Pig sanctuary Rosie’s Rescue future uncertain [Video]

What started with giving a couple of pigs a home on their rural property in Leduc County in 2019, has grown into a sanctuary called Rosie’s Rescue.

“What we do is we rescue and rehabilitate the pigs from whichever situations they could be, neglect situations, abuse. Or they could simply just be somebody has to move for whatever life circumstances have thrown at them,” said Angela Pauls, the rescue’s founder.

While the focus is primarily on pigs, the rescue did give homes to a few other animals, and even opened to the public during the pandemic.

“We were booked for six months solid,” Pauls said. “It became very popular.

One of several pigs cared for by Rosie’s Rescue in Leduc County. (Amanda Anderson/CTV News Edmonton)

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