Piggie safe in her new home, enjoying OJ and melon

The pot-bellied pig apprehended recently in downtown Chipley recently is enjoying her new home. The pig is about six months old and weighs about 40 pounds, but from the sound of things could be getting a bit plumper soon. The following email was received Friday from CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm:

It was a pleasure speaking to you earlier today concerning Chipley's most-famous fugitive piglet. As mentioned, she's a sweet little girl (under 40 pounds) who's adjusting nicely to her new life at CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm (www.cjacres.org). Of course, it's a pretty easy adjustment when you're fed fresh melon and Tropicana Orange Juice with your cereal each morning and spend the majority of your day taking naps in a thick bed of hay!

We have not named her yet. Since she was such a popular piglet in not only the Washington County area, but also across Florida (and even up in New York), we elected to let the online community decide her name. Through July 31, people can go to www.LinkedIn.com and select a name at our online poll shown on the CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm profile. They can select from Abby (as in absconded), Kimble (as in Dr. Ricahrd Kimble, The Fugitive), Summer, Suzie (the leader at the moment) or Wiley.

The decision to rescue this piglet, along with the other 34 current in-need residents of CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm, demonstrates our commitment to assist abandoned, abused and neglected animals throughout
our state and the country. I think she's glad we made that decision. While the majority of our organization's horses, pigs, dogs, ducks/chickens, cats, and goats may not have had the best start in life, they can look forward to a much better tomorrow.

Lee Sackett, Co-founder
CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm
www.cjacres.org

CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm is headquartered in Keystone Heights. CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm (www.cjacres.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer organization that exists to rescue, rehabilitate, and reintroduce in-need animals, while promoting compassionate animal care to the community. The organization currently houses 35 in-need residents including horses, pigs, dogs, cats, goats, and other animal varieties. Many of the animals are originally from the north Florida area but the organization presently has animals rescued from catastrophic situations in Arizona, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Canada.