Where a pig can be a pig
(logo art by Eve Ujhelyi)
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Kit & her companion goat
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Ever wonder how Out To Pasture Animal Sanctuary began? Hear it from our co-founder, Kit Collins:
It all started with a knock on the door during the summer of 1988. Our neighbor was standing there with the skinniest horse we had ever seen. Jenny had purchased this starving horse abandoned in a field out of pity and had hoped to keep him. Unfortunately, her husband said no. She asked John and me if we could take him. We did.
The following years brought a stream of homeless pregnant cats, stray dogs, unwanted roosters, a miniature horse, a goat, neglected piglets and many others.
In 2004, I came across a flyer for Oregon Animal Rescue and met the founder, Carmel Guzman. John and I were impressed to see a woman who drove a school bus for a living and owned no property rescuing and re-homing unwanted large farm animals all on her own. We |
agreed to adopt a donkey (later naming him Sergio) and went with her to pick him up. A victim of abuse and neglect, Sergio was terrified of all humans. We spent over four hours that day getting Sergio into the trailer to take him to his new home.
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After the experience with Sergio, we felt that if Carmel could do it, so could we. Determination and a desire to help animals seemed to be the key to her success, and John and I both have those characteristics. With the support from other local non-profits, businesses and individuals, Out To Pasture Animal Sanctuary has continued to grow and be able to provide safe homes for unwanted animals. |
Out To Pasture is a not-for-profit (501 (c)(3)) no-kill sanctuary located in Estacada, Oregon, dedicated to providing permanent housing and care for a variety of abused, neglected or abandoned animals including large farm animals, pigs, rabbits, chickens and dogs.
We believe that animals value their lives as much as we value our own and deserve to live free of exploitation and cruelty.
Our animals were adopted from a variety of organizations including Oregon Animal Rescue, Friends of Shelter Animals, NW In Defense of Animals and the Northwest Miniature Pig Association. Other animals were adopted from individuals as a result of divorce, eviction or foreclosure. Some were intercepted on their way to auction or slaughter.
Many animals came from sad situations. Feral cats from an apartment complex where the manager was about to trap and euthanize them, or the unruly horse being sold at dog food prices. Out to Pasture is a place where all living beings are treated with kindness and compassion. |
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Out To Pasture Animal Sanctuary
PO Box 2315
Estacada, Oregon 97023
503-756-8652 |
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| We believe that non-human animals value their lives as much as we value our own and deserve to live free of exploitation and cruelty. |
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| Kandy is the little pig seized by the Polk County Sheriff and living at Out to Pasture. Although many of you asked about her history, we were not allowed to discuss the case pending legal action against the previous caretaker. The previous caretaker has now officially surrendered her to Out to Pasture and is facing facing charges of animal abuse and neglect. According to the Sheriff, animals were left to starve on the property and many died. The little pig survived by eating dead rabbits and was one of the lucky ones to make it out alive.
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| Poppy the pig was adopted as a piglet to be the school pet by the Sunnyside Environmental School in Portland. Living in the front of the school in a yard with some chickens, Poppy enjoyed being petted by all the children. When it was discovered that Poppy was really a farm pig and not a pot belly, Poppy was going to have to be relocated due to city regulations. The school decided to let a man take Poppy home to raise for meat.
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 | One of Red the rooster's former flockmates, Cannonball, is now living at OTP with Red. Named for his rotund physique
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| as a young chick, Cannonball was asked to move from his West Linn home. The neighbors were not morning people apparently and did not appreciate his 5 am crowing. Welcome to the flock, Cannonball, and thanks to Bonnie and Eric for transporting Cannonball to OTP.
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| Our gray cat SSL (short for Smokestack Lightning) has recovered from his eye surgery for entropian. Entropian is an eye condition where the eyelids turn inward and rub the eyes resulting in constant irritation and infections. SSL now has the most beautiful green eyes and is much happier and friendlier. Thank you donors for making SSL's operation possible. And thanks to Syd, Mars, and Anna for transporting SSL to Dr. Coles in Scio.
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| November 23, 2009...with cars driving by at 60 mph, Cleo (Cleopatra) the peahen lifted her head while her peacock mate, crushed by a car, lay dead nearby. Luckily John spotted her as we drove by. Her leg injured, Cleo spent time recuperating in the laundry room but she is doing much better now and is hanging with the bunnies.
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| Our two new llamas arrived Sunday, September 13th. Limo and Coco had spent the last few years tied to trees (as in 24/7) before being turned over to the llama rescue. Limo and Coco are now at OTP where they roam freely in our large pasture, sampling the foliage, and grazing. Never to be tied up again, we look forward to many happy years with Limo and Coco.
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| Already loaded in the back of the pickup truck on his way to be sold for meat, we were able to adopt LeRoy the goat |
| at the last minute. Previously left tethered all day, LeRoy is now enjoying roaming around to meet the other animals and to sample the foliage. After polishing off the rose bushes, LeRoy has now moved on to the blackberry bushes for some serious munching.
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| Sergio the donkey was abandoned by his former caretaker and left in a large field. He |
| went years without any veterinary care or hoof trims until Oregon Animal Rescue brought him to OTP. Terrified of humans, Sergio had to be tranquilized to be touched by anyone or get his hooves trimmed. Happily Sergio is now starting to trust humans and no longer has to be tranquilized. Much calmer Sergio now walks up to humans looking for treats. |
| Singer is a 26 year old former racehorse and show jumper. Nervous |
| and high strung, Singer left the racetrack unable to handle the stress of crowds or commotion. Next trained to be jumper, Singer became dangerous to rideand hard to show with behaviors including bucking, bolting, and rearing. Retired at OTP, Singer is now happy to be in the pasture living a quiet life away from horse shows and race tracks. |
| For years, Ruby the pot bellied pig had lived her life in a |
| horse stall never getting to root in the dirt or forage like a normal pig. When the new property owners took possession of the property they planned to have Ruby euthanized. Luckily Patty Hill from Pig Rescue Services and Placement was able to bring her to OTP. Grossly overweight from a diet of junk food and garbage, Ruby was too fat to spay. After losing weight OTP scheduled Ruby to be spayed. Unfortunately, multiple tumors had formed in Ruby's little body. Rather than choosing euthanasia, Ruby had surgery and is now back at OTP being treated with homeopathic remedies and fed a nutritious diet. She now spends her days digging in the dirt and eating blackberry leaves. |
| Frenchie was rescued from a drug house in Portland. The woman who rescued her said large guard |
| dogs had killed the other cats before she got there. Most likely suffering from trauma, Frenchie has a variety of erratic behavior problems which make her unadoptable to most homes. She can be aggressive and destructive for no reason. Frenchie requires a lot of space and gentle handling. She has calmed down a lot and gotten friendlier since she arrived a year ago.
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