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From: "Beth Hogge" beth...@gloucestermathewshumanesociety.org
My name is Beth Hogge and I am the Shelter Manager
of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane
Society in Gloucester,
VA.
There is a family in our county who just lost everything in a house fire.
They are living in a hotel. They used to have 2 production pigs and one
died for whatever reason (neighbors think it froze to death but there is no
proof). The other one remains on the property where the house burned. The
neighbors kid is supposed to be caring for it but that is not happening. Animal Control has been
out several times answering complaints about the pig not being cared for. This
pig is in a pen outside by itself on a lot where the house burned to the
ground and he is barely being cared for. Anyway to make a long story short,
the owner has decided that they are willing to sign the pig over to animal
control or to us. We have moved to a new facility and have no where
currently to house a pig. Do you have any advice or anyone who might be
able to take the pig. Its name is Shaggy and it is an intact male without
tusks…yet (as per animal control). It is white and animal control
estimates the weight to be around 250 lbs. I have asked if animal control
or the owners can help with transport or getting the pig neutered and the
only assistance we can get from them is to haul the pig no more than 1 hour
away. The owners are unable to help with anything right now. Do you have
any suggestions? Please help if you can or if you know of anyone who might
be able to help.
Thanks for all you do for the animals, Beth Hogge Shelter Manager GMHS
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