The Animals

Val the Mini Donkey

Val the miniature donkey's caretaker became disabled and was unable to care for her. She is now Sergio the donkey's best buddy at Out to Pasture.

Sergio

Sergio the donkey is a victim of abuse and neglect, Sergio keeps his distance from most humans.

Limo & Coco

Limo and Coco the llamas were tied to trees for several years before being turned over to the llama rescue. They are now enjoy roaming the pasture and nibbling on blackberry bushes.

Misty

Misty the llama needed a new home when her elderly caretaker fell and could no longer care for Misty.

Cheeks

Cheeks was extremely overweight and left behind at a rental. She needed to be moved immediately or end up for free on Craigslist. Cheeks has lost weight and is now happily living with other pigs for the first time in many years.

Charlotte

Charlotte was listed for free on Craigslist. Some kind women adopted her but she was over the weight limit for a pig in the city. Charlotte now shares a house with another pig named Harley.

Nellie & Sparkles

Nellie was abused by a cruel man who kicked and hit her every time she made a sound. She was a very young goat who had just been separated from her mother and was lonely. A neighbor rescued her and brought her to live at Out to Pasture with Sparkles, another young goat. They are the best of friends and are always together.

Winston

Winston was purchased for $1500 and sold as part of the "teacup" pig scam. His caretaker was told he would weigh 30 pounds as an adult when in reality he grew to be nearly 200 pounds.

Rambo

Rambo the ram was unwanted at the sheep ranch when he turned out to be sterile. Luckily they let Rambo come live at Out to Pasture saving him from slaughter. (Photo by Beth Redwood)

Stanley

Stanley the goat was blind and having convulsions when he arrived. After a month of treatment for goat polio, Stanley was cured and finally able to join the herd.

Poppy

Poppy was the school pet at a SE Portland elementary school. When the school officials realized she was a farm pig and not a potbelly as they had been told, they decided to let a man take her home to raise for meat. Luckily a vegan substitute teacher was able to bring her to Out to Pasture instead. Now weighing over 700 pounds, Poppy still enjoys belly rubs and attention from visitors.

Brutus

Brutus was living in a van with his caregiver after they lost their home. Brutus is now part of the herd at Out to Pasture.

Kandy

Kandy the potbellied pig was seized by the Polk County Sheriff in an abandonment case. Animals on the property were left behind with no food or water when the caretaker left. Kandy is now part of the herd at OTP and always gets plenty to eat.

The PB Pigs

OTP is home to potbellied pigs most of them not adoptable due to old age, size, behavior or health problems. They enjoy being part of a herd and engaging in herd activities like sun bathing together.

Raymond & Brutus

Raymond was one of eighty two pigs needing homes after someone let pigs breed in the pasture.

Gonzo

Gonzo is a well socialized potbellied pig living at OTP after his caretaker left for college.

The Hens

OTP is sanctuary to hens, unwanted when they stopped laying at their old homes. Cookie the hen was at a Portland yard sale with a sign reading "Chicken Dinner $5.00" on her cage. Luckily an OTP volunteer paid the $5 and brought her to OTP where no one ends up as a chicken dinner.

The Rabbits

OTP is sanctuary to many rabbits. These rabbits come from various backgrounds, some have been rescued from animal testing labs, some rescued from slaughter, some rescued from neglectful hoarders.

The Roosters

Roosters rescued from backyard flocks in the city currently live at OTP. All of them were facing slaughter due to early morning crowing against city regulations.

Luke & Han

Angora goats Luke and Han needed a new home after their caretaker realized she had too many goats.

Barbie & Skipper

Farm pigs Barbie and Skipper were headed for slaughter when Diane stepped in and adopted them. They now live at Out to Pasture where animals get to live out their lives in peace.

The Pigeons

Several rescued pigeons now live at OTP. Some were rescued from cruel hunting dog training operations and some rescued from animal testing labs.

The Pigeon Pen

Out to Pasture is home to two types of former lab pigeons. One group is flying freely and comes home to roost at night. The other group is too heavy to fly well and needed a safe place to live in an enclosed pen.

Paprika

Paprika was the sickly, runt of the litter and not expected to live. Luckily, a kind family adopted her, brought her into the house and bottle fed her. They saved her life and made her part of the family for six years. Last year, they all had to move and no one wanted to rent a house to a 500 pound pig. Pigs do not like change and it was a hard adjustment to leave her family and come to Out to Pasture. She usually hides when visitors come so you may not have met her yet. She doesn't like to be petted but she does like treats!

Penny

Penny's caretaker went blind and could no longer care for her. Now she's loving her life at Out to Pasture!

Tenny

10 Spot or “Tenny” the lamb came from a sheep farm in North Dakota. After bottle feeding Tenny, a worker at the ranch couldn't bear the thought of seeing her slaughtered at six months of age. Instead, the worker went vegan, quit her job, purchased Tenny and flew them both to Oregon. Tenny has joined the flock at Out to Pasture where she can live out her life to old age.

Lars

At his last home, Lars the pygmy goat liked to butt the other goats and was headed for slaughter. Now he lives at OTP where he can butt heads all he wants with Rambo the ram. Lars also likes to help trim the flower boxes.

Cagney & Lacey

DescriptionOriginally named Thanksgiving and Christmas, they were being raised for holiday dinners. Their caretakers became attached to them and could not bring themselves to slaughter them. They were both genetically modified turkeys and grew unnaturally large. Cagney was still able to walk but Lacey had to use a wheelchair until she lost weight.

Gunther & Tango

Gunther and Tango had to be removed immediately from a bad situation and luckily we had room to adopt them. Phot courtesy: Beth Redwood

Rocky

DescriptiRocky was abandoned in Beaverton, not neutered, thin, and afraid of people. He has bonded well with the other goats but is still terrified of people. Photo courtesy: Beth Redwood.

Sweetpea & Nibs

Sweetpea & Nibs are sisters who were abandoned in Milwaukie Oregon and found by the sheriff. Photo courtesy: Beth Redwood

Cinnabun

Cinnabun the bunny was thrown out of a car window late at night in Portland. Luckily the car behind stopped and rescued her.

Florence & Pantera

Elderly llamas Florence and Pantera were left homeless when their property sold. No one wanted two old llamas and time was running out. They were both badly in need of shearing, hoof trims, and lice treatment when they arrived.

Mr. Tom

Mr Tom the turkey was genetically modified and hardly able to walk when he arrived. The vet said he was the equivalent of a 350 pound person. A strict diet and exercise has reversed that condition and he now struts around the yard.