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A Week at Farm Sanctuary: Introductions  

This week at Farm Sanctuary was all about introductions for the residents of our New York and California Shelters.

Last month, we shared the exciting news that Von D and Junip Sydney piglets of our Southern California Shelter met for the first time, and quickly became the best of friends. Now that they are bigger, we recently moved them to the main pig area, where they were introduced to our veteran porcine residents.

Von D and Junip found a sweet spot to spoon near new bedfellow Jimmy.

As you can see, Junip and Von D are loving their new digs – especially their state-of-the-art wallowing pond! 

No more practice pools for these two expert wallowers!

Aaahhh. There’s nothing like a dip in the pond on a warm afternoon. 

Safran steer investigates the scene as Junip sets foot on her new, shared turf. 

Welcome to the world, little one!

Meanwhile, at our New York Shelter, the eagle-eyed viewers and camera operators from Explore.org captured a beautiful doe with her tiny newborn fawn.

Photo courtesy of Explore.org user CindyZ

Video courtesy of Explore.org user Homebird

Wild deer are commonplace at our New York Shelter, and we love catching glimpses of them whenever we can. As you can see, it’s easy for them to come and go as they please!

Meet our Newest Rescued Residents!

This week, we also introduced you to the six cattle rescued from a horrific cruelty case in Chester County, PA. 

They are still recovering from their terrible ordeal, but in the short time we’ve known them, they are already revealing so much about their unique and special personalities!

Thank you for honoring these new beginnings and for celebrating the animals of Farm Sanctuary, who stand as ambassadors for their species. Together, we can encourage awareness and understanding about such unique individuals. With your support we can continue to promote compassionate vegan living through rescue, education, and advocacy efforts. A compassionate world begins with you!

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KAT VON D PASTEL GOTH PALETTE REVIEW + TUTORIAL

KAT VON D PASTEL GOTH PALETTE REVIEW + TUTORIAL

Helloooooo lovelies! I hope you’re having an amazing weekend! I am starting an exciting project this weekend that should be announced in the next few days. Anyyyhooo, this week was pretty eventful since I got my hands on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Palette and the Kat Von D Pastel Goth Palette. These are some of the hot palettes that have been released so far in 2017. The Kat Von D Pastel…

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New Friends: Junip Sydney and Von D Piglets Meet at Farm Sanctuary!

We recently introduced you to Junip Sydney and Von D piglets, and just as we hoped, the two have become the very best of pig pals. Watch as they meet for the very first time, then learn about the social lives of our pig friends!

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Von D: Von Fabulous!

Today, we’re celebrating the birthday of an inspiring and tireless animal advocate, Kat Von D (who, true to form, is generously spending her special day volunteering at Farm Sanctuary!). And like the incredible “humanimal” who inspired her name, Von D piglet has a lot to celebrate.

Von D is the newest rescued pig at our Southern California Shelter, and she is quite the talker! This little oinker just can’t stop talking about how excited she is to be at Farm Sanctuary — and who could blame her?

Von D was born at an illegal backyard butcher operation in Southern California. When she was about a month old, the “farmer’s” nephew and his wife visited and met Von D. The wife could not accept that this sweet piglet’s fate was to be brutally killed by her husband’s uncle in just a few short months. To keep her from meeting this awful end, the wife begged the uncle to allow the couple to take Von D home and raise her as their pet, and the uncle reluctantly agreed.  

So Von D went from backyard butcher to backyard pet. Her kindhearted rescuers welcomed the small piglet into their lives gleefully and naively. For starters, their home was not zoned for pigs, meaning that they could be forced to surrender her to the local animal control agency if it learned of her existence. And animal control learning of the piglet’s existence seemed inevitable in this suburban neighborhood where neighbors were packed in closely to each other. Pigs are noisy — and that’s especially true of Von D!

Aside from the zoning problem, Von D’s saviors also did not have a home or backyard adequately equipped to house a farm pig. (Really, no house is properly suited for fully-grown farm pigs, who can grow to be 600 to 800 pounds.) Farm pigs should root and roam and play and run and sunbathe in vast spaces outdoors.

Von D at her rescuers’ home.

Von D’s rescuers had the best of intentions and loved that idea of having a piglet in their home. But their backyard was completely covered in concrete, with an unfenced swimming pool in the middle — far from an ideal situation.   They brought her inside every night to bathe her — which, though well-intended, is not needed for pigs, and actually strips them of their natural body oils, leaving their skin uncomfortably dry and irritated.  

Von D’s rescuers had stepped in to save her life, but their backyard was not a good home for a pig.

It was actually these unnecessary baths that helped Von D find her way to us. She squealed louder and louder during bathtime every day, and it became increasingly difficult to get her into the bath as she grew. Her squealing led neighbors to complain to animal control about the pig living in their midst. Animal control contacted Von D’s rescuers and gave them a time limit to find a new home for the piglet; if they failed to do so, she’d be seized from them.

We received the call about Von D needing a new home at exactly right the moment. Having recently rescued another piglet named Junip Sydney, we were in search of a piglet around her age with whom she could bond. Von D seemed like the perfect fit!  

Von D at Farm Sanctuary on the day she arrived.

When we arrived to pick up Von D, however, we were immediately concerned. Her skin was in poor condition, and she began hyperventilating during transport. Worried that she might have pneumonia, we took her immediately to the sanctuary and treated with antibiotics and a parasite treatment.

Von D resting and recuperating at the sanctuary on the day of her rescue.

At the sanctuary, she stabilized quickly. Possible signs of pneumonia dissipated, and she settled in nicely. She stopped scratching her skin so much, so it began to look less irritated. And once she was comfortable, her true personality started to shine through!

Von D is rambunctious, energetic, curious, and talkative. She cannot stop talking! She loves belly rubs and the sun. And she loves to keep moving, moving, moving!

Von D playing with her favorite ball!

Our initial time at the Southern California Shelter with Von D was brief. As soon as she proved to be healthy, we transported her to a large animal hospital to undergo a spay surgery and spend time recuperating afterward. Though the surgery went well and a full recovery is expected, her activity will have to be limited for the next month or so, as there remains a risk of herniation.

Von D having fun during her stay at our Northern California Shelter.

Von D will recuperate at our Northern California Shelter, then return to Southern California when she is completely healed. Then, Von D and Junip Sydney will meet and spend the rest of their long, happy lives together!  We can’t wait to see these two bright youngsters roaming the hillside.

We love this happy piglet and are so happy to be able to give her a wonderful live at Farm Sanctuary!

Von D is one of the lucky ones, and we hope you’ll share her story. She is truly someone, not something. With your support, we can continue to promote farm-animal-friendly living through rescue, education, and advocacy efforts. A compassionate world begins with you!

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