Dottie Ann the pig, living in sanctuary at The Gentle Barn Tennessee
Ouranimalcarestaffwasalerted to a situationinvolvingthispotbellypigandhertinybabyroamingaroundthelocalgasstationnear a busyroad.Ourstaffquicklycame to therescueandwereable to getthepigs to safety.Theirownerscameforwardand we wereable to bringthemback to theirproperty.Whendoingso, we discoveredthepigshadescapedtheirenclosurethatwasnotproperlysecuredandnotpreparedforthecoldweather.Withtheextremewinter, we knew we had to step in fast. We workedwiththefamily to provideproperfood,shelter,straw,andblankets to helpthepigsthroughthewinter. As springbegan,thefamilyquicklybecameoverwhelmedwiththecostandcareneededforthepigs. We workedhard to build a relationshipwithourneighbors, as helpingthepeopleandanimals in ourcommunity is an importantpart of TheGentleBarn'smission.Afterrealizingthemountingfinancialandphysicalcost of caringforthesepigswastoomuch, we wereable to take in momandbabyboy. We gotthemspayedandneuteredrightawayandbroughtthemhome to TheGentleBarn.Now,thetwocanlivepeacefullytogether at TheGentleBarnwheretheycancount on us to providetheverybestfood,veterinarycare,safety,love,andcookies of course-fortherest of theirlives.
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