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It's been an eventful day here at Grateful Meadows

It's been an eventful day here at Grateful Meadows. 🐷 Harley with @swanswineservices stopped by to trim 💅 the three little pig's hooves, Winnie's tusks, 🤓 and clean their eyes and ears. 🐷🐷🐷

😱 Pigs are very dramatic and scream when they are stuck somewhere they don't want to be. Harley is a trained professional who knows how to 'flip pigs' onto their backs safely. Once flipped on their back, Harley got to work trimming and cleaning. Harley has been trained to trim pigs hooves and tusks. 👩‍🎓
There are lots of dog groomers and farriers 🫏🐴 but Harley has a special niche... pigs! 🐷

❤️ Thank you, Harley, for helping us keep our piggies healthy and mobile. 👣

Our cozy guest cottage is available this weekend!

Our cozy guest cottage is available this weekend! Won't you come stay with us? You deserve it after all😘 link to book is in our bio. #seeyousoon #getaway

"A simple smile. That’s the start of opening you

"A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.”
– Dalai Lama
🐷 Hillary
📸 @ashleydcalkins
🤝 @ncfreedom
#rescuesaremyfavoritebreed #smile #joy #sanctuaryforall #animalsanctuary #pigsofinstagram #piggy #happy #compassion #friendsnotfood #veganfortheanimals #animallovers

Looking to spend your weekend with a goofy donkey?

Looking to spend your weekend with a goofy donkey?! 🫏 Come visit Archer this fall. 🍂 We still have a few weekends in September and October available to book. 🏡
#cozycottage #animalsanctuary #vacay
#cabininthewoods #Airbnb #vegvisits #weekendvibes #autumn #fallvibes

Oh happy day! Today, we're celebrating Baelyn's 14

Oh happy day! Today, we're celebrating Baelyn's 14th birthday.

#muttlife #dingodog #seniordog #gratefulforyou #vegan #plantbased #bestie

Happy birthday, King Winnie. ❤️🤍💙 Born o

Happy birthday, King Winnie.
❤️🤍💙
Born on the Fourth of July.
🇺🇸 He's a very patriotic pig. 🐽
Winnie/Winston is the 1st farm animal we rescued. Yesterday, we celebrated him turning seven years old.

📸 @ashleydcalkins

“When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little f

“When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.” -Paul McCartney

“I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals, and I suddenly realised that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldn’t disconnect myself from it any longer.” -Ellen DeGeneres

✨️ Let today be a new day. May you find peace, joy, and compassion. ✌️
🐽 Otis the pig

#mondaymotivation #meatfreemonday #animalsanctuary #vegananimalsanctuary #savedfromslaughter #veganfortheanimals #compassion #animallovers #wisdom #love #veganism #vegansofig #govegan #friendsnotfood

Happy birthday Jonathan Blair! Thank you for every

Happy birthday Jonathan Blair! Thank you for everything you do for all of us! We love you!

The daily grind of running a sanctuary our size is

The daily grind of running a sanctuary our size is not hard. The routine of breakfast, farm chores, dinner, and tucking everyone in at night 🌙 we do joyful and with ease.
It's our purpose to provide a safe home to abandoned, abused, and neglected farm animals. It's burying our friends. That's the hard part. It's not knowing when it's your last day. It's the realization that every day needs to be celebrated because no one is guaranteed one more.

This is Lucia-Loo, 🐓 a roo who was abandoned and found sanctuary with us. His death still weighs heavy on our hearts. We love you Lucia-Loo. ❤️ We miss you!

Thank you @ashleydcalkins for capturing his beauty 📸 so well. He was such a beautiful rooster.

We lost our fearless feathered friend, Lucia-Loo

We lost our fearless feathered friend, Lucia-Loo (the rooster) 🐓 this week. Our hearts are still acing from his death. 💔

Lucia (pronounced 'loo-sha') was the first chicken at Grateful Meadows. He lived with us for five years. We got a call in February 2018 from someone who found a rooster wandering their neighborhood. Graciously, she picked the young roo up and brought him inside. There was a winter storm coming, and she didn't want him to freeze. The compassionate rescuer then called us and asked if we could take him. We didn't know much about chickens, and we didn't have a coop or a predator prooof area for him. So for the first few weeks, Lucia-Loo lived in our house! I think living in the house made his bond with people and especially me, Victoria, even stronger.

He always loved to snuggle and be held. He was a talkative guy, too! He cock-a-doodle-dooed throughout the day, every day.
He made a unique sound when he heard someone sneeze. 🤧 If a hen was yelling, he would yell too. 🐓 I could go on and on about the unique and entertaining sounds he made. 😔 He had a vast vocabulary! He loved people and would come running to greet you. Which often scared visitors. 🙈
He did not like dogs, though. We tried introducing 🐓 Lucia and Baelyn 🐕 regularly. Lucia would always attack and chase Baelyn off. He was fearless.

It's heartbreaking to know I won't hear those sounds again. As heartbreaking as it is, I know his life was full. He had freedom, friends, and joy.. Still, I keep waiting to hear his crow... Rest in peace, Lucia-Loo. ✨️

Looking for some puppy? ❤️ Rollo has you cover

Looking for some puppy? ❤️ Rollo has you covered! He loves to snuggle, and he's great at making new friends. 💐

We're currently fostering this cutie through @operationpawsforhomes

Apply at OPHRescue.Org to adopt him

#puppylove #adoptdontshop #rescuesarethebest #rescuesaremyfavoritebreed #muttlife #adoptme

🍂Our Cozy Guest Cottage has availability this f

🍂Our Cozy Guest Cottage has availability this fall.
🫏🐓🐖 Discover where comfort and compassion come together.

link to book is in our bio!!

#airbnb #weekendgetaway #visitvirginia #cozycottage #animalsanctuary #comestaywithus #tinyhouse

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