Tinkerbell is a ~8 year old female Pot Belly Pig Mix that we rescued from one of the worst abuse/neglect pig cases that we have ever seen! Her and her bonded sister Doris were living in swamp-like conditions, when their previous owner openly posted on a livestock facebook forum threatening to "kill and dump them elsewhere" if somebody did not come to pick them up immediately. 2 days after the ruins of Hurricane Ian, our volunteer transporters traveled to the west coast of Florida to help pick up displaced animals in need of rescue after the storm. When the transporters arrived, the previous owners were zapping these two large, starved yet still morbidly obese pigs with cattle prods to try to load them into the trailer. Both girls were suffering from fat blindness and could not see. Their hooves were so far overgrown that their toes were twisted upside down-- which made it excruciatingly painful for them to stand on their own, let alone walk! They had both yeast and fungal infections over 75%+ of their bodies, and bugs living in their eyes, face and ears. Both girls were SO aggressive and fearful of humans that we could not even get close to them without bite gloves or sorting boards because they would actively lunge, bite and bark.

Days after arriving to our sanctuary, It took us 2-3+ hours to give her the spa treatment of a lifetime; hoof trim, dental, medicated bath, ear cleaning, etc.

After months and months of actively showing them love and compassion, Doris and Tink finally warmed up to us. These once dangerous pigs, now sing up happy songs to say good morning; their tails are almost almost wagging, and they even welcome head scratches and belly rubs.

Tink's bonded sister/best friend Doris was recently diagnoses with End-stage Mammory Cancer and now has only a few weeks to live. We are actively preparing for Doris' end-of-life care, to better help to mend Tink's future broken heart

Sponsor Tinkerbell to help underwrite the cost of her feed, hay, supplements, medications, and continuing veterinary care.