AR-News: (TN - US) FIre at Shepherd's Green Sanctuary for Pigs

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/26/2004 8:03:59 AM Central Standard Time   
From:    pigmail at multipro.com (Peg Couey)

This morning at 4:30 I awoke to the smell of smoke and found one of the pig 
shelters on fire. The heavy snow had collapsed the roof and driven the heat 
bulb into the hay. 
The neighbors came to help and we got everyone out but we don't know about 
smoke inhalation issues.. they were in dense smoke for a long time as the hay 
smoldered before it burst into flame. It was pitch dark so I couldn't see that 
the building had collapsed as I went around trying to find the source of the 
smoke smell. One crippled pig, Evita, has minor burns but managed to get out 
before any serious damage as far as I can tell.
We have 6 inches of wet snow, trees and branches down everywhere and the pigs 
refused to come out into the snow, preferring to choke to death in the smoke. 
I had to crawl into the building as it burned  to drive them out and then 
force them out of the fenced area entirely as they kept trying to go back in. I 
have always heard about animals going back into a burning building but I guess 
never really believed it.
So do not expect any emails for a couple days as I will be trying to tend the 
pigs who may be hurt and put up a new shelter .  Nor will I be answering the 
phone much.. I know there are a lot of rescue issues and transports going on 
that I am involved in.. contact Helen <A HREF="mailto:angelsmommy at earthlink.net">angelsmommy at earthlink.net</A>, Jackie <A HREF="mailto:jjwagoner at highland.net">
jjwagoner at highland.net</A>  or Vivi <A HREF="mailto:vivi at caneyfork.net">vivi at caneyfork.net</A>  for help with them (depending on 
area). Getting these sanctuary pigs safe if the first priority today.
If you have some extra pocket change I could use some help with materials for 
a new small barn. 
Peg
 
 
Visit  the pigs at <A HREF="http://www.9sites.com/">www.9sites.com</A>
Shepherd's Green 
 PO Box 13, Buffalo Valley, TN 38548
 931-858-2228
Animals are neither property, nor  pets; they are  companions. We share this 
highway we travel to wherever it ultimately leads. 


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