Lil' Orphan Hammies
Mission:
At Lil' Orphan Hammies, our primary mission is to provide rescue, a safe environment, enrichment, and excellent care for pot-bellied pigs that are homeless, abandoned, neglected, or abused. This includes ensuring appropriate medical care, encouraging socialization, and careful rehabilitation of pigs with behavioral problems. We adhere to a strict "No-Kill" policy; never euthanizing an animal unless it is suffering from a mortal wound or terminal illness.
OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR ONGOING MISSION:
<3 Alerting the public to issues with unscrupulous breeders, the prevalence of misinformation, zoning ordinances, neglect, and abuse.
<3 Promoting pot-belly adoption or rehoming with well informed owners who have been screened to ensure that they can provide a proper environment and accommodate all of the pig's needs.
<3 Strongly encouraging the spay or neuter of all pet pigs and providing spay and neuter resources to those in need of assistance.
<3 Providing additional educational outreach by participating in local and state events, manning booths and distributing materials, participating in school events, accepting public speaking engagements, and functioning as advocates, ambassadors and educators when media outlets are available.
<3 Aggressively combating unscrupulous breeders by providing accurate, up-to-date information about pig breeds and the care they require; and dispelling some of the prevalent myths that potential pig owners are subjected to.
<3 Actively networking with other rescue resources for purposes of rescue, adoption referral, and the exchange and distribution of information.
<3Providing assistance to shelters and other rescue organizations by sharing our skills, resources, and equipment.
OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR ONGOING MISSION:
<3 Alerting the public to issues with unscrupulous breeders, the prevalence of misinformation, zoning ordinances, neglect, and abuse.
<3 Promoting pot-belly adoption or rehoming with well informed owners who have been screened to ensure that they can provide a proper environment and accommodate all of the pig's needs.
<3 Strongly encouraging the spay or neuter of all pet pigs and providing spay and neuter resources to those in need of assistance.
<3 Providing additional educational outreach by participating in local and state events, manning booths and distributing materials, participating in school events, accepting public speaking engagements, and functioning as advocates, ambassadors and educators when media outlets are available.
<3 Aggressively combating unscrupulous breeders by providing accurate, up-to-date information about pig breeds and the care they require; and dispelling some of the prevalent myths that potential pig owners are subjected to.
<3 Actively networking with other rescue resources for purposes of rescue, adoption referral, and the exchange and distribution of information.
<3Providing assistance to shelters and other rescue organizations by sharing our skills, resources, and equipment.
Results:
2012 marks our 20th anniversary. During the last 20 years, Lil' Orphan Hammies has rescued more than 1000 miniature pigs. Eligible pigs are adopted to qualified new forever homes. Elderly, infirm, and unadopted pigs find permanent respite in our sanctuary.
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shasmith95
01/07/13
Lil' Orphan Hammies is a great resource for humans who want or have pigs as pets. I like that they put out PSA on Facebook the truth about getting a pig of your own. Like, there are no mini, micro, pixie or any other name for a miniature pig. Had we saw this before getting Emily I'm pretty sure ...
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tuberculosis13
12/17/12
I only recently discovered the pig rescue world. I have never lived with a pig and have gotten so much useful information from this organization. Not only do they rescue pigs in need but also provide a huge amount of great literature. It's so important that people have accurate information before ...
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