Where a pig can be a pig
(logo art by Eve Ujhelyi)
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 | Nellie (left) the miniature Nubian/Boer goat was adopted from an abusive home. Lonely for companionship, little Nellie would cry out which annoyed her alcoholic caretaker. She was often hit or kicked until a concerned neighbor asked to rehome her. Nellie now lives happily at Out to Pasture with Sparkles (right), a small pygmy goat.
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| NW Veg Race for the Animals
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| Registration is now open for Northwest Veg's Race for the Animals. The race will be held on Sunday June 30 at 8:30 am on Mt Tabor in Portland. This fun 5/10k run/walk raises money for NW Veg's outreach programs with a portion of the proceeds going to Out to Pasture. See nwveg.org/race_for_animals to register or for more information.
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| Fundraising with Veggie Grill
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| Join us for some delicious vegan food at the downtown Veggie Grill on Saturday June 8 from 3 pm to closing and help the animals at Out to Pasture at the same time! Be sure to mention Out to Pasture or bring a copy of the flyer for Out to Pasture to get the 50% donation from your meal. |
| Our next work party will be Saturday May 11 from 1:30 to 4:30 with a tour for new folks at 1:00. Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com. Grab your boots and come join us! |
| First OTP yard sale of 2013
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| It's spring and time to clean out those closets! Turn your unwanted clutter into hay, housing and vet care for the animals at Out to Pasture by donating your stuff to our yard sale. Yard sale donations can be dropped off anytime day or night onto the porch of 2907 NE Weidler St, Portland 97232 (yellow house across the street from the Hollywood Fred Meyer store and office of Dr. John Collins). Yard sale donations are tax-deductible. Contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com to arrange for a tax receipt or for more information. Our first sale is scheduled for Memorial Day weekend (weather permitting) and will be held at the Weidler Street address. Thank you for your support of the animals at Out to Pasture! |
| Our next work party is scheduled for Saturday April 13 from 1:30 to 4:30 with a tour for new folks at 1 pm. Come join us for a day of farm chores, vegan snacks and good company! We will also be clipping blackberries to clear a space for our catnip garden fundraising project. Rubber boots and gloves recommended. Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com if you plan to join us or for more information. |
 | Simon the pot bellied pig arrived at Out to Pasture on Saturday March 23. Out of his dark, lonely stall for the first time in two years, Simon spent his first day of freedom rooting in the dirt in the sunshine. Thank you Tina for rescuing Simon! Without Tina's help, Simon might have spent the rest of his life in solitary confinement. |
| Thank you Heidi Ho Veganics!
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 | Heidi Ho Veganics has generously offered to donate $1 of each product sold to OTP during February and March. (from their website) Heidi Ho Veganics is a plant-based vegan food company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. HHV produces a range of plant-based vegan cheezes that are made from all |
| natural ingredients, free of additives, fillers or preservatives. Please check out their website and their wonderful products. |
| Happy Holidays from Out to Pasture
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| November work party follow-up
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| We had a huge turn out of volunteers and accomplished everything on the chore list! Thanks to everyone who was able to join us! (We could use more shovels and heavy rakes so keep us in mind if you have any extra or see any at a yard sale- Thanks!) |
| The next Out to Pasture work party will be Saturday November 10 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm with a tour for new folks at 1:00. Dress for mud (and maybe some rain) and come help us make Out to Pasture a nicer home for our animal friends! Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com if you plan to join us or for more information. |
| October work party follow-up
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| Thank you volunteers for a job well done! Even the rain stopped for a few hours to give us a warm sunny fall day. Perfect for doing chores and making apple cider! And a big thank you to Hollywood Whole Foods for donating the apples! |
| Grab your rubber boots and come join us for our volunteer day on Saturday October 20 from 1:30 to 4:30 with a tour for new folks at 1:00. We will be making apple cider plus doing a variety of farm chores. Good company and vegan snacks provided. Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com if you plan to join us or for more information. |
| Thank you Whole Foods volunteers!
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| A dynamic group of over twenty volunteers from Hollywood Whole Foods in Portland came out to help out on Wednesday, October 10. Thanks for all your help in making Out to Pasture a nice home for our animal friends |
| Sanctuary Century bike ride
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 | You won't be seeing Out to Pasture pigs out dumpster diving for food this winter! The final calculations of the Sanctuary Century Bike Ride are in and the ride raised a whopping total of $26,344 (to be divided between three sanctuaries including Out to Pasture). Thank you to everyone who donated, rode, and organized this great event for sanctuary animals!! |
| IIABO donation...thank you!
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| Representing the IIABO (Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Oregon), Barb Demings and Jim Perucca paid a visit to Out to Pasture on Thursday, September 13 and presented us with a giant green cardboard check for $1770. Even better than the cardboard check were two envelopes containing actual cash. IIABO meets every summer and does a raffle to raise money for charity. Thank you for choosing the animals at Out to Pasture to be the recipients for the second year in a row! Yay! |
| September Volunteer Day and Cider Squeeze
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 | Our next volunteer day will be Saturday September 15 from 1:00 to 4:00 with a tour for new folks at 1:00. We will be using a cider press to make fresh apple cider so come join us for an afternoon of farm chores, cider and vegan snacks. Rubber boots and gloves recommended. Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com if you plan to join us or for more information. |
| OTP in the September issue of Spot Magazine
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| The Sanctuary Century, September 15
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 | Fundraising for The Sanctuary Century bike ride has begun! This 100 mile bike ride (with a shorter family friendly route also available) raises much needed funds for several animal rescue groups including Out to Pasture. We're honored to be a part of it and hope everyone will donate to (or participate in) this great fun event! |
| What a fun day thanks to everyone who attended and to all our wonderful sponsors! Thanks to Guy Tyler and his cello for the lovely dinner music. Thanks to the volunteers. And let's not forget the impromptu Vegan Kazoo Choir for providing cupcake walk music ranging from Beethoven's Ode to Joy to Turkey in the Straw (song). Click here for pictures (more to be added this week). |
| Yard sale #2 this weekend
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 | The second and final OTP yard sale for 2012 will be happening this weekend, August 4 & 5 at 2907 NE Weidler Street in Portland 97232 (yellow house across the street from the Hollywood Fred Meyers). We sure could use some help setting up Friday night from 6 to 7 pm and Saturday morning at 9 am. Anyone able to help carry or unload boxes |
| Like to cook? Then be sure to enter the raffle at the Open House (this Saturday) to win some great vegan cookbooks and an online vegan cooking course. All generously donated to Out to Pasture by the authors....thank you authors. |
Mark Reinfield, One year membership to the Vegan Fusion Cooking Healthy Online Course (www.veganfusion.com)
Kathy Freston, Veganist
Jo Stepaniak, Ultimate UnCheese Cookbook
Brenda Davis, Becoming Vegan
Alan Roettinger Speed Vegan
John Schlimm, Grilling Vegan Style |
| New home for OTP pics and video
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| OTP pictures and future video have a new home, via.me/OTPSanctuary, thru the unaffiliated site via.me. Functionality and page ads were the prime factors in the selection of a hosting site. We live in a world of social networking websites and via.me allows visitors to the site to share photos with Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and other sites. Anyone can sign up on via.me and post their own wonderful photos and video. I don't know about file size limitations regarding video. Will find out eventually. At least one Twitter application, Tweetcaster Pro (on my Android phone, not sure about iphone applications) allows the tweeter to select via.me as the image service, so phone tweeted pictures will automatically be sent to one's via.me account. Pretty cool stuff. New pics will be tweeted and uploaded during the Open House on the 28th. If you haven't already found your way there, you can follow OTP on Twitter, twitter.com/OTPSanctuary and Facebook, facebook.com/OTPSanctuary. |
| It was a great sale! Thank you to everyone who donated items to the July yard sale and to everyone who made purchases. We will have a second and final sale of the year on Saturday August 4 so clean out your closets and help us turn your unwanted clutter into winter hay for the animals at Out to Pasture. Tax deductible yard sale donations can be dropped off anytime day or night on the porch of 2907 NE Weidler St., Portland 97232 (yellow house across the street from the Hollywood Fred Meyers). Contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com for more information or to arrange for a tax receipt. |
| More good Open House news
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_260x167.jpg) | More good news! Turtle Mountain is donating So Delicious vegan ice cream to the Open House again this year! What a great way to cool off on a hot summer's day. Go to sodeliciousdairyfree.com to check out all the dairy free products including milks, ice cream and yogurt. (Then head over to Food Fight Grocery in Portland and buy some). |
 | Out to Pasture Sanctuary is hosting our annual summer open house on Saturday, July 28 from 5 to 8 pm with a free vegan bbq and baked goods, live music, sack races, and a chance to meet the animals and read their rescue stories. Please RSVP here. OTP is located at 33190 SE Regan Hill Rd, Estacada, Oregon. |
| The Out to Pasture Yard Sale will be happening this weekend July 7 & 8 at 2907 NE Weidler Street in Portland 97232 (yellow house across the street from the Hollywood Fred Meyers). We sure could use some help setting up Friday night from 6 to 8 pm and Saturday morning at 9 am. Anyone able to help carry or unload boxes please join us! |
| June work party follow-up
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| Thank you to everyone for all your hard work at the June 10th work party. We got everything done on the list plus spent a great afternoon together with the animals at Out to Pasture. |
| Sweet Pea Baking Company will be donating some delicious vegan baked goods to the cupcake walk at our open house on July 28. Yum! Yum! Sweet Pea Bakery is located at the vegan mini-mall in Portland at SE 12th and Stark stop by and treat yourself to some wonderful vegan snacks! |
| Dave's Killer Bread will be donating loaves of vegan bread and also some of his famous Sin-dawgs to the Out to Pasture Open House. All the bread made at Dave's Killer Bread store are all vegan and USDA organic. |
| Food Fight Grocery is donating condiments and door prizes for our Open House. There will be drawings to give away the free door prizes so be sure to join us! Food Fight Grocery is located in the vegan mini-mall at SE 12th and Stark in Portland. No need to waste time reading labels since everything sold at Food Fight is vegan! |
 | Turtle Island Foods in Hood River has generously again agreed to donate four cases of vegan sausages and vegan hot dogs for our free vegan bbq at this year's open house. The open house will be Saturday July 28 from 5 to 8 pm with a free vegan bbq, live music, sack races, and a chance to meet the animals and read their rescue stories. Please RSVP here. |
| The new date for the Out to Pasture yard sale (originally scheduled for Memorial Day weekend) is July 7 & 8 (weather permitting). We are still accepting tax-deductible donations. Items can be dropped off anytime day or night on the porch of 2907 NE Weidler St., Portland 97232 (site of the sale; yellow house across the street from the Hollywood Fred Meyers). Proceeds from the sale will go towards feed, veterinary care and animal housing. Thanks to all who have donated and are considering donating. Contact Kit at 503-756-8652 or kit.collins@gmail.com for more information or to arrange for a tax receipt. |
 | Out to Pasture generates a lot of feed bags every month that can't be recycled. Luckily we are able to donate the bags to Zeb's Wish in Sandy who makes them into tote bags. What a great idea! (The peahen on the left is Cleo. We found her injured on the highway with cars narrowly missing her as they drove by several years ago). |
| Next work party is June 10
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| Come join us for an afternoon of farm chores and friendly company at our next work party on Sunday, June 10 from 1:30 to 4:30 with a tour for new folks at 1:00. Rubber boots and gloves recommended. Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com if you plan to join us or for more information. |
| Singer's a star! Nikki Jardin from Spot Magazine came out to Out to Pasture on May 23rd to interview and photograph Rick Vandenbrook, our horse shoer, while he trimmed Singer's hooves. (Singer is our nearly 30 year old ex-racehorse). Spot Magazine will be featuring Rick is an upcoming story and may be doing a story on Out to Pasture later on this year. |
| It was a great day for working together in the sunshine! Thanks to everyone who came out to lend a hand! |
| The yard sale scheduled for this (Memorial Day) weekend has been postponed. Sorry about the late announcement. The new date, for the moment, will be June 16 & 17. A confirmation will be posted as soon as it's a sure thing, weather permitting. Much thanks to everyone who has donated items. |
| OTP's Dr. John Collins to speak at the next NW Veg potluck
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| Our own John Collins, ND will be speaking at the monthly NW Veg monthly vegan potluck on Sunday, May 20 about healthy vegan nutrition for children. The presentation at 6:30 will follow the vegan potluck which starts at 5:00 pm at the Friends Meeting Hall located at 4312 SE Stark St in Portland. Please visit the NW Veg website, www.nwveg.org. |
| Next work party is May 19
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| Our next work party will be Saturday May 19 from 1:30 to 4:30 with a tour for new folks at 1:00. Wear old clothes (rubber boots and gloves recommended), and join us to help make Out to Pasture a nicer place for the animals. Good company and vegan snacks provided. Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com if you plan to join us or for more information. |
| April work party follow-up
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| Thanks to all the energetic volunteers for a pleasant day working together in the warm sunshine surrounded by our animal friends. Chores accomplished included manure management, blackberry clipping, and finishing the new gate and fence for the goats. Let's get together again soon! |
| Out to Pasture is raising money to buy hay out of the field from local farmers at harvest time. Please help (by clicking here) get the barn full of hay for the next year. Thanks for your help! |
| Our next work party will be Saturday April 14th from 1:30 to 4:30 with a tour for new folks at 1:00. Wear old clothes (rubber boots and gloves recommended), and join us to help make Out to Pasture a nicer place for the animals. Good company and vegan snacks provided. Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com if you plan to join us or for more information. |
| ....from Out to Pasture Sanctuary! (click on images for larger version) |
| Cookie the cat was facing homelessness when her home was being foreclosed. Her unemployed caretaker often stood by the freeway entrance with a sign trying to raise money for food. His relatives did not want Cookie so she came to live at Out to Pasture as an indoor cat. (Cookie was sadly declawed at her old home but makes a great companion for Pumpkin, another indoor cat). |
| March work party follow-up
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| Enthusiastic volunteers put up a fence line for the goats, expanded the rooster pen, clipped blackberries, turned compost piles, and cleaned stalls. The blueberry bushes got pruned so we can all look forward to a nice crop of blueberries to munch on at the Open House in July. Thank you volunteers! |
 | Meet Mr T! Mr. T the turkey needed a new home (one where he wasn't going to end up on the dinner table at Thanksgiving). He is now living in the straw bale rooster house and strutting around proudly. What a magnificent guy! We welcome you to the flock. |
| A.N.D. Cafe grand opening to benefit OTP
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 | A.N.D. Cafe is generously donating a portion of the proceeds from their grand opening (March 21st - 25th) to Out to Pasture. We encourage everyone to purchase the fabulous vegan options at the cafe located 5420 E Burnside in Portland. Phone is 503-233-4550. Thank you A.N.D. for helping the animals at Out to Pasture. Click on the image for a larger version. |
| Our next work party is scheduled for Saturday March 17th from 1:30 to 4:30 with a tour for new folks at 1:00. So come join us for an afternoon of farm chores and vegan snacks. Rubber boots, work gloves and old clothes recommended! Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com if you plan to join us or for more information. |
| February work party follow-up
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| The cold and rain didn't stop volunteers from showing up for the work party on Saturday February 18th. Workers cleared blackberry bushes and moved a fence back behind the rooster pens for easier access. Other volunteers scrubbed water dishes, cleaned stalls and raked up pig manure. By the end of the day, a giant mountain of straw and
manure was ready for composting. It was nice to come in out of the cold to vegan snacks and a warm house. Thanks to everyone who battled the mud and rain to make Out to Pasture a nicer place for the animals. |
 | Daisy, an eleven year old border collie, went to live with relatives after her elderly caretaker moved off the farm and into an assisted living facility. Rather than bother to find her a new home, the new caretakers were talking about shooting Daisy. Luckily the vegan granddaughter found out and brought Daisy to Out to Pasture instead. Daisy is getting settled in and we are happy to have her! |
| February work party on the 18th
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| Put on your boots and come grab a pitch fork! The next Out to Pasture work party will be Saturday February 18th starting with a tour for new folks at 1:00. Visitors can stay to volunteer at the work party from 1:30 to 4:30. Chores include manure management, blackberry clipping, post hole digging, stall cleaning, water dish scrubbing and more. Something for everyone! Snacks (all vegan) and good company provided. Come join the fun but be ready to get dirty! Please sign up thru Facebook or contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com if you plan to join us or for more information. |
 | Years of abuse and neglect made Sergio the donkey terrified of humans. When he first came to live at Out to Pasture, Sergio had to be tranquilized even to get his hooves trimmed. That was before we met Rick Vandenbrook, the horse shoer. Rick believes in patience, kindness and lots of Apple Oat Treats rather than tranquilizers. Sergio likes Rick and now stands quietly (drug free) to get his hooves trimmed. |
| Thank you Native Foods Cafe!
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Thank you to Native Foods Cafe located in the Bridgeport Village in Tigard for donating a portion of the proceeds in January to the animals at Out to Pasture. This new vegan cafe |
| has Native Community Days on two days each month when they donate a portion of the profits to a different organization each month. Out to Pasture is honored to have been selected in January and encourage everyone to check out their great vegan menu. Yum! |
| OTP Benefit at Food Fight Grocery
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| 10% of all in-store sales on New Year's Eve will be donated to OTP! Please support Food Fight Grocery all year long but especially on this day. Help them clear the shelves for less inventory to count on January 1st. Food Fight is located at 1217 SE Stark Street in Portland 97214 and is open 10 am to 8 pm. The store is all vegan so no need to read the labels! Thank you Food Fight! |
| (PS -Be sure to check out the Out to Pasture photo magnets and pick up your favorite farm animal faces to adorn your refrigerator! Click images (below) for larger view.) |
| November 13 work party follow-up
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| Our November work party was blessed with both mild weather and many volunteers including members of the Roots and Shoots Club of Portland. The mountains of cedar shavings and sawdust made their way into the horse shelters and Blueberry patch thanks to many little hands carrying bucket after bucketful. Other volunteers attached wire to the cattle panel fences to prevent the llamas Coco and Limo from sticking their heads through the fence and getting stuck. Manure got picked up and more chicken wire was added to the rooster pens for extra protection from predators. We all got muddy but had a good time knowing we were making Out to Pasture a better place for our animal friends. Thanks to everyone who came out to lend a hand! |
| Help Raise the Roof for Winter at OTP!
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| Help us raise the roof for winter! We just kicked off our fund drive to raise $4,000 for winter essentials: materials to replace the leaky stall roof, $400; one ton of Eastern Oregon Orchard hay, $400; cedar chips for mud control in the pig pen and pasture, $350; materials to expand the rooster pen, $350; emergency vet fund (we hope will not be needed), $2500. Your help is much appreciated. |
| Next work party Sunday November 13
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| Our next visiting and volunteer day will be Sunday November 13th with a tour for new folks at 1:00 and the work party from 1:30 to 4:30. There will be something for everyone with chores ranging from stall cleaning, water bucket scrubbing, blackberry clipping to sawdust hauling and more. Be sure to wear rubber boots, gloves and be ready to get dirty! Vegan snacks and good company provided. Contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com for more information or for directions. Hope to see you there! |
| Much thanks to everyone who volunteered for the October 22 work party. More here. |
| Want to hear some good music and help animals at the same time? Then be sure to attend the benefit show for Out to Pasture at Kelly's Olympian (426 SW Washington St. in Portland) on Friday October 28th. Bands include Houndstooth, The Four Edge and Swim Swam Swum. Show is at 8:00 pm with a suggested donation of $5. Ages 21 and over. Hope you can make it! If you have questions about the event contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com. |
| October work party announcement
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| Winter is coming and there is a lot to get done! Our next visiting/volunteer day will be Saturday October 22 with a tour for new folks at 1:00. Our work party will go from 1:30 to 4:30 with something for everyone. Stall cleaning, manure management, blackberry removal, rooster pen expansion, water dish scrubbing and more. Be sure to wear rubber boots, gloves and warm clothing. Vegan snacks and friendly company provided. We hope to see you there! Contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com for more information. |
| Ride to the Light follow-up
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| The Ride to the Light bikers arrived at Out to Pasture in record time under sunny skies after pedaling 65 miles from Scio. Volunteers and bikers rested in the shade of the apple trees and enjoyed a vegan lunch together. Sack races, face painting, bean bag tossing, and attempts at juggling added to the fun. Thank you volunteers for cleaning stalls, getting the windfall apples, installing chicken wire, and picking up all the road fabric out of the pasture (so it can be reseeded and grow grass this year). Thanks to everyone who has made a Ride to the Light donation. And a big thank you to the bikers who rode 100 miles in the heat to raise money for sanctuary animals. |
| Ride to the Light donations are still being accepted, just click here. Thanks again to riders and donors for helping the animals! |
| On Wednesday August 24 Dr. Sally Cole came out to Out to Pasture to neuter Walter, float equine teeth, and to do some tusks trims and vaccinations. Walter the potbellied pig was adopted last year from the Eagle Creek Feedstore. The store had temporarily sheltered Walter after his previous "caretaker" announced he was going to shoot Walter rather than bother to find a new home for him. Shelly contacted OTP and with help from Patty Hill of Pig Rescue and Placement Services we were able to transport the big boy. Neutering Walter was necessary so we can house unspayed rescue pigs and also to prevent testicular cancer and prostate infections. It was a long, hot day and we all enjoyed watermelons at the end of the day! |
| Many people stopped by the Out to Pasture table to pick up brochures, dog biscuit recipes, coloring pages for kids and to find out more about what we do. It was nice to meet some of our Facebook friends and animal sponsors in person - thanks for stopping by! John Collins, ND (co-founder of Out to Pasture) gave his talk on vegan nutrition for children at VegFest on Sunday to a full house. VegFest is an annual vegan conference held every fall so come join the fun again next year! |
| Ride to the Light meet & greet lunch
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| Come join us to greet and eat lunch with the Ride to the Light Bikers on Saturday September 24th from noon to 3 pm. Meet the animals and enjoy a free vegan lunch under the shade of the apple trees. Children welcome! Volunteer chores such as stall cleaning and blackberry clipping will be available for those wishing to volunteer. If you are planning to join us please contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com. The bikers leave Scio around 7:30 am with the arrival time unknown but we will start serving lunch at noon. Anyone wishing to join the 100 mile bike ride (Ride to the Light 3/Sanctuary Century) to raise money for three sanctuaries including Out to Pasture can still sign up here. |
| A surprising and amazing gift
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| The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Oregon called recently and asked to visit Out to Pasture. They explained they were checking out OTP as a possible recipient of next year's raffle money at the annual convention planned for August 2012. It turned out they were tricking us and had actually already selected OTP as this year's recipient. As we visited the animals, Executive Vice President James Perucca and Vice President Barb Demings suddenly presented Kit with a large cardboard check for $1655 (along with the actual cash). What a nice surprise! This money will help pay some old vet bills plus help with winter feed. Thank you to IIABO of Portland for your generosity to the animals at Out to Pasture. Click on the images (above) to view larger version. |
| Northwest Veg is holdings its 7th annual VegFest September 17 & 18 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Our own John Collins, N.D. from Out to Pasture will be one of the Sunday speakers talking about vegan nutrition for children. VegFest promotes compassionate, healthy food choices with hundreds of free food samples, cooking demonstrations, movie screenings and presentations by health professionals. Dr. Neal Barnard from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Wayne Pacelle from the Humane Society will both be speaking at this low-cost, family friendly event. Check out the NW Veg website for more information. Come by the Out to Pasture booth and say hi! |
| We're so excited that Ride to the Light 3/Sanctuary Century is happening again this year, and we're so lucky to be one of its non-profit recipients! Come join the fun and help farm animals at the same time. |
| A group from Portland Parks Adaptive and Inclusion Recreation visited Out to Pasture on Wednesday August 3rd. We all sat on bales of straw in the shade of the apple trees while John told rescue stories about the animals. Everyone got to feed apple slices to the animals and watch the pigs cooling off in the mud. Come see us again and Nellie the goat says "Don't forget the apple slices". |
| Full size and additional photos are found in the photo gallery, here and here. |
| We all had great fun at the Out to Pasture Open House on Saturday July 23rd. It was a warm July day with cold lemonade, vegan hot dogs, fresh raspberries and plenty of vegan ice cream. Visitors got to meet the animals and listen to live music under the apple trees. Blueberry picking, a pinata, sack races and a raffle for door prizes added to the fun. Thank you to all the food donors and volunteers who made the day possible. Food donors included Turtle Island (hot dogs, kielbasa & Italian sausage, all vegan), Dave's Killer Bread (vegan bread), Food Fight Grocery (vegan ice cream) and Turtle Mountain (vegan ice cream) plus Thompson Farms in Boring (two delicious flats of raspberries). Wonderful music was provided by musicians Robert Moore, Mike Manning and friend and the second group made up of Jessica Bartlett, Dr. William Mehan and Dr. Stephen Sandburg-Lewis. Thanks to everyone who came to the Open House and let's do it again next year!
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 | | Good News! Food Fight Grocery is generously donating vegan ice cream to the Out to Pasture Open House happening on July 23rd from 5 to 8 pm. Be sure to stop by Food Fight Grocery (all vegan always) located at 1217 SE Stark in Portland and check out the inventory (no need to read labels at this store).
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| Thanks to all our volunteers, donors and customers for making our July 4th weekend yard sale a big success! We will be purchasing t-shirts to sell at our Open House on July 23rd plus buying feed, housing materials, and paying our veterinarian. This was the last yard sale for this year so thanks again for your support. |
 | Out to Pasture is fortunate to have been selected to be one of the non-profits for this quarter for the Dimes for a Difference Program at Whole Foods Market Hollywood District located at 4301 NE Sandy in Portland. Each quarter Whole Foods Market Hollywood selects three non-profits to be beneficiaries for the Bag Refund Program. For each bag you re-use, you can deduct ten cents off your |
| grocery bill or you can choose to give your refund to one of the non-profits listed at the register. Starting July 4th until the beginning of October be sure to bring your own bag when you shop Whole Foods Market Hollywood and thank you for selecting OTP at the register. |
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| We believe that non-human animals value their lives as much as we value our own and deserve to live free of exploitation and cruelty. |
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| Kandy is the little pig seized by the Polk County Sheriff and living at Out to Pasture. Although many of you asked about her history, we were not allowed to discuss the case pending legal action against the previous caretaker. The previous caretaker has now officially surrendered her to Out to Pasture and is facing facing charges of animal abuse and neglect. According to the Sheriff, animals were left to starve on the property and many died. The little pig survived by eating dead rabbits and was one of the lucky ones to make it out alive.
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| Poppy the pig was adopted as a piglet to be the school pet by the Sunnyside Environmental School in Portland. Living in the front of the school in a yard with some chickens, Poppy enjoyed being petted by all the children. When it was discovered that Poppy was really a farm pig and not a pot belly, Poppy was going to have to be relocated due to city regulations. The school decided to let a man take Poppy home to raise for meat.
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 | One of Red the rooster's former flockmates, Cannonball, is now living at OTP with Red. Named for his rotund physique
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| as a young chick, Cannonball was asked to move from his West Linn home. The neighbors were not morning people apparently and did not appreciate his 5 am crowing. Welcome to the flock, Cannonball, and thanks to Bonnie and Eric for transporting Cannonball to OTP.
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| Our gray cat SSL (short for Smokestack Lightning) has recovered from his eye surgery for entropian. Entropian is an eye condition where the eyelids turn inward and rub the eyes resulting in constant irritation and infections. SSL now has the most beautiful green eyes and is much happier and friendlier. Thank you donors for making SSL's operation possible. And thanks to Syd, Mars, and Anna for transporting SSL to Dr. Coles in Scio.
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| November 23, 2009...with cars driving by at 60 mph, Cleo (Cleopatra) the peahen lifted her head while her peacock mate, crushed by a car, lay dead nearby. Luckily John spotted her as we drove by. Her leg injured, Cleo spent time recuperating in the laundry room but she is doing much better now and is hanging with the bunnies.
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| Our two new llamas arrived Sunday, September 13th. Limo and Coco had spent the last few years tied to trees (as in 24/7) before being turned over to the llama rescue. Limo and Coco are now at OTP where they roam freely in our large pasture, sampling the foliage, and grazing. Never to be tied up again, we look forward to many happy years with Limo and Coco.
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| Already loaded in the back of the pickup truck on his way to be sold for meat, we were able to adopt LeRoy the goat |
| at the last minute. Previously left tethered all day, LeRoy is now enjoying roaming around to meet the other animals and to sample the foliage. After polishing off the rose bushes, LeRoy has now moved on to the blackberry bushes for some serious munching.
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| Sergio the donkey was abandoned by his former caretaker and left in a large field. He |
| went years without any veterinary care or hoof trims until Oregon Animal Rescue brought him to OTP. Terrified of humans, Sergio had to be tranquilized to be touched by anyone or get his hooves trimmed. Happily Sergio is now starting to trust humans and no longer has to be tranquilized. Much calmer Sergio now walks up to humans looking for treats. |
| Singer is a 26 year old former racehorse and show jumper. Nervous |
| and high strung, Singer left the racetrack unable to handle the stress of crowds or commotion. Next trained to be jumper, Singer became dangerous to rideand hard to show with behaviors including bucking, bolting, and rearing. Retired at OTP, Singer is now happy to be in the pasture living a quiet life away from horse shows and race tracks. |
| For years, Ruby the pot bellied pig had lived her life in a |
| horse stall never getting to root in the dirt or forage like a normal pig. When the new property owners took possession of the property they planned to have Ruby euthanized. Luckily Patty Hill from Pig Rescue Services and Placement was able to bring her to OTP. Grossly overweight from a diet of junk food and garbage, Ruby was too fat to spay. After losing weight OTP scheduled Ruby to be spayed. Unfortunately, multiple tumors had formed in Ruby's little body. Rather than choosing euthanasia, Ruby had surgery and is now back at OTP being treated with homeopathic remedies and fed a nutritious diet. She now spends her days digging in the dirt and eating blackberry leaves. |
| Frenchie was rescued from a drug house in Portland. The woman who rescued her said large guard |
| dogs had killed the other cats before she got there. Most likely suffering from trauma, Frenchie has a variety of erratic behavior problems which make her unadoptable to most homes. She can be aggressive and destructive for no reason. Frenchie requires a lot of space and gentle handling. She has calmed down a lot and gotten friendlier since she arrived a year ago.
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