Dear Supporter,

The farm animals pigs is a beautiful but harsh environment. By its very nature it is hot or it is cold. There is very little in between. We just experienced three of the coldest days in over 108 years here at the sanctuary. For most it was something to talk about and to remember to add an extra layer of clothing. For us here at Ironwood it was a constant concern since we have nearly 600 animals, many of whom are old and arthritic. Our facilities are made for winter temperatures in the 40’s and 30’s but when the temperatures dipped to 17 to 19 degrees for three nights we were on the alert. We were stuffing more and more blankets into shelters, particularly for those who live in a shelter alone and adding heat lamps and heating blankets for those particularly at risk. All of our water was frozen in the morning including that to our houses.

http://www.ironwoodpigsanctuary.org/