[Gpdd] RESCUE: four piggies need homes in the SF Bay Area
Karen Century
kscentury at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 5 14:36:25 EST 2006
Hi everyone,
I'm posting this message again because it originally went out during
the holidays and may have been missed by people. My four little
piggies need a new home very soon. Any help would be appreciated.
Best wishes to all for the new year,
Karen
> Hi all,
>
> I've been a pig slave for many years now and I currently have four
> piggies. Unfortunately, it looks like I need to find new homes for
> all
> of them. I am expecting twins in February and my husband and I are
> coming to the realization that we simply do not have the space for
> the
> twins and all of their furniture, gear, etc., as well as the piggies.
>
> I'm hoping to find a loving home or homes for the pigs soon. We live
> near Berkeley.
>
> Here is some background information.
>
> All four pigs are rescue pigs. Puca and Tribble are cagemates. We
> adopted them about 1.5 years ago; they had been owner surrendered to
> a
> shelter and we were told that they were about 1 year old at the time
> (so they're about two and a half now). They were both "fraidy-pigs"
> when we got them, and it took quite some time for them to take food
> from our hands, but they've come around a lot. Puca is still a very
> timid pig, but she's pretty and sweet. She is a dark, short-haired
> pig, with very soft fur. Tribble is a bossy, abyssinian pig. She
> had
> very bad ovarian cysts, but she was spayed a few months ago and made
> a
> speedy recovery. Tribble has a lot of personality and squeaks LOUDLY
> for food. She is definitely an "alpha" pig.
>
> Hershey and Cocoa are my other pair. Hershey is well over five years
> old now and was born with only one eye, but she gets around fine.
> She
> has the great mellow personality of an older pig: very sweet and
> quite
> used to people. She LOVES her veggies, hay, pellets (food in
> general).
> The vet thinks that she also has ovarian cysts, but we decided not
> to
> operate given her age and the fact that she doesn't seem bothered by
> the cysts (no fur loss or anything). We adopted Cocoa when Hershey's
> cagemate died last year. Cocoa is an American crested pig, with
> pretty
> brown and white markings. She is just about the sweetest pig I've
> ever
> known. She is very interactive with people and is a great lap pig.
> She is just over one year old.
>
> I am so sorry to have to give my pigs up, but the reality is that we
> will not have space for them or be able to care for them once our
> babies arrive. If you think you could provide a safe and happy home
> to
> any of my pigs (I would like to adopt them out in pairs, if
> possible),
> please contact me at kscentury at yahoo.com.
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Karen
>
>
>
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