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Ironwood Pig SanctuaryPost Office Box 35490Tucson, AZ 85740

May 2012Dear Supporter,

Eleven years ago next month we will mark the day of the arrival of Claire and Popeye, ourfirst two pigs, who are still enjoying their lives with us in our Main Field. Our front and backcovers have been dedicated to some of the early arrivals who remain with us after theseeleven years. We are proud and grateful to be able to celebrate our 11th-year anniversary. Itis only because of you that this has been possible. No matter how good our intentions are orhow much we love our pigs, our 11 years of expansion and growth would never have beenpossible had you not been with us with your financial and emotional support making us aviable sanctuary for so many hundreds of pigs over these years.

Hundreds and hundreds of pigs have come to us during these 11 years. Most will live outtheir lives with us and a few will go to new homes. We have given each the one gift we allneed, a home. A place where no harm will come to them. Where food is an everydayoccurrence, bedding surrounds them on cold nights and no one sleeps in the rain. Whereswimming pools and mud wallows are plentiful in the hot summers. It’s so little and yet it iseverything to these pigs, some arriving with bones sticking out of malnourished bodies orhooves so long they can barely walk or pigs so fat they have labored breathing and eyes thatare no longer useful, hidden behind rolls of fat. We take them all and we give them a home,love, security and a routine they can depend on. It’s what we do and who we are. The linebetween us and them is only a formality. We share every day as though it were their last orour last, knowing that one day it will be and that we have done our utter best at being there tocare for them.

Sincerely,

Mary C. SchanzPresident & Co-Founder

PS We recently rescued Olivia and Charlotte, two youngrowdy females who lived in a small pen with no shelterand minimal shade and only one small blanket to protectthem from the rain, wind and cold of the winter. We wereonce again reminded of the urgent need for our services and why we continue after 11 yearsto provide a home for these pigs in need.

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Olivia, Mary & Charlotte

ou may have read aboutme and my love, Petunia,in the last newsletter. She

and I live in the backyard of oneof the houses here at thesanctuary. Every day we get to goout into the “Big Yard,” which isthe area around all the houses and

the outbuildings. It’s a huge spacewith lots of desert things toexplore and places to go. Donnalikes to use the term “goingmarveling” which she picked upfrom a story her preacher toldabout a southern family from backin the old days that would go outmarvelin’ after Sunday dinner.They would take a walk throughthe country and just examine allthe wonderful things that naturehas to offer. I absolutely lovegoing out marvelin’ in the BigYard and have many favoritespots that I like to visit each day.Petunia generally stays by thesteps at the Visitor Center, but Ihave things to check up on. Comeon, go marvelin’ with me!

The first stop is the Visitor Center.Not only are the stairs there agreat place to rub your backside,but people come in and out of

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there all day carrying food andtreats. Sometimes they drop stuff(sort of on purpose!) or give me abite of their apple or share someother goodie with me. If thingsare quiet there, I know another hotspot for some grub. Follow me!

There’s this cool guy namedWillie that brings a truckload offruits, vegetables and bread fourdays a week. He always gives mesomething good to eat and talks tome. I like to hang around here fora bit and chat with the staff and

volunteers that cut up theproduce. They’re all real nice!But the snacks are limited (Mary’srule!) and I’ve got other duties toattend to.

Next I’m going to mosey overto…… Wait a sec, let me explainmy favorite word there, mosey. I

never just plain walk anywhereand don’t even think of asking meto run or even hurry. I just mosey.What a great word! And what agreat life I have getting to moseyand marvel every day! Soanyway, I’m moseying over to thebarn to check out the stack ofpools. Hey, these weren’t hereyesterday. It must be getting hotagain if they’re putting out thepools. Time for some water play!

Oh, and look over there in thelittle red barn where they put pigsthat have had surgery and need aspecial place to recover. Belle isin there today. I heard she gotspayed yesterday. I’ll check inand see how she’s feeling, giveher a word of encouragement. A

little side benefit for me….the Tpost here is a great spot to rub myface and head. Ahhh, that feelsgood!

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through the fence on a regularbasis. Taryn has some other pigsthat live in her yard, but Ziggy ismy favorite. Let’s swing over tothe backyard of the Visitor Centerand see what’s happening. Jakealways talks to me but he’s kindaold and doesn’t come out of his

shelter much so I don’t hangaround for long. Oh, hey, check itout! Somebody dumped a waterbowl through the fence and madea mud puddle! Nothing like alittle roll in the mud to cool a guyoff. But that always makes meitchy so a little side trip to Benand Mary’s stairs is now in order.Great spot to rub and scratch for afew minutes!

Let’s meander over (and youthought I was going to moseyagain!) to the Visitor Center andsee what Petunia is doing. Stillasleep under the stairs. Nothingelse happening so I’ll just keepmoving. I like to go over to the

individual pens and talk to thepigs in there. There is alwayssomebody out in the exercise yardto chat with. Ooh, today thosefour cute girls are out there! Theyall want to talk to me. Now thatwas worth the trip over here! Ialways go up and down the wholelength of the fence to see whateverybody is doing. Some of thepigs will get up and come chatwith me but others don’t feel too

good which is why they’re in apen now so they won’t come over.I still feel I need to check up onthem anyway. Let’s see…..Ethelis asleep in the sun, Kamama isgetting some meds or somethingfrom Taryn, don’t see Lucilleanywhere, Missy must be in herhouse, Piglet is ignoring me. Ah,kind of quiet today.

The workshop area is anotherplace that is a must every day.There is usually somebody overhere building stuff or repairing

Now it’s around the back of Tim’strailer and over to the place wherethe old folks live. Ooh, now

here’s what I’m talking about withthe marvelin’….check out thewildflowers I found! A fresh tastytreat along with a littlegrass…..yummy! But back ontrack to the old folks. These pigsrarely get up and visit with me butthat’s okay, I’ll just mosey on past(there’s that word again!) and go

see what Taryn’s pigs are up totoday. She has this big pig namedZiggy that’s pretty cool. He and Ido some chatting and chomping

CHEAP ENTERTAINMENTSue wrote in about her version of the “Busy Ball” that shemakes for her pig, Edison. She uses a 64 oz. plasticMayonnaise jar,punching a few holes onall sides then addingsome grain. Edisonloves pushing his jararound the yard nibblingat the snacks that fallout! He gets someexercise and enjoymentfrom a simple, easy-to-make toy.

things or just taking a break in theshade. I can usually get a few petsand back scratches over here,maybe rub my face onsomebody’s leg. And if you goaround back where the grain isstored, sometimes there is somethat got spilled on the ground soyou can get a snack. In thesummer there’s a mud wallow andpool under the tree back there too.A great spot to rest for a minutebefore finishing my rounds.

At this point, I’ve made the circuitaround the property. Sometimes,if it’s not too hot, I’ll moseyaround the loop again to double-

check everything before headinghome. You never know, I mighthave missed something the firsttime around. If I’m tired, I mightgo lay down by the stairs withPetunia and hang out with her awhile. Or maybe I’ll just go rootaround under the creosote bushes,eat hay scraps off the top of thewagon or play in the dirt pile. It

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won’t be too much longer beforesomebody will be calling myname wanting me to go backhome with Petunia so another pigcan come out and have a turn inthe Big Yard. I’m never quiteready to go, so I’ll mosey along atmy own pace to squeeze out everysecond as long as I can. And Imight just see something to stopand marvel at before going home.There’s always something

interesting to see and do aroundhere. Well, thanks for going marvelin’with me! Hope you enjoyed it asmuch as I did!

---Arnold

Hoof & TuskTrimming

Pig owners in the Tucson,Phoenix and surrounding areascan contact Donna Thomasonfor pot-bellied pig tusk andhoof trimming. Donna is anexperienced trimmer living onsite at Ironwood. Donnaprovides house calls for pig andgoat trims. Please call 520-780-8832 or [email protected] to setup an appointment.

First came the construction of theshelters complete with carpetfloors and doors. Once those wereplaced inside the area, Julian andSam put up the hog panel fencingon a cold windy day with rain andsleet. On another day Jonny builta shade ramada and dug out awallow while Lenny put in anautomatic waterer with a hose bibconnection. The shelters wereshifted into place and shade clothwas put in above those. Blanketswere added as the nights were stilla little chilly. Everything was inplace and ready for piggies!

We were concerned about KingCharles learning whereeverything is….being blind wouldmake things harder for him. Wehave had a few other blind pigsthat have done just fine but theKing is special! There are timeswhen he has difficulty getting upby himself. He has learned tomoan until someone rushes overto help him roll over. His newhome is more centrally located, sowe can hear him easier and get to

room for King Charles. So wedecided to build him his ownplace. We didn’t want him to bealone and just happened to havethree other pigs in need ofaccommodations like his. Pigletand Elizabeth are two older pigsfrom our Main Field that are tooarthritic to handle a large field anylonger. Freddie is only one and ahalf years old but suffers fromneurological problems that make

walking unstable at times, histongue hangs out and he is,well.....a special needs child.

ou may rememberreading about KingCharles on the Sponsor

Page in the March 2011newsletter. He was found theprevious summer along the side ofthe road overheated, dehydratedand dragging his back leg. Somepeople took him home and calledus for help. King Charles hasbeen with us since. His leg was x-rayed and found to have beenbadly broken and healedincorrectly but too long ago to berepaired. He was overweight and

blind. The King, as we call him,had been living in one of ourholding pens all this time becauseof his disabilities. Well, he lostsome weight, learned to getaround with his bum leg and wasready for a change.

We have two areas built for pigsthat are in that stage of their liveswhere their physical handicapsmake it unsafe to live in even thesmaller Assisted Living Fields.Most are arthritic and unable toget around much. Both of thoseareas are full and there was no



Elizabeth Enjoying HerNew Field

King Charles SurveyingHis Domain

King Charles Resting

Freddie

The King’s PalaceY

And so the first day ended with allfour pigs happy and content.Over the course of the next few

days there was a little bit ofgrumbling and raised hackles attimes as they got to know oneanother, but overall it was a veryeasy transition for all of them. Weare happy for all four of them butparticularly excited about seeingKing Charles out with other pigsenjoying some space and hisfreedom. It may look like anordinary pig place but to us it’sthe King’s Palace!

---Donna

Charles made his grandappearance. We had to load himinto a crate and bring him over inthe ATV. Freddie, Piglet andElizabeth arrived soon after. Theexploration began….new pigs,new space, new plants and newhouses….so much to find andlearn about. It turned out great!The King wandered all over theplace, napped in the shade, playedin the mud, then walked back overto the large shelter that was builtfor him. It was as if he somehowknew which house was supposedto be his! He spent most of theafternoon napping by his mudwallow.

Late in the afternoon Sam andSarah came by with juice and theevening medications. Freddie andPiglet were up and anxious to gettheir treat and juice. Sam had toroll the King up on his feet so thathe could drink his juice. As a wayto say thanks, King Charlessnapped at Sam with a remindernot to stand so close. The Kingneeds his space! Elizabeth wasburrowed down within a group ofcreosote bushes but poked herhead out to drink some juice.After everyone was satisfied theysettled back down for yet anothernap.

him more quickly. We all have aspecial attachment to the Kingand have high hopes that he will

adjust to and come to love his newplace. Will he get along withElizabeth and Piglet? WillFreddie, who wants to beeveryone’s friend, be okay withKing Charles who is more thantwice his size? Will the King beable to maneuver from his shelterto the mud wallow? So many

concerns and questions that onlytime will tell. We were likenervous new moms bringing thebaby home for the first time!Finally, on March 29th, King



Piglet

Freddie TakingAdvantage of the Shade

Ramada

King Charles and PigletReceiving Their

Afternoon Fruit FromSam

Sam Helping KingCharles Stay HydratedBy Giving Him WaterFlavored With Juice

Sarah Giving Freddie HisAfternoon Meds

I’m a little guy with bowed legs and ahunched back plus I have a little troubleeating because of chronic abscesses onmy jaw. But don’t let my physicalappearance deter you. I am very activeand love my life!

My life started as a feral pig. It took mea long time to trust anyone, but the peoplehere have been very understanding.They have given me a wonderful bigplace to live where I can root, dig, run orwallow to my heart’s content.


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Yes….another pig named Penelope! We’reeverywhere! Anyway, I like doing lots ofdifferent things like taking naps, going forwalks, visiting with other pigs, eating. Iwould say that I really don’t have a favoritething but just do what feels right in themoment.

Family is very important to m

e. I came here

with over 50 relatives and n

othing is better

than spending time with the

m. I am rather

quiet and shy with people bu

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the other pigs.

I love people and enjoy being petted andgetting belly rubs. I am deaf so you mighthave to come find me because I can’t hearyou calling. My favorite thing is takingnaps in big piles of dirt that I can nest in.

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My name is Vietnamese for “cherry

blossom” and “lion”. I think I’m more

like a cherry blossom than a lion. I enjoy

hanging out with my girlfriends. Also

grazing on hay is something I like to do a

lot of.

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I have a short curly tail that makes me

different from the other pigs here. I am

very friendly and like being around

people. Exploring is my favorite

activity! I wander all over the place

looking for interesting stuff.

I am shy around people and don’t reallylike any other pigs besides my best buddy,Tyler. I also like Joey who’s a sheep. Ilove to dig in the dirt and root up theplants. Eating is my favorite thing to do.


JOIN OUR FAMILY OF SPONSORSThese pigs have shared some of their favorite

activities with you. You can learn more aboutthem and keep up with their lives by becoming asponsor. A $30 monthly donation will provide

their food, shelter,medical care and their

share of sanctuaryexpenses. In return

you’ll receive updatesand pictures of your pig.Please join our family of

sponsors!

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I love people and enjoy being petted andgetting belly rubs. I am deaf so you mighthave to come find me because I can’t hearyou calling. My favorite thing is takingnaps in big piles of dirt that I can nest in.

My name is Vietnamese for “cherry

blossom” and “lion”. I think I’m more

like a cherry blossom than a lion. I enjoy

hanging out with my girlfriends. Also

grazing on hay is something I like to do a

lot of.

MMaaii LLyy

Daily Medical Issues IRONWOOD PIG SANCTUARY Issue 46


ften our days at thesanctuary are filled withpigs’ medical issues.

Some days are consumed withmedical needs while other daysdon’t have any new ones. Thereare certain medical proceduresthat we deal with every day suchas putting ointment in an eye orcleaning a healing wound.However, there are othersituations that arise that requiremore attention such as abscessesor ripped ears from a pig fight.

Normal protocol for whensomeone notices a problem with apig is to announce it on the walkietalkie so that Mary, Donna or Ican assess the situation. Wealways have three differentmedical kits ready for use forminor needs, but we may alsoneed to gather injections or thefoot wrapping kit.

Once we have the necessary itemsto deal with the situation we makesure we have enough people to

help. Depending on the demeanorof the pig needing medicalattention and the type of issue athand, it could take up to fivepeople to take care of one pig.

If the pig needing medicalattention isn’t tame or does notlike attention from people, it canbe difficult to help them. When

this is the case we often have afew of the staff members gatherboards so that we can corner thepig to doctor them. Occasionallywe need to get the pig on theirback for certain medicalprocedures. These types oftreatments include wrappinginjured feet or lancing and/orflushing abscesses.

Roy was recently brought into ourpens to have his abscess lancedand treated. Roy does notappreciate being touched by us, soautomatically we knew we’d needa few people. Also, we tend tohave to board or flip any pig that

we have to lance to make surethere aren’t any suddenmovements. Furthermore, we liketo have a few people on hand forabscesses as there needs to besomeone available to hand themedical tools to the persontreating the abscess. We willcontinue to flush the abscess afew more times in the first weekafter it is lanced or broken toensure that it is clean and drainingwell. Roy was a trooper and isalready healed and back in hisfield.

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Deeanna GivesKamama HerMedication

Deeanna Assists WhileTaryn Syringes Mineral

Oil With Juice For Bodhi

Mary Lancing Roy’sAbscess While Sam

Holds Him

Sam Assists While MaryTreats Frances’ Eye



On occasion we have more tameand manageable pigs that needmedical attention. In theseinstances it usually just takes oneperson to work with the pig.Often times we have a pig after asurgery that doesn’t feel up toeating. We try to syringehomemade milkshakes to getnutrition into them. If they stillwon’t take the milkshake we mayhave to give them subcutaneousfluids. Frances is one pig thatneeded both of these recently.She was kind enough to let uspoke her belly to give her fluids.

Another situation that involvespoking a pig is giving theminjections. The reasons we maybe giving a pig an injectioninclude pain after surgery or aninjury or we may be giving aninjectable antibiotic for differentillnesses. When we are givinginjections it may be as easy asgiving them the shot then givingthem a cookie treat or they may bemore difficult and we need toboard them. Rufus is a rare onewhen it comes to shots. He looksforward to his weekly shot as he

gets cookie treats while we pokehim. He is currently receiving

Adequan which is a jointsupplement. Jesse wasn’t goingto submit as easily as Rufus; herequired a board. We would needto get Jesse out of his house togive him his antibiotic injectionwhen he came down with an innerear infection. After cornering himwith a board he wasn’t muchtrouble. Of course he received atreat when we were done.

There are also a few medicalprocedures that people may notrealize we perform. They areoften times more for maintenance.These types of things include

cleaning face folds on heavierpigs, cleaning ears and eyes andapplying ointment to dry orcracked skin. A few of our pigsare missing ears from lifeexperiences before the sanctuary.Ellie is one of these pigs. Oftentimes her ear hole, as we call it,gets dirty and she tilts her head,letting us know. She’s really goodabout letting us clean it out andgoing on about her day. We alsohave a few other pigs with ears

that seem to fill up with dirt quiteregularly. Margarita, Hero andZiggy are just a few of those pigs.Hero and Ziggy enjoy their earcleaning moments whileMargarita has to be in the mood.

Whether it is a small or largeissue, we make sure to do our bestto ensure everyone’s needs arecared for every day. We keep amedical log so we can look backon a pig’s medical history quickly.A lot of this is behind-the-sceneswork, but it’s very important andwe strive to keep every pigcomfortable.

---Taryn

Taryn Syringing aNutrient Drink

Jesse Receives a ShotFrom Taryn

Taryn Giving a Shot toRufus While Andy

Assists

Sam Giving SubQ Fluidsto Frances in The Visitor

Center Kitchen



ur T-shirt and hat salessurpassed what weexpected and what we

could handle, so we decided tomove it up to the next level. Youcan now purchase short or longsleeve T-shirts, sweatshirts,

www.companycasuals.com/iwp/start.jsp This will enable you toorder exactly what you wantinstead of only what we have instock at the sanctuary. Check itout and enjoy shopping!

T-Shirt and Hat SalesO hoodies and hats

with our logo in alarger variety ofcolors through ourwebsite. We will nolonger be acceptingorders by phone oremail, but will stillhave items availableonsite for visitors.All orders to beshipped will behandled through our website atwww.ironwoodpigs.org. You caneither go to our web site atwww.ironwoodpigs.org and clickon the staff picture just below theSustainer section on the Supportpage or type the following linkinto your browser:

Our Wish List* Gift Card to Fry’s, Home Depot, Lowes,

Office Max, Office Depot, Target, Amazon, Staples, or PetsMart are an easyway to give.

* The above gift cards can be purchased on-line* VISA gift cards that can be used anywhere* Postage Stamps (Forever, 45, 32, 20 cents)* Used Blankets are always welcome * Flaxseed Capsules* Ensure or Equivalent - Vanilla only* Fig Newton Cookies or equivalent - not

individually wrapped please* Cranberry Capsule - 2000 mg preferred* Vitamin E capsules, 400IUItems written in Purple are the Most Needed atthis time

Ironwood Store

Sammy

Ironwood Credit Card

Use our custom credit card to make donations tothe Ironwood Pig Sanctuary when you make youreveryday purchases. 2% of gas and grocerypurchases and 1% of all other purchases madewith the card will be donated to the Sanctuary.Plus Ironwood will receive a $50 bonus donationwhen you make your first purchase, no matter thesize. Apply today by visitingwww.CardLabConnect.com/ironwoodpigsanctuary



You can make secure One-Time or Multiple Monthly Sponsor or Sustainerdonations to the Sanctuary with PayPal (no PayPal account required) using your credit

card by going to the SUPPORT page of our web site at www.ironwoodpigs.org.

Dear Supporter If it wasn’t for you we would not have been able to rescueover 1000 pot-bellied pigs during the 11 years we havebeen here and to care for almost 600 at the Sanctuary.

Remember the Sanctuary in your WillWe have been the recipient of bequests from many supporters. And many current supporters haveincluded the sanctuary in their wills. These donors feel that they need their assets during theirlifetime but decided to link themselves with the ongoing life of the Sanctuary by making bequeststhrough their estate plans.Many attorneys like to include the tax ID number in your will for the non-profit organization youare donating to. If yours does, then you must include our parent organization, The Mary C.Schanz Foundation, in your will. The EIN number is 86-0999483. We are doing business as(dba) the Ironwood Pig Sanctuary. There are no administrative or other expenses associated withThe Mary C. Schanz Foundation.

SustainerYou can become a Sanctuary Sustainer bymaking a monthly donation of $5, $10, $25,$100 or any amount you choose which canbe charged to your credit card, debit card ore-check each month.

Your donation will be there each month tocare for the Piggies. If you prefer to makeyour sustainer donation by check, we will beglad to send you a supply of self-addressedreturn envelopes for your convenience.

To sign up, just fill out the form on theenclosed reply envelope.

ince this isour 11thAnniversary

issue, both our frontand back coverfeature some of ourold pigs that havebeen with us allthese years.

Desiree and her mother Madeline were picked up by Benand me when we were volunteering. We got a call fromthe Desert Museum that two pigs were running loose rightacross the road in the desert. We were finally able to coaxDesiree into a carrier just at dark. We were not yet openso they both went to what is now our Annex. Desiree waslater injured, so we brought her to our house where shestayed until we opened. She settled right in and made pigfriends but has never really wanted our companionship yetloves to stand and stretch for a treat from us.

Harley joined us on 10/27/01. He was about 5 years oldthen, so he is well into years now. He loved his freedomsince he spent a great deal of his early years in a crate inan apartment. For a long time he lived alone in the fields,but over time he worked his way into the herd and now



Front & Back Coverharlotte is little butmighty. I first met herwhen I was

volunteering at a sanctuaryknown as Pigs*A*Lot, nowour Annex. Some people cameand dumped her off since theywanted a baby pig. In fact,they wanted one of hers whenshe had them. Yes, she waspregnant. My guess was she

was young, maybe a few years old. At that time I did notknow much about how far along she might be, but we puther in a small pen knowing that she would no doubt getbeat up in the general area with all the other pigs. Notlong after that when I returned to volunteer, I was toldthat her babies had been born and they all froze. I don’t

know the details, whether she rejected them or it just wastoo cold for them to survive without the proper care.Soon after that we put Grandma Moses in the pen withher since Grandma was quite old and in need ofprotection from the other pigs. Each time we tried tointroduce Charlotte into the herd she had a great amountof difficulty. Very soon after Ironwood opened in 2001we brought both Grandma and Charlotte to Ironwood.We put them both in our newly formed special needsfield, but Charlotte was much too feisty for that field sowe moved her into our already established Main field.There she has lived nearly 11 years now and has alwaysstayed right inside the gate in the group shelter with hercircle of friends. Even in her senior years she is stillfeisty. She has never warmed up to us really but hasalways seemed content with her life and her place withher little herd in the group shelter.

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lives under one of our larger shelters that house small herdsof pigs, and as pictured here, he enjoys his time with hiscompanions.

Taylor was a young stray boar who we picked up atAnimal Control on 5/27/02. He was pretty well socializedso one has to wonder why he became a stray that no onewanted back. He is a quiet boy that never makes a fuss, somany people don’t take a lot of notice of him. But he isspecial to me and I always try to give him a pet whenpassing through the field. He has a lot of good pig friendsto keep him company.

Arnold was a young fellow when we picked him up on8/19/01. The family actually brought him to our home afew months earlier then took him home because they justcouldn’t leave him. However, he was getting bigger andhaving issues with their dog, so the decision to give him upwas made by them. He was big and young and full ofhimself, so he became the patriarch of the field for manyyears. These days he is just sort of one of the gang as hehas become a senior. They have all grown up together andare growing old together here at Ironwood. All strangerswith their stories who have come together to become life-long buddies because there is an Ironwood.

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MISSION STATEMENTThe Ironwood Pig Sanctuary is dedicated to eliminating the suffering of pot-bellied pigs by

promoting spaying and neutering, assisting owners and other sanctuaries, and providing apermanent home in a safe, nurturing environment for those that are abandoned, abused,

neglected, or unwanted.* Ironwood Pig Sanctuary is accredited by the American Sanctuary Association.

* The Ironwood Pig Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your donations are tax deductible.



Noteworthy things I’ve done:1. I have lost a lot of weight since moving here (and it has not been easy or fun!).2. I have been a very good friend to Ziggy (I love her so much!).3. I have learned to go into a pen at breakfast time and only eat my food instead of everyone else’s

(you have no idea how hard that is!).4. I am sure there are other things, but I can’t think of them right now.

---Love, Coco

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