Other big pigs from the herd, but he was never close to anyone like he had been ![]() Sweetest face on earth, Eric spent much of his time alone or with some of the Matter how much we fed him, he was always a very skinny, small pig. ![]() Herd with pigs up to eight times their individual sizes. Months together, when they were all just big enough, the group joined the main To put Eric in his place for anything he felt was out of line. These two were a far better fit.Īlong famously and spent all their time together, although Sebastian was quick He actually screamed and ran from every pigĪnd refused to go into the barn. Out of a frightening experience when we had tried to put him in our main herd. Sebastian meets Jane: Was this love at first sight?Īlthough Sebastian was only a month older than the other two pigs, he was a far larger boy.Īnd much larger than the two friends, but closer to their age and just coming Relationships were more complex than the one Eric had experienced with That was the moment they met pig number three in what Than Eric and also much healthier, so she grew at a faster rate than her new herdmate. Grew up and started to explore their new world. Gal pal everywhere, and the two spent every minute of every day together as they (Littleĭid we know, this may not have been the wisest choice.) The two became fast (and best) friends, and Gundy was set aside. Washed down a river during a flood before she was found and transported to Rescued just a few weeks prior, Jane had been Treatments, Eric was finally allowed outside, where he met his first real piggy Eric lovingly spooned this stuffed brother at every nap and night’s slumber. Gundy not only snored and vibrated when he was squeezed, but the stuffed pig also provided a cozy bedtime companion. (The picture below was actually taken from my office, since monitoring him was so imperative we kept him in the small room between the shelter offices with piles of warm blankets.) It was there that he fell in love with not only his “ humanimal” caregivers, but also developed a very special relationship with a cat named Azrielle and a Gund stuffed pig (nicknamed Gundy Gunderson). We kept him in our old “white house” hospital (our original hospital building) for the first month of his life. ![]() Because he was soįrightened, we decided to bring him home right away, where we continued hisĪside from the fact that he was injured, Eric was also so incredibly small and still on milk feeds. Radiographs and confirmed our suspicions. So we rushed him to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, where they performed Infection was in the joint, which is almost impossible to treat systemically. We felt the heat and swelling that accompany infection. York sanctuary, we immediately examined his leg and identified the injuredĪrea. Our relationship with this incredibly kind little pig. Knowing Eric needed medical treatment, they called us, and that was the start of You can tell just by looking at this angelic face that Eric would grow up to be one of the sweetest pigs on the planet.Īsked if they could take Eric, and again they were told there was nothing thatĬould be done for him … but they could take him. Piglet was too far gone he would be dead by the end of the day, or if not, he Mother and child saw the condition he was in and spoke up, and Eric’s life was Was left to suffer and fend for himself like so many others. Not warrant an extra investment in medical care needed to treat a leg injury or An animal’s life has a price tag, and that price tag may ![]() For a young piglet like Eric, this equated with a death sentence.ĭespite the label of ” humanely raised” or “ pasture-raised” that some farmers utilize to distance themselvesįrom factory farms, piglets and other animals who are raised for food are still Injured leg, and an infection had spread into the joint. Other piglets with no way to protect himself.Įric could not walk, likely because someone had stepped on his back leg. Mothers and babies were highly stressed and over-handled and - inĮric’s case - injured and left on the floor of the barn to be trampled by the Mother pigs and their newly born piglets were crammed in a barn whereĬhildren were allowed to come in and pick up the babies and get their photos Of piglets, calves, lambs, chicks, ducklings, and goat kids - was being raised atĪ petting zoo, which in this case was also an actual pig farm and vegetable Rescued from a Pumpkin Patch Petting Zoo: Eric’s Story
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