This little boy was left abandoned at the front gates of our Sanctuary back in Alberta. In late September 2012 we were horrified to find a 12 week old piglet in a crate so small he couldn’t even stand up, laying in a pool of his own urine and feces (with not so much as a towel for comfort) and sweltering in the hot sun at our front gates. The donation drop off box, located at the front of the Sanctuary and intended for donations of food, refundable bottles & cans, bedding and other things to help with the care of the rescued animals is where Karma’s former guardian made the choice to abandon him. The combination of the driveway at the Sanctuary being very long with the gates hidden from view of our house, and the fact that we don't leave the property on a daily basis, there was a good chance that Karma could have died before we discovered him. We were deeply sickened by this heartless act of cruelty but the fact that Karma’s former owner didn’t even bother to call and find out if we had found her former pet was the most upsetting part.
Not surprisingly, Karma was not castrated and suffering from mange when he was dumped. As it’s highly unlikely that a person who is capable of such a cold-hearted act would spend the least bit of money on the comfort and health of their pet, Karma’s previous guardian was no exception. Despite the deeply upsetting manner in which Karma came to join the RASTA family, he has overcome his disturbing past and is now a healthy, happy boy. He has found a new best friend in Marley, another young potbelly piglet that was rescued close to the same time as him.
Sadly no Justice for Karma
Although the identity of the woman that abandoned Karma had since been discovered and we tried to pursue charges for animal abandonment, the Alberta SPCA was unsucessful with following through with any action. At the very least, we named this little boy Karma, as in; “what goes around comes around”.