Rescue animals, now siblings, meet for the first time

[frogmarch]

My sister's friend in Maine adopted the horse in the picture from the Humane Society. I don't know the horse's story.

Here is what my sister wrote to me about the pig:

Valentine was abandoned at about 12 weeks old when her owners moved and left her behind. Neighbors came to her aid after a blizzard and she ended up at the humane society. There were a number of folks interested in adopting her to raise her for meat. So, the staff there contacted Jill because they knew she would keep her as a pet....and the rest is history! Jill got her on Valentine's day, hence the name. I think Val is just about 1 year old now.





(Edited to add another picture.)

[Auntie Bush]

1. Valentine's a very lucky pig to have found a forever home and a life long evperience of being loved.

[frogmarch]

2. Yes, she sure is.

Her story makes me very happy. If only more people cared about the welfare of animals!

[TorchTheWitch]

3. oh this just melts the heart

What a wonderful story. I'm so glad this woman wanted to take the pig on the basis that she wanted her to live and live with love, so Valentine will have a forever home with Jill, Valentine's new horse buddy and other creatures she likely has. I just love that first picture with the horse and the pig greeting each other.

Bless your sister's friend for rescuing this cute piggy and giving her a home, wonderful care and loads of love.

[frogmarch]

4. It melts my heart too.

I am so happy for Val and the horse (I must find out his name), and I'm thankful for dear Jill and others like her who help animals.

My sister takes in unwanted animals too (the local veterinarian tells her about them), and she has four donkeys, a lame horse, an orphaned wild pig and some poor old worn-out sheep with skin problems that she medicates them for - oh, and a few feral cats that she took in.

I think the picture of Valentine and the horse is really beautiful.

Here's a picture of my sister and two of her donkeys.

[TorchTheWitch]

9. amazing how one small photo

is filled with an entire mountain of love.

Thanks so much for sharing this one. It's such a fabulous photo that seems to say everything that words can't really express about the bond of love between people and animals.

[Phentex]

5. Love it!

The first reminds me of Charlotte's Web even though I don't think a horse was involved. Just the way the horse seems to be whispering something to the piggy.

[frogmarch]

6. Now that you mention it,

me too. Anyway, the way the horse and pig are interacting does ring some bells for me.

[Curmudgeoness]

7. Love that first photo!

It is almost like a fairy tale. Or Babe.

You sister is a wonderful person to take in such hard-to-place animals.

[frogmarch]

8. I do too. I told my sister

it looks almost magical! It's really beautiful.

It makes me think of Babe too.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Pigs are wonderful animals. It's just trying to keep them 'thin' that's the

problem. I had a pet pig as a kid. Sow had rolled on her and crushed her hip. She limped and couldn't be bred and my gentle dad let us keep her for about 4 years. She weighed over 530 pounds when we finally had to give her up.

[frogmarch]

11. It was kind of your dad

to let you keep her for as long as you possibly could.

I didn't know that pigs gained weight easily, but come to think of it, I haven't seen pictures of many "thin" ones.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. That first picture takes my breath away...

I know it's a small thing; but, what a beautifully kept new home for Valentine.

[frogmarch]

13. The picture looks almost ethereal,

and it takes my breath away too.

Her new home looks wonderful, and I believe Valentine has it made.