Last Saturday Tim and I set the alarm for an early morning departure to Whispering Rise Animal Sanctuary in Freeland, MD—a few miles from the PA border. It was their monthly Pig Socialization Day and I couldn’t have been more excited!
We arrived right at the 10am start time with carrots, apples, and eggplants. Jeff, the owner, greeted us warmly and Hank (in the middle) was our first new friend. Tim and I spent the next three hours meandering among the various herds of 62 potbelly pigs with buckets full of veggies and bagels. When the pigs would drop and roll over, we knew it was time for a belly rub!
Whispering Rise’s mission is to provide sanctuary to surrendered, abandoned, or seized potbelly pigs who are products of the pet pig trade. Their secondary mission is to provide humane education to the public and to offer an anthrozoological experience to individuals and small groups.