04/12/2025
Hey everyone! It’s been a while since we’ve posted, so I wanted to say hi and give a debrief on what’s been happening.
(Future Grace is reading this and realising it is long, oops. 😅 TLDR: Pigs are okay, just aging and complex. Life stuff means that there won’t be any open days/grooming next year but that means less stress and more time to focus on pigs, online/message orders of pig food and goodies as well as more educational content.)
In general, the pigs are tracking along nicely. We do have an ageing population of piggies now that we’re no longer taking in surrenders. In all honesty, it’s been such a relief not taking on any newbies, despite how hard it is to say no. It’s given us the chance to slow down and focus on the pigs we have here (which is still enough to fill 26 cages!). 🫠
At the moment, and for a while, our focus has been to lay low and focus on the pigs. While that hasn’t been amazing financially, we’re coping as best we can on that front and the pigs are doing well. We did lose Bleasby to a very fast GDV not too long ago. And Otto, our eldest is truly aging, along with Aries. In addition to all of the other piggies and their ailments…but hey. We have a great vet and we know what to do when things go wrong. Couldn’t really ask for more!
In the new year (wild that it is already December), we don’t plan on holding open days. We also don’t plan on offering grooming again for the foreseeable future, I’m so sorry! Life has moved pretty fast this year, and priorities are shifting. The pigs will always be cared for, that’s something that will never drop off. We just won’t be taking on any more, or engaging as much with the more public in-person side of rescue. We will still have our online store and message-to-order options up and running though! So we will continue to have all of the piggy food (hay, veg and pellets) and toys available. Just for contactless pick up or delivery instead.
There’s a fair whack of guilt associated with stepping back but also a lot of relief. Getting to enjoy the pigs again has been so much fun. A break from the doom and gloom is nice 😅
Now that plans are more solid for next year too, things are looking busy, but amazing. As a rescue, we’ll be focusing on the pigs we’ve got, funding their complex care through orders and education. Now there’s less pressure, I’m much more excited about getting back into more social media posts about general pig things - not constant apologies for being full or continuous not-great pig updates. I anticipate there will still be not-great updates in the future, but less and in conjunction with nice, educational, happy content…I hope🤞🏼. Full time uni and teaching is and will continue to be busy, but I’ll be making an effort to stay present in the online space, especially since we’re not doing much of the in-person stuff anymore.
Anyways. That was a long winded update. Sorry!
Overall, just wanted to say hi, the pigs are okay, we’re okay. Things are changing, but for the better I hope! ❤️
Grace x
