Lucky 8

POT-BELLIED PIGS

• From Grass Valley, California

• Adopted: 2022

The Lucky 8 are eight pigs who lived in Grass Valley, California. Their elderly owner no longer adequately cared for them after the death of her husband. Basic care like feeding them a well rounded diet and having their hooves trimmed did not happen for these pigs. They were left to forage for acorns which made them incredibly obese.

Over the years, the pigs became 'fat blind'... rolls of fat covered their eyes, essentially blinding them. They further became disabled due to their long hooves. When they stepped forward their long hooves gouged into their rotund bellies.

We had come on New Year's Day 2022 to rescue one duck, 'Betty'. But we returned a few weeks later with Solano CART which assisted us in removing the pigs and transporting them to us. Your monthly support will help us cover the costs of their hoof trims which cost $100 per pig, and of course, pay for any medical costs and their daily ration of pig pellets!