We recently donated a $100 micro-grant to Trew Love Rescue & Sanctuary in North Carolina who lost sweet Tuni the pig (along with other beloved animals) and had an outstanding vet bill from their efforts to save her.
Here’s Tuni’s story per their Instagram account:
“Tuni’s body is not responding to the antibiotics and the fever reducing medication that’s worked for her so many times isn’t doing anything either. Our vet has gathered a different antibiotic and a steroid that Drew is picking up this morning and we’ll give her those shots ourselves.”
Their mission is to rescue and provide sanctuary to farmed animals who have been abused, neglected, or have special needs. Unlike traditional shelters that emphasize adoption, the primary purpose of Trew Love is to provide lifetime care and shelter to the animals we rescue. In addition to food, shelter, and medical treatment, the animals receive nurturing attention in a secure, natural setting scaled appropriately to promote independence and quality of life for each resident animal.
Thank YOU Trew Love for the work you do!
Join us this fall at The Brig, DC’s “secret beer garden” for the second annual Pugs & Pints!
We’re looking ahead to cooler temps and an afternoon with bountiful brews and playful pups, all to benefit Pigs & Pugs Project! As always, we welcome your four-legged furry friends (all pug-loving dogs welcome) and, to celebrate the season, costumes are welcome.
For those looking for additional family members, we’ll be joined by the Humane Rescue Alliance, who will have adorable dogs (& cats) available for adoption.
General Admission: $29 includes is a beer, vegan nibbles, goodies for your pup, and a contribution to a pug rescue and pig sanctuary.
VIP: $49 includes all the above PLUS a Pigs & Pugs Project reusable tote and a professional digital portrait of you and your pup.
We’re happy to be partnering with Pug Takeovers for #PugsTakeDC2019. Learn more about the other weekend activities in addition to Pugs & Pints!
Thank you for joining us for last weekend’s 4th annual Yoga + the Animals! The sun peeked through the clouds, a light breeze moved through the trees, and the sweet sounds of animals infused the day.
A BIG thanks to Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary for hosting us.
Thanks to YOU, we raised $1650 — $1090 for Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary and $560 for our micro-grants.
$1090 covers care and feeding of one pig ALL YEAR and $560 helps us provide micro-grants to four pig sanctuaries and pug rescues in need. Learn more here.
If you’d like to learn more about the sanctuary, here’s my podcast interview with the co-founder, Lisa Davis.
Below you’ll find an assortment of our photos. Share yours using #pigspugsproject. Oh, and here’s a fun video from the day!
We look forward to seeing you at Pugs & Pints coming to a local brewery this fall. Stay tuned by joining our newsletter.
Thank you again for supporting our mission to make the lives of pigs and pugs happier!
The Blind Spot Animal Sanctuary in Rougemont, NC asked for help saving these pigs from the shelter and we knew we had to support their efforts with a $100 micro-grant.
Here’s the story from their Facebook page:
“This morning one of our local shelters alerted us to 3+ pigs in need.
All three have been at the shelter since early May and one of the pigs is believed to be pregnant, therefore we are hoping to get them to BSAS asap.
BSAS never leaves an animal behind, therefore we have committed to all 3!
We have a horrific overpopulation of pet pigs as too many are breeding, too many are buying and nearly all become homeless.
Donations are crucial as they help cover expensive veterinary care, housing, bedding, fencing, proper nutrition, safe and loving environment!”
Learn more about Blind Spot Animal Sanctuary HERE.
When we saw Sisu Refuge‘s plea to help Hank, we knew he was our next $150 micro-grant.
Here’s his story per their Facebook page:
“We received a call late last night about a pig who was found neck deep in a septic tank. Prior to our arrival – A/C had freed him, so we loaded him up and brought him home!
We are scheduling his neuter at the University of Tennessee. Due to his size and age, we have been quoted (a minimum) of $700 for the procedure alone. We are raising money to cover the transport costs, vetting, and the neuter.
Our vet believes he has ingested some of the toxic water and may have aspiration pneumonia. He has received antibiotics and are treating his abrasions currently. Hopefully, the antibiotics will take care of any bacteria that could potentially cause a life threatening infection.“
Here’s Hank a few days later. He appears to be on the mend and looks quite handsome in the pool he just broke! Learn more about Sisu Refuge, a 47-acre farmed animal sanctuary located in Duplin County, NC, HERE.
Truvy and Patsy were recent owner surrenders to Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue. They’ve got a bit of work to do to get cleaned up (some ear infections, badly needed nail trims, medicated baths, and a medication list that needs a spreadsheet to handle!) BUT we know these two girls are in the right hands. Thanks to your support, we gave a micro grant to MAPR to help with their care which will lead them to a future forever home.
Meet sweet senior Hugo. Here’s his story per Pug Rescue Austin’s Instagram:
“We were contacted by the Emergency Animal Hospital of Northwest Austin about this senior gentleman, Hugo, who was desperately in need of our help. He was diagnosed with diabetes and the secondary dangerous complication known as DKA or diabetic ketoacidosis. Untreated Hugo will not survive. His owner who is also very ill could not afford his treatment and Hugo was in danger of being euthanized. We immediately stepped in to save him and we are asking for your help. Hugo will need to be hospitalized and receive around the clock care for the next three to four days on IV fluids, insulin, medications and special diet to try to get his high blood sugar levels under control and reduce the toxins in his body. He will need repeated bloodwork and blood sugar levels checked. We are committed to doing everything we can to make sure Hugo survives.”
Update:
“Hugo has been making positive strides. He’s not out of the woods by any means but his overall condition has improved. He’s been sitting up and even came out of his cage for a visit with our medical director. He is still at the Emergency Animal Hospital of Northwest Austin where they are monitoring him closely on his fluids and adjusting his insulin. We are hoping he will improve enough to be released to a medical foster next week. Thank you for all your prayers and donations for this loveable big teddy bear.”
We, too, are in love with Hugo and he’s the latest recipient of a $150 micro-grant. Learn more about Pug Rescue Austin’s work here, consider adopting one of their available pugs (I want ALL of them!), or make a contribution to Hugo’s care here. Thank you for making a difference!
Meet sweet Poppy Pop! We read about her yesterday on Instagram when she was going in for a dental and evaluation and knew she had to be our latest micro-grant!
Sadly, we read the update here on Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue’s Instagram: “Yesterday we found out our sweet foster Polly Pop’s growth is a squamous cell carcinoma and she also has a large melanoma on her tongue. In order to remove it would require radical surgery which would be removal of most of her lower jaw and over half of her tongue. This would be an extensive surgery even for a younger dog with no absolute guarantee. Due to Polly’s age we made the decision to support her with medications and expert holistic therapy from our favorite Dr. Simone Lemieux Pets In Balance Mobile Acupuncture. She isn’t in any pain and is a happy girl! We will support and love her for her remaining days. Opting to choose quality over quantity is often a difficult choice but it is what we are suppose to for the ones we love. Thank you to everyone who has reached out to ask about, prayed for, and donated to our sweet Polly Pop.”
We’ve donated $150 toward her care and will be sending lots of loving thoughts her way in the interim. Isn’t she charming? Read more about Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue’s work here.
Thank you for joining us for the SOLD OUT Pigs, Pugs & Pinot last weekend!
A BIG thanks to Tyber Creek for hosting us, Humane Rescue Alliance for partnering with us (two pups got new homes), and Charlotte of Life with Pigs for gracing us with her tutued presence.
We LOVED being with you {+ your adorable furry friends} and so appreciate your support in person AND in spirit!
Because of YOU, we raised $1299 and have donated $900 to Life with Pigs Farm Sanctuary and $400 to Homeward Bound Pug Rescue.
Below you’ll find an assortment of our photos. Share yours using #pigspugsproject. Oh, and here’s a fun video from the day!
We look forward to seeing you at June’s Yoga + the Animals and at Pugs & Pints coming to a local brewery this fall. Stay tuned by joining our newsletter.
Thank you again for supporting our mission to make the lives of pigs and pugs happier!
Meet sweet baby Glory! She’s the recipient of our latest $150 micro-grant, six months old, and cute as a button. Sadly, she was severely neglected and, since making her way to PugHearts, is on the road to recovery.
Here’s one of their Instagram updates: “She is holding her own. She is moving back to our primary vet this morning.
Body Temperature, Blood pressure and Blood sugars are holding in the normal ranges
She tried to chew on her IV catheter, so now in a cone.
She has a fractured femoral head on the right rear leg (FHO will happen in the future)
Her left rear leg has a patella out of place and swollen (suspect trauma)
She has pneumonia
She has demodex with a severe secondary infection
She will lose one eye and has limited sight and severe dry eye in the other.
She is severely underweight
She is septic
She is anemic and did receive a blood transfusion last night.
She is a fighter and we will help and support her through it all.
She is so small and so young. Glory has been through TOO MUCH in her short life.
PugHearts and Glory so appreciate all the love, prayers and support (emotionally and financially) that you all are sending her.”
Follow Glory’s story and support her recovery with PugHearts. We’re already in love!
When we read about Poppy at The Pig Preserve, we knew we had to help and she’s the latest recipient of a Pigs & Pugs Project $150 micro-grant.
Here’s her story: “She was seized from an abusive home during a cruelty case. Her owner would put her out into the fenced yard every day and shoot her with bb guns (he is currently serving a 6-year sentence). She was terrified of people, had broken skin and weakness in her rear end. She was placed in a rescue where vets tried unsuccessfully to treat her. It was recommended she be euthanized but the rescue looked for alternatives, knowing she deserved every chance. They asked if we could help, knowing our pigs have a lot of freedom here and she could take as long as she needs to heal. We have had her seen by two vets, tried several different treatments and she did improve. The weakness disappeared, her skin started healing up, but there was an “L” shaped patch that just wouldn’t close. We have started using a natural honey paste, and over the last couple weeks, look at the difference! Under the flakes, new healthy pink skin is showing, instead of angry broken patches! We are so excited about her progress! During all this, she’s also decided that she can be friendly with us! We love her sweet spirit!”
And so do WE! Here’s the update we just received on her:
“She is a sweet and loving little pig and we are so happy that she is finally responding both to the medical treatment but also the time and love we have spent with her trying to rebuild her trust in humans. Her progress has been slow but remarkably steady and she has really come around a great deal in the time she has been here. Now that she is living with several other pigs her own size and age, she seems extremely happy. Despite the hell of her earlier life, we know that she will be safe, loved and happy for the rest of her life.”
We visited The Pig Preserve in 2016 and it’s a stunning setting for these beautiful pigs. They’re currently hosting an Indiegogo campaign and you can learn more here.
Meet Chanchito of Gracie’s Acres in Tennessee. This sweet boy was a stray who had been attacked by dogs and required emergency veterinary care. He’s now a three-legged pig in good care. They named him Chanchito because, according to their Facebook page, “Chanchitos are good luck charms in Chile. Chanchitos can be seen hanging in homes, restaurants and shops. Bringing a sense of comfort. A three legged pig being able to stand is a sign that he/she must be lucky.”
We donated a $100 micro-grant to contribute to his recovery. You got this, Chanchito!