25. PIG HELP ASAP!!!From: oroansmistress@yahoo.com / Raven 25.1. CommentsI have been searching for months now to find a placement for 2 potbellied pigs. Our local city, I mean shitty(pardon my frustration) animal control has been stabbing at me for almost a year about having my babies in the city limits. I researched our ordinance and found that they infact ARE allowed within the city limits and that they were NOT within their rights to harrass me on the subject. But to no end, they continue to come up with sooo many NEW ordinances to throw at me. They could not enforce any laws on me saying they were not allowed here, so now they are trying to enforce that they are swine and fall under the swine laws for farm pigs. Now they tell me that the back yard in which they reside is too close to the next residence & is not sufficient enough for the space they need, and that the fact that they live with two canines is unhealthy to my dogs. I cannot see any end to this madness that all started with a neighbor simply inquiring about the pigs (not complaining). I have spent more than I can to fight this whole mess. I love my babies to death and had every intention on living with them til they died of old age, but it seems there is always someone that wants to disrupt my life. I currently have seperated from my husband, which is where my piggies remain until I find my own living space to accomodate my animals. I have been paying for fines left and right, that have stalled my living plans. I currently stay with a friend in a rental house with a NO PETS lease. I cannot fight this anymore, I've exhausted my funds to the last penny. I am in need of desparate help ASAP. I've been given until March 3rd 2004 to have them removed or they will take them away from me and fine me again and they will inevitably be put to sleep. I think this is extremely unfair. I adopted one of them and rescued the other. The adopted female was dumped by a city dumpster left for dead. The other was in the newspaper that the mother past away at birth and help was needed to bottle feed them. I took HIM in and fed him like I would my own child for 8 weeks every hour on the hour. I am very attached to him for that reason. Also, my decision to take on these little devils was maybe to mend my wounds from childhood where I lived in a farm environment and made pets out of farm pigs at my parents consent only to have them ripped away from me and on the dinner table. These guys were menat to be with me forever, no matter what. Now I've got new "parents" ripping them away from me, and now I'm an adult and don't take to kindly to their demands. My only alternative is to get them where they will stay alive. I don't want them to be put to death. I'm scared of what is going to happen and need help!!! I would love to have them with me when I find a country home where they will be completely accepted, but that could be months from now. If I could find a temporary place for them, that would be ideal. If someone falls in move with them, they may keep them. But regardless of that, they only have so many days to be where they are right now. (In my ex's yard) They must be saved, I have no means of transportation at this time either. I do not know what else to do but contact you. I am very aware of the burden of your position,(I do Rotty rescue on my small budget) but these guys are so full of amazing personality that to know they are gone from us for good (for no REAL reason) would be more than I could possibly take. Please help me!!! Raven Raven's Haven Rottweiler Rescue oroansmistress@yahoo.com |
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