Pig Photos
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Below are some of our most beloved pigs in
NWMPA. Go ahead, take a look and see how
great these little guys/gals can be.
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Junior spent his life being a family pet and
helping educate others about having a mini
pig as a pet. He volunteered as a “PR Pig”
first for the Clark County Mini Pig Club and
later with NWMPA.
Junior was always calmer and less
frightened than many mini pigs. When he
was still with his litter mates, if someone
came by they would all head for the corner
of the pen. Junior would be the first to
venture out from the pile to see what was
going on. Early on Junior developed a
special relationship with Ruggs, the dog of
the house, sleeping on his tail, snuggling
next to him and, later when Junior was
bigger, flipping him off the couch to get
more room.
Over the years Junior spent many days
letting folks pet him, and he didn’t even
mind when occasionally a kid would hang on
his back. He participated in the Clark County
Fair, the Oregon State Fair, the Unique
Animal Expo and various educational booths
at other activities. He was willing to dress
up to match a theme for a show or when he
visited elementary classrooms, the local
library and a college campus. Only a month
before he suffered his final illness, he put
up with almost a thousand screaming
teenagers at a local high school pep rally. He
was the last minute stand-in for a “Kiss the
Pig” fundraiser at the school.
Clementime, his mom, misses him a lot,
as do the other animal and human members
of his family. A donation was made to
NWMPA’s Shed Fund in memory of Junior,
and in acknowledgement of those who
assisted him: the club members who offered
to help, and Sally and the folks at the Scio
Animal Hospital, including Chris the holder,
who helped make his final time comfortable.
Pickles belongs to Zach and Rhonda King.
They got him in March 2005. There was a
little mix up at a local farm and 45 potbellied
piglets were born right about the same time
we stopped by an Exotic Animal Fair with a
half joke half real statement of "let's rescue a
pig!" So that is how Pickles found his way
here. How we picked him out of the other
45... simple... we caught him first! He lives
inside, is potty trained and very well
behaved. He is a very social pig, loves people,
kids and his brother Moses and sister Mia (two
Great Danes). He also is a mascot for Zach and
Rhonda's kickball team, ‘Gettin Piggie Wid It’
and of course the league's best mascot!
Burnie was and will always be my best
friend---May 23, 2003---June 20th 2019. I
want to thank Nancy Shepherd for educating
me and being there for the 16 years we
shared our lives with him, she opened up a
new world for me. With her encouragement
I had him doing tricks 2 days after I got him!
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