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ISSUENO. 12

IRONWOODIRONWOOD

PIG SANCTUARY

MAY2005

PINTOPINTO

4 Year Anniversary4 Year Anniversary

Ironwood Pig Sanctuary34656 E. Crystal Visions Road

Marana, AZ 85653May 1, 2005

Dear Supporter,

Last year on our third anniversary I asked you all to stay with us tohelp us celebrate our fourth anniversary. A blink of the eye and herewe are one year later. We are so grateful for those who have stayed.Without your help we would not have been able to care for the 435 pigswho call Ironwood home.

With the passage of time comes changes. Due to my car accident, I havebeen absent from the sanctuary for four full months and am onlygradually regaining strength and returning to the sanctuary these pasttwo months. I am happy to say that I have made a nearly full recoveryand look forward to many more years with our dear pigs.

Ironwood will soon be saying goodbye to Donna who has been with ussince Ironwood was but a dream in all of our hearts. We will beforever grateful for all of her hard work and her dedication to all thepigs at Ironwood. Thank you Donna. We could not have done it withoutyou.

Sanctuary life is not easy physically or emotionally. Our bodies wearout from the constant beating and bruising they take from working toomany hours. Our emotions are forever on a roller coaster. One day wesave an animal from sure death by removing them from an abusivesituation or from a shelter where they would soon be put down, and thenext we are making the final drive to our vet crying all the way andtelling our dear friend who is about to pass over to what we hope is abetter place how much we love them and how much we will miss them atIronwood. But there are rewards and they are spiritual. We all havedifferent ways of fulfilling our spirituallives and for giving meaning to our life hereon this earth. For me it has been mydedication to helping animals of all kinds.I look forward to continuing that for yearsto come.

Sincerely,

Mary SchanzPresidentCo-Founder

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for all the pigs at Ironwood. Tomy sponsors especially, I willmiss being able to share picturesand information about the lives ofthe pigs here. All the staff ofIronwood will be working veryhard to make this transition assmooth as possible. I willcontinue to be a part of thesanctuary on a volunteer basiswhenever possible. Even thoughI will no longer be living andworking here, I will carry thememories and the spirit ofIronwood with me forever.

--- Donna

ome of you I have met inperson here at thesanctuary, many I’ve

corresponded with through thesponsorship program, emails orphone calls. For those that don’tknow me, I am the on-sitemanager of the Ironwood PigSanctuary. I have been involvedwith the sanctuary from the verybeginning. So much of my heartand soul has gone into thebuilding of this beautiful,wonderful place that so many pigscall home and that I have calledhome for the past four years.Now comes the time for me to saygoodbye to the place that hasmeant so much to me. Forpersonal and physical reasons,this summer I will be moving onto start the next chapter of my lifewith my husband and my animals(including several pigs!). Thishas been a very difficult andemotional decision for me. Thethought of leaving behind the pigsthat I love so dearly is painful butnecessary. I just wanted thisopportunity to let all of you knowhow much I have appreciatedyour help and support in caring

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Pinto was abandoned in Catalina, AZ when his caregivers moved on without him andPima Animal Care Center picked him up. They released him to us on January 20, 2004.We picked him up on his final day at the center. As you can see from his picture he isa very handsome sweet pig. We don’t know his age but we know he is no youngsterand he is lame. We put him in our Assisted Living Phase II field and he lives acomfortable happy life there with many other old and lame folks.

Goodbye Donnaronwood is preparing to saygoodbye to Donna who hasbeen with us since

Ironwood was but a dream in allof our hearts. We will be forevergrateful for all of her hard workand dedication to all the pigs atIronwood. And I will bepersonally forever grateful that Iwas able to take the time Ineeded to heal after myaccident, knowing the sanctuaryand all the pigs were in her mostcompetent and capable hands.We cannot replace Donna andthe history that we share. Sheand I have watched thesanctuary grow with pigs fromevery situation and know thestories that they all had to tell usas they passed through ourdoors. Thank you Donna. Wecould not have done it withoutyou. We look forward to yourvisits to volunteer. We wish youhappiness in your newadventure and we will all missyou.

--- Mary

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Justin

Aussie

Donna


or us pigs, thesummertime blues arebrought on by those

hot, hot temperatures! It’sreally tough for us in the heat.We can’t sweat or pant torelease body heat. The onlyway to keep cool is to take adip in a pool or mud wallow.

For those of us here atIronwood, we have people totake care of our needs.Because we live in the desert,there are few trees to providenatural shade. Staff andvolunteers have built lots of

shade ramadas of various sizesto give us piggies a cool placeto hang out and take naps.Every ramada has at least onemud wallow and a pool. Thebig ones have several wallowsand pools so lots of us can cooloff without having to wait inline.

There are also pools and mudwallows scattered all over thefields. People come by threetimes every single day to cleanand refill the pools and put waterin the wallows. If you go up tothem while they’re cleaning andlook real cute, they’ll even sprayyou with the hose! That feelsgreat!

Now, for those of you pigs thatdon’t live at Ironwood, tell yourowners that Laverne says youneed two important things tomake it through the summer;shade and water. Let them knowthat pools and wallows arewanted. I know a nice ladynamed Holly who adopted fivepigs from Ironwood that hasdifferent wallows. She alternateswhich ones she fills each daybefore going to work so that theynever get stinky and algae doesn’tgrow in them. I think that’s agreat idea! Maybe some of youother owners out there have some

ideas and suggestions to makesummer a fun and safe time for

pigs. That’s it for now. Stay cool!---Laverne

Those Summertime BluesF

Don’t forgetto provideplenty ofshade and

fresh waterfor all yourcompanions!

Laverne

Bella

Sassy



ou know, when peoplecome out to Ironwood tovisit us they must think

“oh my goodness, these pigs mustjust eat and sleep all day long”.Well, not true my friends!

We also love belly rubs if you’reso inclined to give us one!! So onbehalf of myself and all myfriends here at Ironwood, I wouldlike to say thank you to all of our

Did Somebody Say Strawberries??visitors who bring us wonderfultreats: strawberries, watermelons,cantaloupes, pineapples, apples,carrots, bananas, pears, celery,oranges, grapefruits, tomatoes,grapes, squash and pumpkins(when they were in season).

And thank you for coming to visitus; we know how busy you all are.We thank you for the belly rubs, thelaughter, the joy, and all the love

you bring to us each timeyou visit. We hope to seeyou again soon (and ifyou’d like to bring moretreats we’d love that too).

Thank you, thank you, andthank you!!

Have fun! ---Mattie (andin case you’re wondering,I’m the cute one!)

My mom, dad, three brothersand I were dumped in the desertwhere we wandered arounduntil we found a ranch wherethere was food and water. Therancher didn’t like us eating hisanimals’ food, so the peoplefrom Ironwood came andhelped him catch us (we didn’tmake it easy though!). Now weall are living safe and happy atthe sanctuary.

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THINGS WE CAN ALWAYS USE:

* Water Hoses* Heartland Products (See page 13)* Stamps (37 or 60 cents)* Small Wading Pools & Turtle Sand Boxes* Shade Cloth (Black Preferred)* Used Blankets* Dog Houses & Igloo Shelters- Large Preferred* Gift Card to Home Depot, Target, Walgreen’s* Vet Wrap* Vitamin E, 400 IU* Hand Tools, Power Saw* Tarps

SHELTER MATERIALS:

* 1/2 Inch 5 ply, 4 ft X 8 ft Plywood* 8 foot 2 x 4’s

REALLY BIG TICKET ITEMS:

* Quad ATV with Wagon* Clinic/Recovery Building* Tractor with Back Hoe* Water Well* Recent version of QuarkXpress (MAC)* 5th Wheel, RV or Small Mobile Home

OTHER

* Running Vehicles in safe condition thatwe can resell

Our Wish List

MattieMichelle

Betsy


BEQUESTYour support makes it possible for us to givea loving home to the 435 Pot Bellied Pigs in

our care and is very much appreciated.Consider putting Ironwood in your WILL sothat your support can continue after you are

gone. We can accept appreciated stock,property, or other assets. Please check with

your financial adviser. Please call or write forthe exact wording of our name and address.

Become a Sanctuary SustainerBy joining as a sanctuary sustainer, a donation, be it $1 or$1,000, will be charged to your credit or debit card eachmonth. The amount, which is determined by you, will be thereeach month to care for our sweet pigs. To sign up, just fill outthe form on the enclosed reply envelope and indicate yourmonthly contribution. Thank you for your support!

We acceptdonationswith thefollowingcredit or

debit cardsfor your

convenience.

Donate Appreciated StockWhen making a donation to the Ironwood Pig Sanctuary consider thedonation of appreciated stocks or property. The advantage is that you don’thave to pay taxes on the gain and the total value can be used as a deduction.We are not tax experts, so please check with your financial adviser how adonation of appreciated assets can help you in your financial planning.

We can also accept vehicles in reasonable shape and safe runningcondition. We had a recent donation of a 1989 Toyota Camry. Thedealer offered Marty, one of our supporters, $500 for her car as a tradein for the new car she was purchasing. She donated the car to us and weplaced an ad in the local paper and sold it for $1,400. We received a nicedonation and she was able to write off the $1,400 on her taxes.




Angel and Precious-------

Angel and Precious have beenwith us since July of 2002,arriving when they were fivemonths old. They came here withtheir dad, Bernie, their mom,Princess and their sister,Cinderella. Princess died shortlyafter her arrival. She waspregnant when she arrived andhad severe spinal trouble andcouldn’t even stand. Bernie is

living in our North field.Cinderella has been adopted.Angel and Precious live togetherin our Main field and are the bestof friends, seldom far apart fromone another.

Angel and Precious are now threeyears old. Angel is a beautifullittle girl, black with a tan streakon the tips of her mane just likeher dad. She is very sweet andloves to be petted, have her ears

scratched and get belly rubs.Precious looks much like Angelbut with very little tan on hermane. She is more skittish andwary of people. Angel wouldmake a wonderful, loving pet butcould never be separated from herless tame sister. They areperfectly happy here with lots ofpiggy friends and plenty of openspace.

--- Donna

Meet Our Pigs

Arnold-------------------------

The latest Arnold, one of four pigs

residing at Ironwoodwith that name, arrivedthis past December.His owners abandonedhim when they movedfrom their rental homein Prescott and left himbehind. The newtenants did not wanthim there because oftheir horses. Accord-ing to the neighbors,Arnold is at least 10

years old. He arrived overweight,with extremely scaly skin, thinhair and very long hooves. We

immediately gave him a muchneeded and long overdue hooftrim. Arnold received a lot ofbrushing and rubbing to removethe dry scales from his skin. He istaking a hair and skin conditionertwice daily. I just don’tunderstand how someone couldabandon a pig like Arnold. He isso sweet and lovable. He adoreshaving his belly rubbed andwould like nothing more than tohave us sit with him all day to pethim and talk to him. Arnoldwould make a wonderfulcompanion.

--- Donna

Sponsor One of our Sweet Pot Bellied Pigs! IRONWOOD PIG SANCTUARY Issue 12


AmosAngelAnna

BaldwinBandit

BennieBentley

BetsyBlackjack

Black SocksBonita

BradleyBuster

ChesneyChi

Chorizo

ChrissyClarece

DaisyMae

DaleyDesiree

DeweyDixie Lee

DocDorothyDuaneEbby

EdithEdwinFerdy

FranklinGilbertGorbie

GracieGretelHamlet

Hank

HarleyHarrietHart

HondieHoney

HossHuey

HunterIrmaJanieJethroJohn

CoffeyJolee

JumperKane

LatashaLennie

Little'UnLorettaLouieLucy

Mai-LyMamacitaMargaret

MelbaMiss Piggy

MissyMorganMr. Pigg

Otis

Our SponsorsThe sponsorship program at Ironwood is a vital part of our financial income. Withoutour sponsors, we would not be able to care for so many needy pigs. Some sponsorswho live far away have sent treats, blankets, medicines, gift cards for pools and extradonations for pigs with heavy medical expenses. Other sponsors have come to visittheir pigs in person, bringing treats and gifts. Squeaky’s sponsor, Ruth, came all theway from Illinois to see her on what turned out to be a cold, rainy day. Erroll, whosponsors Inky, Iggy and Izzy, made his second yearly visit to see his boys. This timehe brought his sister and brother-in-law and a car full of donated items! Kristin andAndrew also made a second visit to hang out with Boudreaux and hand feed himcereal and cookies. Yum! Sassy and Hazel’s sponsor, Lisa, came from Californiaand stayed for a week in the spare bedroom at the visitor center to volunteer and getto know her girls better. I am very thankful and proudof all our sponsors for supporting their pigs sofaithfully. The pigs need you and love you!

A monthly donation of $30 provides for the food,water, shelter and health care needs of your pig. Inreturn, you receive letters and pictures about your pigkeeping your informed of how they are doing and whatis happening in his or her life. Please join our familyof sponsors and become a part of a very importantgroup. --- Donna

Bentley

Princess

Anna

And There areMany

More...


PearlPepePete

PhoebePiggy Sue

PigletPoindexter

PopeyePrecious

Pretty GirlPrincessPrissyProfitRoger

RosieSabastian

SallyScout

ShannonShelton

SpotSquiggyStevieSusieSweetPea

Tai SanTillieTina

VerdellVinnie

WallaceWalterRiley

WandaWaylon

White SocksWillard

Woolly BullyWrinkles

Sweet Pot Bellied Pigs!

Zena

Ziggy


Sponsors a vital part of our financial income. Withoutre for so many needy pigs. Some sponsorsets, medicines, gift cards for pools and extrapenses. Other sponsors have come to visit

gifts. Squeaky’s sponsor, Ruth, came all thened out to be a cold, rainy day. Erroll, whoecond yearly visit to see his boys. This timeand a car full of donated items! Kristin andng out with Boudreaux and hand feed him

Hazel’s sponsor, Lisa, came from Californiaom at the visitor center to volunteer and getful and proudheir pigs soou!

for the food, your pig. Inbout your pig

oing and whatoin our familyry important

Chesney

Honey

Missy

Donna

Hoss



ere at Ironwood, we haveneutered all of our malepigs to prevent breeding

and reduce their aggressivetendencies. Because our fundsand veterinarian time are limitedwe have not been able to spay allof our females, only those goingout for adoption or any that havemedical problems. It is our hopeto one day be able to spay all theresident females at the sanctuary.We strongly encourage anyonewith a female pet pig to have her

spayed at an early age, preferablyaround 3-6 months.

Spaying will serve threepurposes.

First and most important to petowners and sanctuaries, currentstudies show an escalatingnumber of problems for olderfemales who have not beenspayed. We have witnessed theevidence of cancer, tumors andgrowths such as leiomyomas withseveral of our females. Manytimes there are no outwardsymptoms of any problems. For

example, Regina wasrecently taken in to theHumane Society who hasbeen spaying two femaleseach month for the past year.She had a baseball-sizedtumor in her uterus but hadshown no signs ofdiscomfort or problems. Itwas just luck that she waschosen to go in for spaying.We have had a couple of ourolder girls that have notmade it through surgerybecause their tumors and/orgrowths had become tooextensive. Others have hadhuge tumors removed andare now doing fine but hadto suffer through prolongedand difficult recoveryperiods. Another reason tospay at an early age is that

older, heavier pigs tend to bemore of an anesthetic risk.

Spaying at an early age canprevent future problems andsuffering for females.

Second, females chosen foradoption will already have beenspayed, thus having no delay inbeing placed in their new homes.Currently it may take one or twomonths to get a surgery datescheduled, perform the surgery,and then wait for recovery beforea female can go to her new home.

Third, some females showexcessive behavior changesduring their cycles, which occurevery month. A few becomeaggressive and are a danger toother pigs and to our staff andvisitors during these periods.Spaying will alleviate thosebehavioral changes and make asafer environment for allconcerned. So, for those of youwho have pet pigs, spaying at anearly age is strongly recommen-ded. If you do not have pigs andwould like to help our females,please make a donation for spaysurgeries.

--- Donna

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Should Female Pigs be Spayed?

Megan RecoveringFrom Her Recent Spay

Dr. Curtis Performing a Spayfor Ironwood at the HumaneSociety of Southern Arizona.


I love having four pigs. I loveseeing them all walking aroundthe property munching on theweeds. I throw chicken scratcharound, which they love and itkeeps them busy searching forpieces. They have a shaded poolthat they know to check forchicken scratch and a quick cooloff. I just think there’s nothingcuter than seeing a pig sitting in apool watching the sun go by!Occasionally they walk up to sayhi and I give them a belly rub or aback rub, whichever they prefer.They each have their own housealthough I’m working on twomore that will be nicer and moreunique. All their houses arecarpeted and full of blankets,which they love. It’s so cute tosee them wrapped up.

There are still pigs I would love to

have and I wish I had room for,but I know they’re happy and verywell cared for at the sanctuary soa belly rub will have to do. Somany pigs come to the sanctuaryand sometimes it makes me sad tosee a really sweet one without afamily. There are so many tochoose from; all shapes, sizes andpersonalities. Please consideradoption!

--- Jenny


i. My name is Jenny andI love pigs. I went fromfull time to part time at

the sanctuary so I could spendmore time with my animals. Ihave had my pig, Happy, since hewas six weeks old. He’s an oldman now, but I still call him mybaby.

When I found the sanctuary, Iknew I had room for a couplemore pigs and was so excited atgetting to know the pigs andpicking some out. I picked a cutegray one named Mikey who was anew arrival. I then picked a littlepink spotted girl named Tashawho was shy of eating with somany other pigs. My last pickcame while I was working at thesanctuary. He’s a very handsomeblack pig that I named Casanovabecause he is such a lover.

Jenny’s PigsH

Casey’s New Homeasey is a 10 1/2 year oldwhite pig whose snoutwas injured and mostly

removed several years ago. Oneday last September, I accompan-ied Mary on her mission totransport Casey from his home toa new home that had beenarranged by the former owner.When we all got to the new homewe were unanimously unhappywith it and worried that Casey’sspecial needs (such as shade toprevent his white skin fromburning in the desert sun) would

not be met. So we did not leavehim there, which essentially lefthim in Mary’s car with no place togo. He lived his life in a smallyard under a big shady tree, with alittle shed for shelter. It just sohappens that I have a small yardwith a big shady tree and a littleshaded shed with a cool dirt floor.I built a little house for him tosleep in when it’s cold out andCasey lives at my house now.

---Laura Bayley

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Casey at His New Home



Thank you'swould like to thank all ofyou who have madedonations to us. Whether

you are a sponsor, sustainer, oryou write us a check from time totime YOU are what makes itwork. Food, medicines and vetbills, employees, diesel, propane,vehicle maintenance andinsurance, taxes, printing,building supplies and shade clothare not cheap and all have to beprovided to keep our pigs safe andhealthy. We could not do itwithout you. We depend on you.

Our volunteers also mean a lot tous. We look forward to Bob andAnne on Wednesday; Bob helpswith many other projects andAnne helps me with thank younotes and has written articles forus in some local papers. Barbarahas taken over a great portion ofmy thank you notes and she even

picks them up from me. John hasbeen a great help at the Annexwith many projects he and Benhave done together. Herbcontinues to collect our blanketsall year, which we store and havethem available for the fall whenthey are needed. We alsoappreciate all the blankets thatcome from our many supporters.Eleanor visits regularly andalways brings us things on ourwish list.

The Humane Society of SouthernAZ calls us on a regular basiswhen they get igloos that we turninto pigloos to help us out, andsometimes they become homesfor our networked pigs.

This spring Ironwood has shownup at several offsite activities tohelp spread the word about oursanctuary and all of our sweet

pigs. Cerise, Carolyn, Opie,and I attended ArizonaAnimal Fair at Reid Parkonce again this Feb. Wewould like to thank SAFEand Reagen Kulseth forinviting us to attend.

For two years now Christinewith Clues Unlimited BookStore on Eastbourne hasinvited us to attend thebirthday party of her pigSophie and she donates theproceeds from her sales thatday to Ironwood. Thankyou so much Christine.

She and her husband also adopteda pig in need from the HumaneSociety. I called her and theywere there to pick up Isabelwithin the hour.

Jan Elster included Ironwood atthe screening of "The EmotionalWorld of Farm Animals", adocumentary that explores thethinking and feeling side of farmanimals. This was a film byJeffrey Masson who wrote ThePig Who Sang to The MoonIt was a very touchingdocumentary and is beingpromoted by Animal PlaceFarmed Animal Sanctuary in CA.We were glad to be part of thisevent.

We also attended the CommunityEarth Day Event sponsored byThe Center for BiologicalDiversity. We would like to thankthem for inviting us to join themfor the Earth Day celebration.

Thank you all for supporting ourpigs!!

--- Mary

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Volunteer Anne Taking a Breakto Give a Belly Rub to Princess

Bob & Snow on the WayHome After a Pig Delivery



HHeeaarrttllaanndd Animal HealthHeartland Animal Health will reduce the price of the items thatthe sanctuary normally purchases by 40%! This offer alsoapplies to any of our supporters who would like to purchaseproducts to be shipped to Ironwood. If you would like to makea donation of any of the following products to the IronwoodPig Sanctuary, please contact Heartland. The price shown isthe reduced price. The sizes shown are the sizes we normallypurchase. Please feel free to purchase a smaller size.

Item E1256 Pet Pig Elder-Aide GM 5 lb $74.97Item E1120 Pet Pig Survival Plus 32 oz $45.57Item E2150 Pet Pig Hair and Skin Conditioner 32 oz $29.97Item E3050 Pet Pig Aeromycin 5 lb $53.97Item E1825 Pet Pig Vitamin E/Selenium Pellets 25 lb $17.97

Please use this phone number for ordering: 800-325-8414-----Thank you for all of your support.----- Where’s Dinner?

always like to give you anupdate on our Annex to letyou know how our

Ironwood extension is doing. We

have had an active winter. Mostimportantly, Ben and one of ourfaithful volunteers, John havecompleted an extension of thewater system and renovated the

old system to provide a reliablewater source for the pigs thissummer. The improvedsystem also makes life easierfor Pamala, myself, andvolunteers as the hot weatherapproaches. Other projectshave included new roofs forshelters, shelves in the barn, afloor and shelves have beenadded to our donated storageshed and now everything has aplace of its own. We have builtnew shade ramadas with wallowsto provide all of our pigs therewith the two essentials forsummer, water and shade. Wehave been very lucky to haveSharon, Bobbie, Angie, Lisa, andLynne this winter to help out withwatering and clean up. ButBobbie and Sharon have returnedto their summer homes and we

need more help to keep thingsclean. We always welcomevolunteers. The new pigs, thePigs*A*Lot 30, who arrived rightbefore my accident in October,are all settled in and have adjustedwell to their new environment.Give us a call and stop by for afew hours of raking. It is a goodtime to clear your head andrelease the stress.

---Mary

IAnnex Update

Angie Giving Pepper aHug

Pamala at the Annex

continue to do my best toplace the pigs in new homeswho are recent releases to

Ironwood. We have had somegreat successes so far this year.Bogey, Epson, Nina, Billy andStella, Ben and Jerry, Cupid, Leon,Murphy, Dennis Rodman andWilly (AKA Oscar and Meyer),Daphne and Fiona and Jules have

all found new good homes. Butthe need for homes is alwaysgreater than the demand for pigs,at least to good homes. Some ofthese pigs are old, Bogey nearly 10and Epson 12, and difficult toplace, but some kind people in ournetwork are willing to help withour special pigs. Cougar, with



Snakes and Critters AnimalSanctuary has brought Epson hometo join Neevis and Wilbur. MaryEvans has been especially good tous. She has taken a total of ninepigs, all of which would have beendifficult to adopt, and she providesthem a very spacious field with nicewarm shelters. We in turn help herby trimming her pigs when we gothere and have helped by providingsome of her shelters. Mary, likeTina Benson who adopted six pigsfrom us in the past, lives in thefoothills of the ChiricahuaMountains, a beautiful setting forpeople and pigs alike. Jenny, one ofour employees, took three home tojoin her one pig. And Donna, whowill be living nearby with land oftheir own, will be taking a few ofher favorites and ones with specialneeds home with her. Without thehelp of people like these we wouldhave had to turn away many whohave called in need of a home fortheir pigs.

I have to set priorities. The mostcommon reason we get for releasedpigs is that the pig’s life is in danger

or someone is moving. If theowners have tried elsewherewithout success to place their pig,I move them to the top of the list.Others who simply want to placetheir pigs in a new home for no

compelling reason sometimeshave a long wait as I search for anappropriate home. With fewexceptions, Ironwood will nottake in a new pig without having aprospective home for them to goto. Therefore, if any of you, oursupporters, especially in AZ haveconsidered adopting a pig or twoplease contact me. I still havemany sweet pigs who are waitingfor a home they can call theirown. ---Mary

IOur Pig Network Grows

Mary Evans Scratches Bo

I used to live at a place that rescued cats and dogs.When my owner had to move all her animals to anew home, my best friend, Pearl and I came to liveat Ironwood. We live in the Special Needs fieldbecause we didn’t really like living in a big herdand needed a smaller place to feel comfortable.

--- Piggy SuePiggy Sue

Stella Lynn Einswine

MISSION STATEMENTThe Ironwood Pig Sanctuary is dedicated to eliminating the suffering of pot

bellied pigs by promoting spaying and neutering, assisting owners and sanctuaries,and providing a permanent 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.



Donna is Making Sure That Hazelin The Special Needs Field Gets

Her DinnerMiss Saigon Nuzzles Princess -- PhotoCredit: Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star

Michelle Trying Out One Of Her NewSongs On Delta

Pigs Like to be Cozy

Missy & Ziggy

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