The Unveiling, The Background

     One day last Spring, my daughter and I visited the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in New York.  This is an amazing place filled with various farm animals that had been abused and neglected and were saved from slaughter.  Their stories are sad, but their outcomes are wonderful.  We were given a tour, heard many stories and met the dedicated workers of this place.
     This is a picture of Peter the pig out in the field receiving physical therapy.  The story of this pig is so sad.  He was only 9 months old there.  A man took him in as a piglet, but neglected him, kept him in a garage on the pavement and fed him nothing but junk food.  Peter did not have any exercise and just sat around getting bigger and bigger.  The man realized he could not manage this pig anymore and Peter was given to this rescue sanctuary.  When he was found, he could not get up; he was so big, he just sat on the ground with his back legs stretched out to the sides.  Peter needed 2 hours of PT daily and we were there to watch him try to stand up, squealing, rebelling all the way.  When he was finally standing, he needed so much encouragement to start walking, but he did, and there was a reward for him after he walked out in the field a certain distance.  I sent an email to this sanctuary this summer when I didn't see Peter on the website, and I was told he was doing very well, they just rotate showing their animals.  It would be nice if you took a moment to look at their website.
     This sanctuary is on a beautiful piece of land, surrounded by wonderful mountains.  When realizing my dreary background was not right for the horse picture, I realized that Photoshop could help me create a nicer background.  I really loved this background.  Keep reading, the final picture is coming soon, but there is just one more touch to be added before I could say "fini".  Thank you.
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary