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Ironwood Pig SanctuaryPost Office Box 35490Tucson, AZ 85740

July 2012Dear Supporter,

Welcome to July and summer in Arizona. These are the times that test us all at Ironwood; staff, pigs, andvolunteers. We recently had a visitor from Farm Sanctuary in northern California. I wistfully dream of livingwith the pigs in the rolling hills of California with grass to graze on and wells with ample water. The wintertemperatures are in the 40’s and summer temperatures are “occasionally” in the hundreds. But lo, we are herein the desert. No grass to graze on, hauling water for months at a time, ants, flies, dirty wallows that must bebailed and hundreds of pools, bowls, and automatic waterers to clean daily. Black shade cloth flapping in thebreeze creating artificial shade to make up for the shortage of natural shade that would be provided by trees inanother location. Not exactly my idea of what I would call ideal for man or beast. On many, if not most daysin June, July and August the temperatures will be over a hundred degrees. This requires one staff person tospend nearly their entire day attending to the older pigs, putting cold towels on them and giving them dilutedjuice to be sure they remain hydrated and cool. We have also installed mister systems and a swamp cooler insome of our pens and barns. To our advantage the winters are mild, the desert is beautiful, and the solitude iswonderful.

Some people have said, and I agree, this is no place for pigs to live. So one might ask why are we here in thisdesert with nearly 600 pigs? The answer is really quite simple. The pigs in need of a home are here. Havingvolunteered for nearly two years at another rescue, now our Annex, we were well aware of the need for a homefor pigs in Tucson and Phoenix especially, but also throughout AZ. We considered other locations but the largenumber of pigs who needed our help, particularly from Phoenix, convinced us that if our mission was to rescuepigs in need, this was the place to be.

To my mind no rational person would allow pigs to breed in this environment. However since there is no lawthat says one cannot breed these animals, and believe me I wish there were, and we have no control overrationality, we at Ironwood try to cope with the problem created by the irrational and uncaring people whocontinue to breed. You, our supporters, make it possible for us to create the best possible home in this otherwiseharsh environment for all of our pigs. Because of you we can meet the needs for our pigs so their lives are safeand comfortable.

Sincerely,

Mary C. SchanzPresident & Co-Founder

PS: Little Socks and Henry, both recently neutered, came to us from a well meaning lady who rescued themfrom a neighbor who is breeding her pigs constantly and selling them. A whole year of rescuing, spaying,neutering and caring for the animals by us is undone by one human’s greed and uncaring breeding.

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lot of people welcomeanimals into their homesas pets or even

companions. However, a goodnumber of us welcome them in asfamily members. We bond withthem and love themunconditionally. We lookforward to coming home to themand smile as they greet us. Hereat the sanctuary we love each andevery pig this way. A couple of usthat live here have even taken insome of them as our personal pigsand have them living in our yards.

When I first moved to thesanctuary I brought my two pugdogs. My family quickly turnedinto two pugs and five pigs. Mylittle group of pigs consisted ofKarma, Katie, Rudy, Rufus andZiggy. It took some time to geteveryone to get along and accepteach other, but we made it workand things had smoothed out.Ziggy and Rufus have alwaysbeen loners and choose when tosocialize. Meanwhile, Karma,Katie and Rudy became a tightgroup.

These three made quite the team.

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Rudy is a special needs boy whois very kind and wants lovewhenever you will give it. Karmawill let you pet her when shewants you to, otherwise shedoesn’t want you to! Katie was amama’s girl, always around mesmiling and waiting for attention.These three would keep eachother warm in the winter,sunbathe together and even waitpatiently together for theirevening vitamins. As I observedKatie with the rest of the pigs sheseemed to take on the older sisterrole. She basically did whatevershe wanted and the rest of the pigswere just happy to be around her.

Recently Katie passed awayunexpectedly. To say my heartwas broken is an understatement. Living at the sanctuary not onlymeans being around the pigs allday, every day but it also meansbeing far from town and havingless interaction with people. My

parents live a couple of hoursaway, so my pigs and pugs makeup a lot of the interaction I have.Plans I make revolve aroundmaking sure they are all fed andcomfortable. I often lay outsidewith them when the weather

permits and we sit enjoying eachother’s company. If I’m having abad day I know I can make itbetter by having one of them sitwith me. These guys keep mecompany and probably keep mesane!

I first met Katie when I went topick her up from Buckeye. Thehouse she was living at was beingforeclosed and there weren’t anyplans on Katie moving with thefamily. I really started to bondwith Katie when we had herspayed. She had developed aninfection and needed a lot of dailymedical attention. She grew totrust me and accept the attention.At one point she even crawled inmy lap when we were giving herinjections. I spent a lot of timewith her and knew I wanted her aspart of my little pig family.

Katie and I had a specialrelationship. She was alwaysinterested in sitting with me andeven if she wasn’t getting a bellyrub, she would still lay next to me

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have to do is ask her for a kiss andher nose would shoot up in the airwaiting. She would sit for hertreats and would let me talk herear off. It seemed as though shewas really listening as she wouldoften look in my eyes and actinterested as I spoke. We had avery unique bond and the thoughtof not being able to pet her againis incredibly sad.

Losing someone is never easy,especially when they play a bigrole in your daily life. When youget used to seeing someone everyday and get into a routine with

them, it’s a shock when that is allsuddenly interrupted. For us atIronwood losing a pig takes anemotional toll. We have manypigs and they are all important tous. I would always greet Katiewith this cheer, “It’s a bird! It’s apig! It’s a Katie!” I’ll miss youKatie Bird; fly with your newfriends.

---Taryn

as long as I would sit outside.One of my favorite things was tocome home because she wouldalways be at the gate to greet me.I remember coming home fromvacation one summer and shebounced up and down on herhoofs while smiling. I couldn’task for a better greeting. She wasusually the only one that wouldhear my car coming and would bewaiting at the gate before I evenparked.

Katie quickly learned what kissesare and would snag one from meanytime she could. All I would

Check Out Our Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/IronwoodPigSanctuary

I am one of the resident staff at the Ironwood Pig Sanctuary and I maintain our Facebook page withfrequent updates about the sanctuary. Running the Facebook page is an enjoyable time for me. I get to see people’s responses to picturesand posts about the pigs. I feel like people can feel more in touch with everything here when they cansee what we are doing on a daily basis. I love receiving questions and comments and interacting witheveryone.If you want to keep seeing posts through Facebook you need to be sure to ‘like’ posts and subscribeto our page. As many of you know, Facebook is always changing the way things work so be sure tokeep receiving updates!

---Taryn

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You can make secure One-Time or Multiple MonthlySponsor or Sustainer

donations to the Sanctuarywith PayPal (no PayPalaccount required) usingyour credit card by going tothe SUPPORT page of our

web site atwww.ironwoodpigs.org.

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 with

The Mary C. Schanz Foundation.

Come join our family of sponsors!Your sponsorship of one of these wonderful pigs helps provide for the continued work at the Ironwood PigSanctuary. You can sponsor as many as you like or sponsor one as a gift or in honor or memory of someonespecial to you. You will receive the history of your pig, periodic photos and updates on their life at thesanctuary.

When you sponsor a pig from Ironwood, you are creating a special bond.We understand that not everyone can adopt one or two pigs from those upfor adoption. That is why sponsoring that special pig whose story touchedyou in some way is a popular alternative to adoption. The bond formedthrough a sponsorship is one that keeps you connected to the life of yourspecial pig and gives you the rare opportunity to witness their growth overtime.

You can donate by check, credit or debit card, or through PayPal. Use theenclosed envelope or go to the support page of our web site atwww.ironwoodpigs.org to sign up. Anxiety

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

Your donation will be there each month to carefor the Piggies. You can use the enclosedenvelope or go to our web site to sign up.

Update On Pop Tart IRONWOOD PIG SANCTUARY Issue 47


ou may rememberreading about Pop Tart’srescue in our November

2011 newsletter. (This isavailable on our web site ifyou’ve not seen it.) She arrived atIronwood suffering frommalnutrition, sunburn andlameness. With the rightvitamins, supplements and specialfoods, it wasn’t long before PopTart had filled out and her skinlooked much healthier.

Once she had gained weight, wetook Pop Tart to the vet to bespayed. Her surgery went well,but she had a difficult timecoming up from the anesthesia.As pigs are “waking up” aftersurgery, they tend to shift arounda lot while they are still groggy.When Pop Tart was doing this,she apparently twisted her backleg at one point, doing some

damage. It was the same leg thathad given her trouble when shefirst arrived at the Sanctuary, butit had gotten better as she grewstronger and healthier. After hersurgery, the limp was worse thanever with her barely using that legat all. When there was no

improvement over time, we hadthe vet take x-rays of her leg. Itshowed a long break nearly up toher hip. We think that Pop Tartmust have had a prior fracture inthat leg from when she was livingat her first home with all of thosehogs pushing her around so much.Due to the malnutrition and poorliving conditions at that time, itnever healed properly.

We scheduled Pop Tart forsurgery with an orthopedicspecialist recommended by ourregular vet. She went in onFebruary 9th with lots of prayersand hopes for success.Unfortunately, when the surgeonopened her, he found such thickcalcification around the bone thatnothing could be done. It wasmuch too thick to break throughto reset the bone and insert pins,which had been his plan. Sadly,all he could do was suture her legback up and send her home.

However, the surgeon did feelconfident that with plenty of restand time for her muscles to healfrom the surgical incision that Pop

Tart would start to use that legagain. To what extent remained tobe seen.

Over the next month, Pop Tartbegan her amazing recovery. Atfirst she would hop around onthree legs, but gradually shebegan to put that rear foot down alittle. Then we saw her begin toput some weight on that leg. SoonPop Tart was walking pretty welleven though she was still limping.Finally on March 6th, Pop Tartand her three friends, Virginia,Olive and Nellie, were all takenout to their new field. They areliving in the Far Northwest Field,

a small field that was alreadyhome to five other pigs. The herdnow consists of nine pigs. SincePop Tart and Virginia both have

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physical disabilities that makethem limp, we wanted them tohave a smaller field with fewerpigs to compete with. They stillhave lots of room to explore andwander but not so big that they’llget too far from home and be tootired to get back.

Seems that we had nothing toworry about! Pop Tart keeps

getting stronger and stronger. Sheis now running and putting herfull weight on that leg! There isstill a barely noticeable limpbecause that leg will always beshorter than her others. Our vethas assured us that Pop Tart feelsno pain any longer. That little

piggy is so happy now! She runsand plays with her friends.Sometimes they sleep out underthe creosote bushes and othertimes inside their cozy shelter.Pop Tart loves playing in thewater and mud. Her story is onewith a truly happy ending!

---Donna

Video of Pop TartSee a video of Pop Tart runningaround her field during feeding. On your smart phone downloadthe ShopSavvy or the RedLaserapp, then scan the code below.Or, if you don’t have a smartphone, you can go to the PigProfile page of our web site atwww.ironwoodpigs.org and clickon the Pop Tart video.

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.

Nellie, Pop Tart, Olive and Virginia

I’m one of those pigs that is all over theplace all the time! Mostly I’m lookingfor food, scraps, hay…you name it, I’lleat it. I absolutely love to eat! In fact, Ioverheard a person say I was foodaggressive. Whatever!

I am tall and long-legged, definitely not apot bellied pig. My snout is long and myears are large and fuzzy. I love beingpetted, getting treats, rolling in the mudand being sprayed with the water hose.Having fun…that’s what it’s all about!


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I went from being a stray beggingfood from strangers to living herewith meals delivered every morning!Awesome!! I am taller than a lot ofthe pigs here and have these sillyblack dots all over my nose.

Hmmm…I’m not sure what to say about

myself. I’m just an average guy. I am very

happy and love living here with all my

friends. I like to eat and take naps. That’s

about it!

No, I’m not the movie star Babe but that iswho I’m named after. I like walking,rooting, eating and napping. Walking isactually my favorite of these activities.That’s how I keep in shape….just in caseHollywood calls!

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I used to be very shy and afraid of people,

but a few months ago I figured out that it

feels really good to get a back rub and an

ear scratching! Now I want to be petted

all the time!

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I moved over here from Ironwood’s

Annex. I got my name, not because

I’m the “warm and fuzzy” type, but

simply because I have fuzzy hair.

Well… it’s fuzzy by pig standards.

I am the newest of several pigs namedCharlotte here. My best friend is mysister, Olivia. I haven’t lived here thatlong but already love it! This place is coolbecause there’s so much room to runaround and have fun.


JOIN OUR FAMILY OF SPONSORSThese pigs have shared a little bit about themselves

with you. If you’d like to learn more about their lives,consider becoming a sponsor. A monthly donation of

$30 will provide your pig’s share of sanctuaryexpenses. In return you willreceive pictures and updatesof your pig. Join our familyof sponsors and become a

part of the group that keepsIronwood moving towardour goal of providing a

loving, caring home for pigsin need!

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No, I’m not the movie star Babe but that iswho I’m named after. I like walking,rooting, eating and napping. Walking isactually my favorite of these activities.That’s how I keep in shape….just in caseHollywood calls!

I used to be very shy and afraid of people,

but a few months ago I figured out that it

feels really good to get a back rub and an

ear scratching! Now I want to be petted

all the time!

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ast fall we had asked forparticular donations frompeople coming to our

Open House. Some were fooditems…animal crackers, fignewtons and juice. The yearbefore we had asked for peanutbutter. Several people expressedconcern and curiosity as to whywe were using such high caloriefoods with our pigs. Rest assuredthat each day we feed our pigsproperly with grain madespecifically for pigs and alsoalfalfa hay. That diet issupplemented once a week withfruits and vegetables brought infrom a local grocery store’ssurplus. We have special uses forthe peanut butter, cookies andjuice.

We have a lot of elderly pigs thatdon’t get up and move aroundmuch anymore. To help keepthem hydrated, especially duringthe hot summers here in the desertwhere the temperatures oftenreach over 100 degrees, we givethem water flavored with a littlecranberry grape juice. This

poke pills inside the cookie.They’re sticky and chewy enoughthat most pigs can’t spit out thepills. Notice I said “most pigs.”There is always somebody thatcan manage to chew a fig newton,swallow it, then spit a pill on theground. That takes talent! Wehave to pull out the big guns forthose 1 or 2 pigs. I’m talkingdeviled eggs, oatmeal pies orhoney buns. Fortunately, that

usually only happens with heavyantibiotics, so it’s a temporarymedication and only for a fewdays. In general though, fig

Juice & Cookies Anyone?L entices them to drink more. The

piggies love their juice! Bobwaits anxiously for Deeanna toget his bowl filled. Jewels sits upand starts hollering until she getsher juice. Momma follows Jonnyto make sure she gets her turn.

The “juice rounds” are part of theolder pigs’ afternoon routine andthey look forward to it.

We have almost 200 of our 600pigs taking medications once ortwice each day for variousreasons, mostly due to arthriticissues. Almost all of those 200take Cetyl-M, a joint supportsupplement in powder form. Theeasiest way to get that out to somany pigs is to spread a littlepeanut butter on a piece of bread,sprinkle on the powder, addwhatever pills that pig is taking,then roll it up for an instant treat.The peanut butter helps holdeverything into the sandwich toensure each pig is getting theirmedications. There are somesilly pigs that don’t like peanutbutter and that’s where the fignewtons come in. It’s easy toDeeanna & Bob

Tim Giving Pig Body aFig Newton With Meds

Rob Putting a Pillin a Fig Newton

Jonny & Momma

another chore and another pig totake care of.

So if you call the sanctuary toschedule a tour and ask, “What doyou need that I can bring?” andthe answer is juice, peanut butter,or cookies, don’t be surprised.When you see fig newtons on ourWish List in the newsletters, don’tbe shocked. We are not feedingour pigs junk food for breakfast!If a pig is getting one or more ofthose items, it is an insignificantamount for a very specificpurpose and not the balance oftheir regular diet. Be assured thatour pigs’ health is very importantto us with their diet being a majorconcern.

---Donna

will more than likely have in thefuture) pigs that we have to standon our heads and do tricks to getthem to take their medications.We will always go the extra mile

to get the job done, but why veerout of the fast lane untilnecessary? We have to keepthings moving, as there is always

newtons will get the job done if apeanut butter sandwich doesn’twork.

Animal crackers are a wonderfulinvention! For example, here’sPig Body whose ear was bittenand needs to be cleaned anddoctored. Let Andy distract himwith a few animal crackers andthe pig is focused on those ratherthan his ear. Does Rufus need hismonthly injection? Get Sam tofeed him a handful while Taryngives the shot. Quick, easy andwe’re done without traumatizingthe pig. Trying to get scared and

skittish Annie back to her penafter her turn in the exercise yard?She’ll follow a trail of animalcrackers and not think twice aboutwhere she’s headed. They comein handy in a lot of situationsaround the sanctuary.

And yes, we are aware that thereare healthier solutions to theabove situations. But whenyou’re dealing with 600 pigs,you’re looking for quick, easy andcheap answers that work. Andyes, we have had in the past (and



Karisha Giving Bert aMed Sandwich

Sam PuttingPeanut Butter on

Bread

Shop Till You DropActually, you can drop first! Drop into your chair, that is,and shop online for shirts, hats, etc. all with the Ironwoodlogo. It’s easy! Just go to www.ironwoodpigs.org then go toour Support Page and click on the picture of our staff

sporting theirIronwood shirtsand hats. Or useyour smart phonebelow. Enjoyshopping fromthe comfort ofyour home!



ne of the very nice thingsthat has happened overthe years is many of our

supporters have thought of waysto raise money for us by planningevents on their own. Many peoplewill call or write giving ussuggestions about what we shoulddo. These may all be credibleideas, but I have to tell them thatit is not possible for us to add onemore thing to our plate that isalready running over with issues.

So many folks have raised moneyfor us without our having to do

anything extra which is reallygreat for us since we are truly atour limit as it is. I was recentlyreminded of this when Peaks forPigs raised nearly $1,600 dollarsfor us without us having to doanything but accept the money!!

People hiked the peaks aroundPhoenix and were pledged moneyfrom family and friends. Theyjust had their second annual Peaksfor Pigs event in Phoenix andmany local merchants helped to

sponsor it by donating items forthe raffle, printing flyers andhaving ads in their businesses.

Rhiannon and her family attendmany events and Farmers’Markets where Rhiannon and herfamily sell Rhia’s Pigs that herwhole family makes. From timeto time we receive a check in themail for the pigs from the salesthey have made. What a nicesurprise each time a check arrives!

It is impossible to mentioneveryone and feature a picture.However, here are many of thecreative ways people and schoolshave been able to raise money ontheir own over the years.

Yoga Oasis held benefits thatincluded a vegan pot luck dinnerand animal awareness speakersand videos.

Tom and David did weekly rafflesat their Venture N bar andrestaurant back in 2004.

Barbara Leasor has held garagesales at her home for Ironwood.

Marilyn and Steve of the DesertBluegrass Association do anannual Pot Belly Pig Party to raisefunds as well as a blanket drive.

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Yoga Oasis Benefit

Rhia’s Pigs

Peaks for Pigs Raffle

Mary Accepting Peaksfor Pigs Donation from

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parents at their First AnnualGallery/Boutique Show.

During the month of June,Beading Divas to the Rescuechose Ironwood Pig Sanctuary astheir animal charity for the month.We received all proceeds from theunique bracelets that were sold forthe month. All beads are donatedand all the labor is volunteer tohelp animal charities mostly inArizona but also elsewhere.

All of these supporters as well asWholeFoods and Eegees haveraised thousands of dollars for ourpigs. We are so grateful for theirfinancial contributions and sopleased to know they all care somuch for our pigs.

So many ways to say “I LoveYou” to our pigs! Thank you.

---Mary

Many children and school classeshave raised money for us as well.Ms. Rose, Ms. Rachel andPreschool A of DiscoveryLearning Center and Jacqui Lee’sthird grade class at the St.Clement’s Episcopal School bothraised money. Their studentslearned math and accountingskills by doing chores for moneyand holding bake sales thenaccounting for the income. Someschools have had Pennies for Pigsdrives as well.

Children have used their ownbirthday parties as a means toraise money for our pigs.Anabelle had a Pink Pig Party forher 12th birthday and Makar hadhis friends bring a cash donationor a blanket for his 8th birthdayparty.

Kathy, Program Director of theNIA Afterschool Program for 155children 1st through 5th gradedonated the proceeds of their artsale to the Ironwood PigSanctuary. These were allartworks made by the afterschoolchildren and purchased by the

Natasha founded Coins forCritters and says “Through thepurchases of my hand-madejewelry and hair accessories,money is raised for anorganization dear to my heart:

Ironwood Pig Sanctuary.”Gretchen, my cousin, has forseveral years now made tee shirts,totes, and aprons with theIronwood logo on them anddonated them for sale at ourvisitor center and open house.

Ladies at customer care for AT&Tcollected money in their office forour pigs.



One of Natasha’s HandMade Bows

One of Barbara Leasor’sGarage Sales

Anabelle’s Cake at HerPink Pig Party

Discovery LearningCenter

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ometimes pigsare their ownworst enemies.

June and Johnny weredropped off at theHumane Society inAugust of 2008 whenthey were a mere 5weeks old. We picked

them up and adopted them to a family in Tucson inOctober of 2008. Not knowing their background Iassumed they were two normal-sized pot belly pigs.They had a nice home with a big area all their ownwith lots of shade. However, as you can see from theirpictures, they have a curled tail and are quite largeindeed. More the appearance of ferals. They are fouryears old now and have been recently returned to usbecause Johnny (they had changed his name to Brutus)had started to become aggressive and was challengingthem. He is large and intimidating and the family hadalready been to the ER once from an injury incurred byBrutus which may have been accidental. So they havereturned to Ironwood and are now living in one of ourlarge fields with others of similar strength and similarbreed.

asey Burns is ourcover boy this time.His story is not as

dramatic as many, but verytypical of why people giveup their pigs when they failto have them altered. A manbought Casey when he was ababy with the permission ofhis landlady. He did nothave him neutered, so by the

time we took him when he was a year old, he hadpretty much bulldozed the backyard. As a result thelandlady told the owner he could not keep him. Hisname was “Gracie” when he arrived and we did notthink that was suitable for this feisty little boar.Maybe he was trying to tell his owner something bybulldozing the backyard!



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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMSPostage Stamps (Forever, 45, 32, 20 cents)Used Blankets always welcomeFlaxseed CapsulesEnsure or Equivalent - Vanilla only pleaseFig Newton Cookies or Equivalent

(Not individually wrapped)Cranberry Capsules - 2000mgMineral OilAntacid comparable to Zantac (No Tums)

BIG STUFFLate Model Cargo Van - Full Size, rear A/CLate Model Pickup Truck - 3/4 Ton Long BedSkid Steer TractorGolf Cart/Utility Vehicle (Like a Gator)

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.



Sometimes whenyou’re feeling close tooverwhelmed, a wordof encouragementhelps. Well, here’s sucha word. It’s not much,but it’s heartfelt.Thanks so much forundertaking such ahuge and veryimportant rescueoperation.

Jim Gillilan

One of our supporterssuggested this as he obtained asponsorship as a 6 year wedding

anniversary gift for his wife.

The traditional materials for the 6thyear anniversary are candy and Ironwith wood as an alternate material.

Get it? Iron wood Apache and Andy @ Ironwood

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