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 PigLou
used to belong to the nephew of Dr. Teri, one of the veterinarians who often works with
Journey's End animals. Her nephew wanted to raise a pig for the county
fair, but PigLou is a pot-bellied pig and isn't really "edible",
so he decided not to keep her.
PigLou originally came from Dr. Teri's cousin's farm, and was born in a thunderstorm. Dr.
Teri raised her from the time she was 8 or 10 weeks old, and kept her in
her backyard. She was very shy at first, but Dr. Teri petted her while
she was eating in order to tame her.
After Petunia passed away,
Florence missed having a pig, and offered to take her in. Dr. Teri felt
that Journey's End would be "the best place ever" for PigLou,
especially since pigs of her kind can live to be 17 - 23 years old, and
living in a suburban backyard wasn't a great life for her.
PigLou is now around 3 or 4 years old and weighs around 200 pounds.
When Piglet arrived, we weren't sure if they
would get along, but they soon became friends. When volunteers had to
catch Piglet to take her to be spayed, PigLou tried to bulldoze the
people away so they couldn't get near Piglet. After Piglet returned,
PigLou sniffed and touched her scar and made grunting noises, then laid
down very slowly and carefully beside her.
PigLou's home is next to the chicken coop, and the
chickens and roosters often visit
PigLou in the car as she arrived
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