Luckily we had enough water in the pools that the ice could be broken up and water released. The automatic waterers and the large black water bowls were out of commission. Once it began to thaw a bit the pipe breaks began to spray water everywhere. All told in the three days we probably had 30 or more broken pipes and some at our Annex as well.

All of our animals survived I am so happy and relieved to say. We checked every shelter each morning as we stuffed blankets back into their shelters. But what came to my mind over and over was what if. What if the kind lady who called us about Lola, pictured here with me, had not called us to say she had gone to buy an item on Craigs list and saw this poor starved fat pigs there and could we go get her? She was lying in a dog carrier with no blankets and so starved she could not get up on her own for two to three weeks after we brought her here to Ironwood.

http://www.ironwoodpigsanctuary.org/