Newsletter: The “Pig” Issue 2
Issue 2, August 2023 A Word From our Founder, Nicola Vernon A welcome back to The "Pig" Issue. It's been all about mud these last few weeks. Unprecedented rainfall over [...]
Wilbur and Chaz
By Zoë Zurnamer This (above) is Wilbur (left) and Chaz (right). I'm currently their primary caregiver. They both have ataxia and have trouble moving normally. Wilbur, or as I nicknamed [...]
Caution, Overwhelming Pigs Ahead… A visit to the Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary, September 2020
By Sally Cranswick A few days before our visit to the Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary I wrote to Founder, Nicky. “Can we bring something useful, like a sack of carrots?” [...]
Nine month old piglet jumps off the lorry headed for the slaughter house
On 8th August we received a frantic phone call from one or our sponsors and supporters. A piglet had jumped off a lorry headed for the slaughterhouse and had landed [...]
Stella the Cow
Stella was just a young calf when she wandered onto our friend Michelle's farm at Houw Hoek in 2015. Around her neck was a wire noose, put there when she [...]
Luna’s Story
We were collecting straw from our usual supplier when we heard a small cry, it sounded like a baby version of a moo. Following the cry, we went into a [...]
Snortie the Pig
The tiny piglet lay on her tummy in a filthy pen full of rusted roof sheeting, wire and rubbish. She was all alone. Her back legs were splayed out on [...]