Goodbye, Godfather.
Godfather passed away yesterday, much too soon. His mind would have carried him through another decade, but his poor body just wasn’t able.
Godfather came to SASHA a few years ago as part of a group of pigs who had been abandoned in winter to die in a field in New York and left without food, water or shelter. Luckily, they were discovered and saved, but only after many had perished. Godfather was one of the lucky ones, and along with a few of his friends, he came to live at SASHA Farm.
Time is not kind to pigs, though. At least, not the farm pigs who humans have genetically manipulated to grow so big, so fast. Godfather’s legs could no longer support his immense body. He had severe arthritis. He was no longer able to get up on his own to seek out food, water, or relief from the heat or cold. We made the difficult decision to end his pain.
July 9th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
So sad, but I’m glad his last few years were happy ones.