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Events
Important Events for VegasPigPets
In the past years, we encountered both sad and happy moments. Below are some of the
very memorable events.
Zoning Fight Victory
For VegasPigPets, 2014 is off to a great start! In December of 2013, I, the founder of the organization, had to quit my job to pursue a special use permit for VegasPigPets. There is no zoning or permits for breed rescues, so being forced to pursue a general special use permit means rallying my neighbors, obtaining permits, and etc. Finally, in March, we won! VegasPigPets was awarded our request to keep on helping potbelly pig pets! Here are some articles and interviews from our “15 minutes of fame!” • Newspaper Article on our Zoning Fight • Newspaper Follow-up Article on our Victory! • Radio Interview on NV Public Radio Stay tuned for more exciting updates for our piggies!Losing Pet Pigs
2013 was just a blur. We lost Reggie in March to his seizures, Curly from a heart attack in September, and taking in and losing a little two-pound piglet named Bogey to respiratory disease in December. We may not have sent any Christmas cards or newsletters out this year, but we thank everyone for their continued support. Hopefully, we’ll have some good news to share in 2014!Eventful 2012 for Our Piggies
It’s been an exceptional 2012 year for our piggies! From all of us at VegasPigPets, we wish you a Very Merry Pigamus Chrisamus! Read our Christmas Newsletter here. Here’s hoping 2013 is even more snortin’!VegasPigPets First Piggy Shindiggy
On October 20th, 2012, we had so much fun! We had so many people; we didn’t have enough volunteers! Everyone got to know the piggies and learn about the specialized requirements of caring for them! People brought blankies for the piggies and lots of fruits and veggies, which the piggies always appreciate! We hope to do it again soon. Thank you all for coming and making our first open house a great success!13th Pet-a-Palooza
The 13th annual Pet-a-Palooza was held on April 21, 2012, and it was 96 degrees! Last year, it was like 50, raining and windy, so we hit the opposite weather this year! 18 volunteers turned out to help us raise funds for Pumba and Percy’s eye operations and we brought in $611 in donations, which is more than double last year’s donations! See our full recap here! We want to thank all who donated over $1500 in prizes and to each and every one who supported our booth and pigs! We hope to see you next year! Read Pumba & Percy’s story here.Invited to a Talk Show
On March 12th, 2012, the Laura Stinchfield’s Pet Psychic Radio Talk Show invited us again! Our first guesting in the show was on November 17, 2011. Laura talked with Pumba again and he told her he wanted to stay, so here he will stay! We love him and probably wouldn’t trust him with anyone else anyway! If you have 10 minutes, please listen in!2011 Pet-a-Palooza
April 9, 2011 - Pet-a-Palooza! This was our first year setting up a booth at the mostly dog/cat fair. It was quite a cold and windy day, but we got our piggy information out there and received great support and a lot of donations. We’ll certainly be back again next year! Click here to read all about it!A Fulfilling Year for Our Organization
2010 was fun for our organization because and we gained a lot of support for our piglets. We really appreciate the people who were a part of making the year special for us.A Walk to Remember
In April 25, 2010, we participated in the AFAN AIDS Walk. Thanks to Valley Press of Las Vegas who made it possible. To all who volunteered, came out, donated, and even walked for this wonderful event, thank you! Special thanks to the sponsors, Valley Press of Las Vegas, who made this happen for us! Please support this wonderful business that supports the rescue of our special piglets!Featured in the Newspaper
Leslie Kawamoto, who writes the animal blog for the Honolulu Advertiser newspaper, was gracious enough to turn our February blog into a newspaper article! Thanks to Leslie and the Honolulu Advertiser; we were able to reach across the Pacific Ocean to help pigs in need! We met Leslie by accident, whose dogs play together in Hawaii! Leslie is passionate about animals, and it shows! She understands and wants to help the animals that get euthanized every day. And as over-bred pig pets become a problem in the shelter system, we must step up and do something! Education is knowledge, and knowledge is key to saving any animal! Please, don’t breed or buy, while shelter animals have to die!Day for Our Pig Friends
March 1st, 2010 was National Pig Day! Last year, we spent the day at Pigasus with 70+ live pigs, and this year, we spent it “Pardoning our Porcine” at Famous Dave’s, of all the places! Yes, they are a BBQ restaurant, but like they say, “keep your friends close and enemies even closer!” They were actually very cool and let us do our adoption segments right outside their door! National Pig Day is to be celebrated in whatever way it makes you appreciate your pet pigs! Hopefully, people appreciated our live ones more! This year will mark our first anniversary of “Pardon My Porcine” Day! Hopefully, we will make this an annual event!Starting a New Year
Happy New 2010! As we embark on a new year and a new decade, Pork Chop reminds us of our commitments to our families, to our animals, and most of all, to ourselves! We lost one of our family members on New Year’s Eve, Groucho, my African Grey brother, who was with my mom for 23 happy years; so long, but yet not long enough. Mom was very sad, but I reminded her that the rest of us are still here and that we need her. Life goes on, as much as we will miss Groucho mimicking mom’s words and calling me “Pork Chop Pork Chop, where are you Pork Chop?” No more of that. But, I still have Jako and Kira, Comet and Maggie, to remind me that I’m not alone and that we all still need our mom and our family. So, rest in peace my dear brother Groucho and one day we will all see you on the other side of the rainbow bridge! We all love you and will miss you dearly! Please make the most of your time with the ones you love! Wishing you all health, happiness and prosperity in this new year and new decade to come! By Pork ChopOur Newspaper Debut
On September 1, 2009, we made our newspaper debut in the Spring Valley View section of our Las Vegas Review- Journal newspaper. We have received so much positive feedback and are able to assist and educate so many more owners due to this great article!Stay tuned for more event updates.
© 2023-2024 Designed by Wimberly’s Web Works
Events
Important Events for
VegasPigPets
In the past years, we encountered both sad
and happy moments. Below are some of the
very memorable events.
Zoning Fight Victory
For VegasPigPets, 2014 is off to a great start! In December of 2013, I, the founder of the organization, had to quit my job to pursue a special use permit for VegasPigPets. There is no zoning or permits for breed rescues, so being forced to pursue a general special use permit means rallying my neighbors, obtaining permits, and etc. Finally, in March, we won! VegasPigPets was awarded our request to keep on helping potbelly pig pets! Here are some articles and interviews from our “15 minutes of fame!” • Newspaper Article on our Zoning Fight • Newspaper Follow-up Article on our Victory! • Radio Interview on NV Public Radio Stay tuned for more exciting updates for our piggies!Losing Pet Pigs
2013 was just a blur. We lost Reggie in March to his seizures, Curly from a heart attack in September, and taking in and losing a little two-pound piglet named Bogey to respiratory disease in December. We may not have sent any Christmas cards or newsletters out this year, but we thank everyone for their continued support. Hopefully, we’ll have some good news to share in 2014!Eventful 2012 for Our Piggies
It’s been an exceptional 2012 year for our piggies! From all of us at VegasPigPets, we wish you a Very Merry Pigamus Chrisamus! Read our Christmas Newsletter here. Here’s hoping 2013 is even more snortin’!VegasPigPets First Piggy
Shindiggy
On October 20th, 2012, we had so much fun! We had so many people; we didn’t have enough volunteers! Everyone got to know the piggies and learn about the specialized requirements of caring for them! People brought blankies for the piggies and lots of fruits and veggies, which the piggies always appreciate! We hope to do it again soon. Thank you all for coming and making our first open house a great success!13th Pet-a-Palooza
The 13th annual Pet-a-Palooza was held on April 21, 2012, and it was 96 degrees! Last year, it was like 50, raining and windy, so we hit the opposite weather this year! 18 volunteers turned out to help us raise funds for Pumba and Percy’s eye operations and we brought in $611 in donations, which is more than double last year’s donations! See our full recap here! We want to thank all who donated over $1500 in prizes and to each and every one who supported our booth and pigs! We hope to see you next year! Read Pumba & Percy’s story here.Invited to a Talk Show
On March 12th, 2012, the Laura Stinchfield’s Pet Psychic Radio Talk Show invited us again! Our first guesting in the show was on November 17, 2011. Laura talked with Pumba again and he told her he wanted to stay, so here he will stay! We love him and probably wouldn’t trust him with anyone else anyway! If you have 10 minutes, please listen in!2011 Pet-a-Palooza
April 9, 2011 - Pet-a-Palooza! This was our first year setting up a booth at the mostly dog/cat fair. It was quite a cold and windy day, but we got our piggy information out there and received great support and a lot of donations. We’ll certainly be back again next year! Click here to read all about it!A Fulfilling Year for Our
Organization
2010 was fun for our organization because and we gained a lot of support for our piglets. We really appreciate the people who were a part of making the year special for us.A Walk to Remember
In April 25, 2010, we participated in the AFAN AIDS Walk. Thanks to Valley Press of Las Vegas who made it possible. To all who volunteered, came out, donated, and even walked for this wonderful event, thank you! Special thanks to the sponsors, Valley Press of Las Vegas, who made this happen for us! Please support this wonderful business that supports the rescue of our special piglets!Featured in the Newspaper
Leslie Kawamoto, who writes the animal blog for the Honolulu Advertiser newspaper, was gracious enough to turn our February blog into a newspaper article! Thanks to Leslie and the Honolulu Advertiser; we were able to reach across the Pacific Ocean to help pigs in need! We met Leslie by accident, whose dogs play together in Hawaii! Leslie is passionate about animals, and it shows! She understands and wants to help the animals that get euthanized every day. And as over-bred pig pets become a problem in the shelter system, we must step up and do something! Education is knowledge, and knowledge is key to saving any animal! Please, don’t breed or buy, while shelter animals have to die!Day for Our Pig Friends
March 1st, 2010 was National Pig Day! Last year, we spent the day at Pigasus with 70+ live pigs, and this year, we spent it “Pardoning our Porcine” at Famous Dave’s, of all the places! Yes, they are a BBQ restaurant, but like they say, “keep your friends close and enemies even closer!” They were actually very cool and let us do our adoption segments right outside their door! National Pig Day is to be celebrated in whatever way it makes you appreciate your pet pigs! Hopefully, people appreciated our live ones more! This year will mark our first anniversary of “Pardon My Porcine” Day! Hopefully, we will make this an annual event!Starting a New Year
Happy New 2010! As we embark on a new year and a new decade, Pork Chop reminds us of our commitments to our families, to our animals, and most of all, to ourselves! We lost one of our family members on New Year’s Eve, Groucho, my African Grey brother, who was with my mom for 23 happy years; so long, but yet not long enough. Mom was very sad, but I reminded her that the rest of us are still here and that we need her. Life goes on, as much as we will miss Groucho mimicking mom’s words and calling me “Pork Chop Pork Chop, where are you Pork Chop?” No more of that. But, I still have Jako and Kira, Comet and Maggie, to remind me that I’m not alone and that we all still need our mom and our family. So, rest in peace my dear brother Groucho and one day we will all see you on the other side of the rainbow bridge! We all love you and will miss you dearly! Please make the most of your time with the ones you love! Wishing you all health, happiness and prosperity in this new year and new decade to come! By Pork ChopOur Newspaper Debut
On September 1, 2009, we made our newspaper debut in the Spring Valley View section of our Las Vegas Review- Journal newspaper. We have received so much positive feedback and are able to assist and educate so many more owners due to this great article!Stay tuned for more event updates.
