1994
Wilbur the pig is the first rescue. The Sanctuary starts with many calls. Before the year is over we welcome dozens of pigs and our expertise grows. Fences built, land cleared and pastures planted.
1995
The herd grows and so does our need for more fencing and more barns. We are learning the hard way with limited funds. Volunteer program starts and visitors arrive. Annie the pony rescued from certain death. She comes with a broken leg, eye poked out and ripped ear. She receives immediate veterinary car and the barn built for her later becomes our quarantine barn.
1996
Large barn built. Fencing expanded. Homer the pig joined the herd after living solitary in an apartment complex in downiown Chicago. Property cleared, pasture planted. Calls for animals needing our help seem endless. First TV filming of the Sanctuary.
1997
Elvis, the pig, and Jake, the dog, found in an abandoned house. We welcome them to the growing family of animals Loft built in the barn. Originally built for hay storage and later becomes a safe home for many feral cats. First school group visits and many more scheduled
1998
First Pig's Peace Sanctuary newsletter ... in spite of Judy's limited computer skills! Breeder shuts down and 10 pigs are abandoned. They are starving, living in a filthy shed surrounded by six inches of mud and manure. 10 new pigs meant a huge vet bill, new fencing, and shelter. Peter the Pomeranian found running down the highway. Our reputation ah a premier sanctuary spreads, calls come in from across the country.
1999
A Busy Year! 201 chickens rescued from egg factory farm where they lived a life in wire cages crowded with 4-6 chickens. They were starved and ate 50 pounds of chicken food the first day! Chicken barn built. School groups continue to visit with a desperate need for an education center. Singer Dana Lyons (Cows With Guns) performs in concert. Primate Freedom Tour visit the Sanctuary on their first stop of a national tour. We rescue Gingersnap the pig after she was stuffed in a gunny sack and taken to a tavern for 2 days before being thrown into the bushes behind the tavern. We met AIyssa the pig screaming at vet -unable to walk, covered with burns. We take her home to the Sanctuary for the long ordeal of healing. Breeder shut down-twelve pigs rescued. They are walking skeletons. Oscar the young pig represents the Sanctuary at the Taste of Health at the Seattle Center.