ... reed+potty
check out this one and see if it says what you want.
https://www.guinealynx.info/forums/viewt ... reed+potty
Sorry, no, I don't know who Sharlene is or anything about her circumstances. I was looking through the list trying to find a rescue referral for someone who is looking to adopt a companion for her single boar and saw a listing for a person in my region who frequently attends the shows to 'rescue' breeder's pet quality sales animals, seeks out pet store unsellables, houses two and three animals in 14 by 24 inch Super Pet cages, and hands animals over in parking lots as a standard practice.
I was surprised to see this individual listed, but if there is no application process, then I understand that you have no way of confirming standards of care.
Might I suggest a disclaimer that a listing is not an actual recommendation, perhaps with a link to the guidelines provided at the beginning of this thread?
I was surprised to see this individual listed, but if there is no application process, then I understand that you have no way of confirming standards of care.
Might I suggest a disclaimer that a listing is not an actual recommendation, perhaps with a link to the guidelines provided at the beginning of this thread?