This boy was left at a farm where the farmer just up and left one day, leaving all the animals behind. Socks was living with dead animals and not much shelter at all — not even enough to cover him when the storms came.

This is the worst, most heartbreaking story.

Her owner was out of town, and Susie Q got out of the pen. She always walked to the neighbor’s house, and they would feed her some kind of snack. But on this one day, she crossed paths with a man we didn’t know. We don’t know if he felt threatened by the pig or if he was just being mean, but he shot Susie Q at close range in the head.

This beautiful, precious, very overweight girl was thrown out and left in the woods to die. How and why can anyone do this? It breaks my heart.

We got a call that night saying some people out walking found her. She had dug a hole to lay in. She had no food or water, and it was cold and raining. She had trouble walking. Thank goodness the walkers found her, and the rescue team loaded her up and brought her to us.

Rhett was thrown out and was running the streets for weeks. He was in terrible condition, covered in ticks, dehydrated, and hungry. He also needed to be neutered.

Animal control got him and at first wouldn’t release him to us, hoping someone would claim him at the shelter they were taking him to.

After so many days, they called and said no one claimed him, so we brought him home to Southern Oaks Sanctuary.

He is a very shy boy, but he sure does love belly rubs.

Piggy Sue and Sophia came from a family that had no running water or food to feed the girls. They were both so overweight they could barely walk, and their hooves were 4 inches long.

The girls were supposed to go to a home on the Tennessee/Georgia line. When I got there with them, the yard had no fence and nowhere safe for the girls to stay, and the highway was right in front of them. I drove 8 hours to take them to this home, only to turn around and bring them back to Southern Oaks Sanctuary, where I knew they would be safe and well taken care of.

The next morning, both girls couldn’t get up. They were very lethargic and breathing heavily. I rushed them to the hospital, where they stayed for 2 weeks in ICU and were treated for pneumonia and dehydration.

Bonnie Blue came from Texas. Her owner’s cancer had returned, and she wanted to make sure she had a place for her girl where she knew she would be well loved and taken care of, so she wouldn’t have to worry about her. They drove from Texas to bring her to us.

Piggy Sue and Sophia came from a family that had no running water or food to feed the girls. They were both so overweight they could barely walk, and their hooves were 4 inches long.

The girls were supposed to go to a home on the Tennessee/Georgia line. When I got there with them, the yard had no fence and nowhere safe for the girls to stay, and the highway was right in front of them. I drove 8 hours to take them to this home, only to turn around and bring them back to Southern Oaks Sanctuary, where I knew they would be safe and well taken care of.

The next morning, both girls couldn’t get up. They were very lethargic and breathing heavily. I rushed them to the hospital, where they stayed for 2 weeks in ICU and were treated for pneumonia and dehydration.