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| Crippled from a dog attack, little Nicholai the rooster seemed to always end up at the bottom of the pecking order. Nicholai now has his own new house at Out to Pasture and a separate enclosure from the other roosters. Nicholai was adopted by OTP awhile ago after his caretaker received a warning letter from the City of Portland for his early morning crowing concerts. |
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| Stray hen Lucia was found wandering and hungry in NE Portland by OTP volunteer Lauren. (Thankfully before dogs or other predators). Attempts to find her home were unsuccessful and Lauren could not keep her. Sweet little Lucia has now joined the flock of hens at Out to Pasture. Welcome Lucia and thank you Lauren for looking out for her! |
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| Our two farm pigs Babe and Poppy now have a new warm house for winter. Their former three sided summer shelter is now fully enclosed, full of straw, and ready for ice and snow. Babe was sold as a potbelly piglet but was actually a farm pig. She quickly outgrew her indoor city home and had to be re-homed due to city regulations. Spotted pig Poppy was adopted form the Sunnyside Environmental School in Portland and came to Out to Pasture for the same situation of mistaken identity. |
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| Prior to Christmas day Santa (OTP’s Dr. John Collins) brought holiday cheer to all of the animals at Out to Pasture. |
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| Kandy is the little pig seized by the Polk County Sheriff and living at Out to Pasture. Although many of you asked about her history, we were not allowed to discuss the case pending legal action against the previous caretaker. The previous caretaker has now officially surrendered her to Out to Pasture and is facing facing charges of animal abuse and neglect. According to the Sheriff, animals were left to starve on the property and many died. The little pig survived by eating dead rabbits and was one of the lucky ones to make it out alive. We welcome Kandy to the herd at Out to Pasture! |
| 10% of all in-store sales on New Year’s Eve will be donated to OTP! Please support Food Fight Grocery all year long but especially on this day. Help them clear the shelves for less inventory to count on January 1st. Food Fight is located at 1217 SE Stark Street in Portland 97214 and is open 10 am to 8 pm. The store is all vegan so no need to read the labels! Thank you Food Fight! |
| (PS -Be sure to check out the Out to Pasture photo magnets and pick up your favorite farm animal faces to adorn your refrigerator! Click images (below) for larger view.) |
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| Our November work party was blessed with both mild weather and many volunteers including members of the Roots and Shoots Club of Portland. The mountains of cedar shavings and sawdust made their way into the horse shelters and Blueberry patch thanks to many little hands carrying bucket after bucketful. Other volunteers attached wire to the cattle panel fences to prevent the llamas Coco and Limo from sticking their heads through the fence and getting stuck. Manure got picked up and more chicken wire was added to the rooster pens for extra protection from predators. We all got muddy but had a good time knowing we were making Out to Pasture a better place for our animal friends. Thanks to everyone who came out to lend a hand! |
| Help us raise the roof for winter! We just kicked off our fund drive to raise $4,000 for winter essentials: materials to replace the leaky stall roof, $400; one ton of Eastern Oregon Orchard hay, $400; cedar chips for mud control in the pig pen and pasture, $350; materials to expand the rooster pen, $350; emergency vet fund (we hope will not be needed), $2500. Your help is much appreciated. |
| Our next visiting and volunteer day will be Sunday November 13th with a tour for new folks at 1:00 and the work party from 1:30 to 4:30. There will be something for everyone with chores ranging from stall cleaning, water bucket scrubbing, blackberry clipping to sawdust hauling and more. Be sure to wear rubber boots, gloves and be ready to get dirty! Vegan snacks and good company provided. Contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com for more information or for directions. Hope to see you there! |
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| A warm and sunny fall day welcomed a large turn out of volunteers to Out to Pasture on Saturday October 22nd. Some of us hauled dog houses, recycled feed bags, put chicken wire on rooster fences, shoveled manure, scrubbed water dishes, removed toxic plants and put fresh straw in stalls and enclosures. Other volunteers cleared blackberry bushes and brush out of the drainage ditch at the back of the property to get ready for the winter rain. (Ouch! Those blackberry bushes can be hard on bare arms!) Posts were put in the ground to build a new chicken pen for the abandoned chicks found in a box at Sweetpea Bakery several weeks ago. We feasted on vegan snacks and enjoyed working together to make Out to Pasture a nicer home for our animal friends. Thank you everyone! |
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| Out to Pasture is fortunate to have been selected to be one of the non-profits for this quarter for the Dimes for a Difference Program at Whole Foods Market Hollywood District located at 4301 NE Sandy in Portland. Each quarter Whole Foods Market Hollywood selects three non-profits to be beneficiaries for the Bag Refund Program. For each bag you re-use, you can deduct ten cents off your grocery bill or you can choose to give your refund to one of the non-profits listed at the register. Starting July 4th until the beginning of October be sure to bring your own bag when you shop Whole Foods Market Hollywood and thank you for selecting OTP at the register. |
| Want to hear some good music and help animals at the same time? Then be sure to attend the benefit show for Out to Pasture at Kelly’s Olympian (426 SW Washington St. in Portland) on Friday October 28th. Bands include Houndstooth, The Four Edge and Swim Swam Swum. Show is at 8:00 pm with a suggested donation of $5. Ages 21 and over. Hope you can make it! If you have questions about the event contact Kit at kit.collins@gmail.com. |
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