In August 2025, we were contacted by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture regarding a stray pig reported in our neighboring community. The neighbors were trying to help him, but he’d been too elusive to catch. We went out to assess the situation, and quickly determined it was too dangerous and difficult to try and nab him on the side of the road. There was no cell service there. It’s on a huge hillside with dense brush. He was small and nimble. We reported back to the Dept. of Ag that we were happy to take him, but we needed help catching him. We communicated with the neighbors who’d been feeding him, and we checked in periodically for any sightings.
The trail went cold after a few weeks, and we were resigned that this one wasn’t meant to be.
Recently a man showed up at the sanctuary from that same neighborhood and reported he’d been feeding a stray pig for a few months, and he finally trapped him. It couldn’t possibly be the same pig from AUGUST, could it???
Yep. He caught him!!! He transported him to our quarantine stall, where he’s decompressing in safety and comfort.
May we introduce you to Domino–named so by Daniel because we recently started playing the classic game in the evenings at the sanctuary! It’s a game of skill with a serious element of luck, much like the process of one small stray pig looking for a safe haven in the absolute most rural part of Tennessee in winter!!!
Update:
Domino has moved to the MedBarn Neighborhood and is slowly getting to know his housemates, Louie and Wilburt.
