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25/04/2024

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PUPDATE!! HOW COOL IS THIS!?
Piper was here in January after her owner ran into legal issues. Donald is a disabled veteran who has adopted from us before and needed a service dog. He adopted Piper, and she just graduated from her first class to be Donald's service dog! Way to go, Piper!!

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26/03/2024

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05/02/2024

We have several ducks available for adoption!

Adoption requirements for the ducks:
-water source (pond, lake, baby pool, etc)
-a safe coop to go in at night
-they must be adopted in pairs or trios.

If you’re interested in adopting please fill out an application!

Previous adopters- If you’re interested shoot me a message!

www.oinkingacres.org/adopt

Adoption fee is $20 per pair.

Our rescue is located in Brownsburg Indiana. We check box after box to ensure that the animals go to excellent homes & will be well cared for after they leave us. In addition, all our animals are placed in pet only homes. Our goal is to provide these animals with a safe, loving environment until they can be placed in forever homes with qualified owners.

05/02/2024
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27/01/2024

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25/01/2024

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Say hello to one of our newer intakes, Scooter. Scooter’s story is similar to so many young piglets that find themselves in rescue. He’s the product of indiscriminate breeding and selling, sold to ill-prepared buyers. Scooter was purchased from a breeder in Kentucky and was sent home at an absolute maximum of five weeks old.

Problem number one, Scooter was taken away from his mom at least three weeks too soon. Piglets NEED to remain with their mothers to ensure proper nutrition and healthy development as well as learn behavioral order and cues. The absence of any of these things are known to create health and behavioral issues down the road.

Like a majority of people that bring home a fresh baby pig, buyers often have truly no idea what they’ve gotten themselves into and haven’t done due diligence in proper research and so they just rely on what the breeder tells them. We frequently hear tales of the promises and facades painted by the breeders of each pig being surrendered to us and often find that breeders are also turning out pigs without any degree of purchaser screening. They don’t check zoning laws where these pigs are going and they send them out unaltered. Which brings us to problem number two——

Aside from the health necessity and population management components of spaying/neutering, unaltered pigs will become a behavioral nightmare left unsterilized and will become difficult to both manage and contain. Time after time, litter after litter are sold to people who have no understanding of the high commitment level it requires to own a pig. And that is why 90% of pigs are rehomed, surrendered, or dumped before their first birthday. In situations like this, the pig always pays the price.

Because the surrendering owner provided us the name of the breeders he originated from, we reached out to them directly to discuss the fact that he was being surrendered to us and for them to explain to us their policies and protocols on these babies that they’re selling as quickly as they can breed them…they never did return our call. It feels important to mention that the surrendering owner reached back out to the breeder when she realized she was in over her head and they never returned her call either.

Luckily for Scooter, he is young enough to easily integrate into an existing herd of pigs. He goes to the vet Friday to be neutered. If you are thinking about buying a pig, just don’t. Please choose to adopt and do extensive research. Rescues all over the country are filled to the brim with wonderful pigs who are looking for a loving home.

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25/01/2024

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25/01/2024

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ADOPTED!!
Bonded Pair

We haven’t found a home yet for these sweet little low shedding ladies. We have received several requests to separate. At this time, we don’t believe that to be in their best interest and are continuing to seek an adopter that will keep them together.

Toni in the front is a 8lb Yorkie mix. Josie is a 13 lb Llasa Apso. They are 2-3y old. They get along with other small dogs but were attacked by a large dog and are reactive towards them, so need to be placed without large dogs in the home. They chase the foster’s cat but will stop when told to do so.

There are no children in their foster home, but they are friendly dogs who would likely do well with children who have dog experience and are careful and respectful of their small size.

They are house trained and will let you know when they need to go out. Toni was described to us as “a runner” so while the foster does have a fenced in yard, she opts to put the girls on a long lead tie out when outside. They will need to be supervised and secure when outside.

If you have a heart and home for Josie and Toni, please apply at www.tailsandtrails.org!

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25/01/2024

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25/01/2024

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23/01/2024

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23/01/2024

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23/01/2024

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A heartbreaking viral photo shows a shelter pit bull "losing hope" after all his adoptions fell through 😢💔 But the shelter is still holding out hope that Rocky will find his perfect home.
Read more about Rocky below👇

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Why I Started AdoptMe!

I’ve always been about the world’s biggest softie when it comes to animals. If there’s a movie where a person dies, I can handle it and get over it, but if an animal dies, it pretty much wrecks me for days. My first dog, Blossom, was my best friend for almost 13 years and she truly embodied everything good in the world. When she died, I felt like part of me died, too.

But then my husband and I got married and we decided we wanted a dog, so we went to a local rescue up in Lafaytte. That’s when we found our Georgia girl, our sweet Basset Hound/Sheltie, that had been rescued from a terrible situation. From moment one, she was our family. After that, we added Rufus, a six year-old Chow Chow/Australian Shepherd mix, and he became my dog soulmate. Our dogs went everywhere with us and while we were in the Navy, they literally went coast-to-coast with us from Charleston, South Carolina, to Seattle, Washington.

We moved back to Indy before the birth of our second child and we settled right in. But in the spring of 2016, I lost my precious Ru-Bear and he died in my arms at home at the age of 14. I was beyond devastated and it took me almost a year to realize I was emotionally ready to adopt again. That’s when Gus came into the picture, my 100-pound happy boy that lights up my life and loves all three of my children. I will never understand how he ended up in a shelter in the first place, but I’m so glad he did so that he could come home with me.

Last summer I was on a road trip with my family out to Maryland when I had the idea for AdoptMe! What if I could feature local pets, shelters and rescues and spread the word and combine my love of animals with my love of writing? I had three small children, so trying to find the time to volunteer outside the home was a stretch, but this way I could try to make a difference from my own home. I want this to grow and expand and save lives, but even if one pet gets saved, I’ll feel so rewarded, that I’m doing the right thing.