Puddin
We adopted Puddin from Broken Promises, in June 2017, after she had been up for adoption for over a year. Puddin is a pot belly pig who was from a litter born in the interior of BC. Puddin's mother gave birth to piglets shortly after her new owner brought her home (much to his surprise). The owner was a vegan and was unable to find homes for the piglets where they wouldn't end up on someones plate but he was fortunate enough to have Broken Promises take them in.
Puddin was having a hard time being adopted because she was (and still is) quite shy and timid. It took her 10 months before she would allow us to pet her and show her physical affection.
She has a very sweet nature and has the most amazing eye lashes!
Puddin was having a hard time being adopted because she was (and still is) quite shy and timid. It took her 10 months before she would allow us to pet her and show her physical affection.
She has a very sweet nature and has the most amazing eye lashes!
Charlie and Charlotte
Charlie and Charlotte are a brother and sister that we adopted from the SPCA. They came from a pot belly pig hoarding situation in Ladysmith. When the 25 pot belly pigs were surrendered to the SPCA they soon discovered that 20 of the females were pregnant which was going to turn into 50 to 70 pigs. So I jumped at the opportunity to bring these two home!
Charlie was a very shy and timid boy, but after a lot of patience and positive reinforcement he is an absolute love bug. He LOVES to get his belly rubbed - all you need to do is scratch his hind end and he will flop right over.
Charlotte is an extremely social pig who enjoys crawling on your lap for a snuggle - though i'm not sure how much longer this will last since she's a growing girl (did I mention pot belly pigs grow until their 5 years old and can weigh 200 lbs!). When I picked her up from being spayed, the veterinarian told me that she was the best behaved pig they ever had! She is also the tiniest pig at the sanctuary but she is the LOUDEST. If she thinks you have a treat for her or you are one minute late with her dinner, she'll make sure the whole neighbourhood hears about it!
Charlie was a very shy and timid boy, but after a lot of patience and positive reinforcement he is an absolute love bug. He LOVES to get his belly rubbed - all you need to do is scratch his hind end and he will flop right over.
Charlotte is an extremely social pig who enjoys crawling on your lap for a snuggle - though i'm not sure how much longer this will last since she's a growing girl (did I mention pot belly pigs grow until their 5 years old and can weigh 200 lbs!). When I picked her up from being spayed, the veterinarian told me that she was the best behaved pig they ever had! She is also the tiniest pig at the sanctuary but she is the LOUDEST. If she thinks you have a treat for her or you are one minute late with her dinner, she'll make sure the whole neighbourhood hears about it!
Hazel
Hazel comes to us from the SPCA and the same hoarding situation that Charlie, Charlotte and Juniper came from. We were asked to take her because she had been at the SPCA for several months and hadn't found her forever home.
AND Hazel is Charlie and Charlotte's mom💕💕
AND Hazel is Charlie and Charlotte's mom💕💕
Alice and Koda
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Alice and Koda were adopted from the SPCA in Victoria. They had been in 3 different homes and 2 shelters in a 12 month period before they came home with us. They both had quite the rap sheet (peeing on laundry and appliances, pooping on the bed, only active at night etc..........). We decided to take a chance and adopt them because my husband had a good feeling about them. They've been in our home since January of 2016 and we have had ZERO issues with them. We even had a baby 5 months after bringing them home and that didn't even trigger any bad behaviour! They are both extremely affectionate and very chatty. Just goes to show what a caring and loving home can do.
Violet and Eugene
A brother and sister pair that were found abandoned in Mission, BC on September 11th. They were fortunate enough to wind up on someone’s farm who was willing to keep them in their barn while Janice from Hearts On Noses Sanctuary found them a suitable home.
On October 8th 2017 I headed over on the ferry so I could bring these two home and as Janice said “we had a rock and roll morning” getting these 2 crated. This was due to the fact they are a prey animal and these two have already had enough experiences in their life to be less than trusting. So after approximately an hour, we were finally able to get them crated (the male busted out of the crate on the first attempt) and loaded into the back of the pickup. I then made the 5-hour journey home to Duncan. And a huge thank you to Kitty who took care of these two for the past four weeks and fattened them up as they were pretty much starving when they were found.
These two are now quite happy and have been spending time doing what pigs do best…...eating, sleeping, sunbathing and rooting!
On October 8th 2017 I headed over on the ferry so I could bring these two home and as Janice said “we had a rock and roll morning” getting these 2 crated. This was due to the fact they are a prey animal and these two have already had enough experiences in their life to be less than trusting. So after approximately an hour, we were finally able to get them crated (the male busted out of the crate on the first attempt) and loaded into the back of the pickup. I then made the 5-hour journey home to Duncan. And a huge thank you to Kitty who took care of these two for the past four weeks and fattened them up as they were pretty much starving when they were found.
These two are now quite happy and have been spending time doing what pigs do best…...eating, sleeping, sunbathing and rooting!
Juniper
Juniper comes to us from the same hoarding situation as Charlie and Charlotte - she arrived at our Sanctuary October 19 2017. The Cowichan SPCA asked us to take her in because they were overwhelmed with pigs (still 17 to adopt when we took her). She gave birth to a litter of piglets soon after arriving at the SPCA in May 2017. She is an absolute sweetheart and is quite happy to receive scratches all day long!
Gracie
Gracie was surrendered to us because she was continually nursing from her previous owners goats. Due to this behaviour they were unable to dry to goats out to breed them. They were not able to find a home for her and were going to put her down by shooting her. Unfortunately when Gracie was delivered to the sanctuary she was transported in the back of a pick up truck by sedating and hog tying her with hay twine. This lead Gracie to be less than trusting during her first few weeks but she soon came around once she realised she was safe. She is being kept with four of our goats and I'm happy to say they are getting along very well - though it took a few days before she came to terms that they didn't have milk for her...........
Finnegan, Buddy, Smurfy and Remi
These four boys arrived to us from a loving homeon Denman Island after their owner passed away from cancer. The previous owners family tried for a year to find them a home but were unsuccessful. They are all well into their senior years but still young at heart - Remi who is 15 years old and Finnegan, Buddy and Smurfy who are 12 years old.
Henry
Henry came to us when he was just 4 weeks old because he was being picked on by the other Cornish Cross chickens he was being kept with which would have eventually ended up with his demise. He was being raised for meat and would have been slaughtered at about 8-10 weeks of age. Cornish Cross chickens have been bred to gain weight at an extremely fast pace - up to 1 pound a week. We are hopeful that with a low protein diet and exercise that Henry will live up to 3-4 years but there is a chance that he could die at anytime of a heart attack due to his large size.
Elvis and Presley
Elvis and Presley came into our care because they were "supposed" to be hens. Roosters do not typically make it past their first few days of life because they are destroyed because they do not produce eggs so are deemed as useless in the factory farm industry.