This precious, not-so-little princess came to the Sanctuary all the way from St. Albert, Alberta.  Juliet or “Julie” for short, was surrendered by her family that was unable to keep her due to her escalating aggression issues.  As predominantly a house-pig, Julie had her very own bedroom inside the family’s home and spent much of her time grazing and enjoying the sunshine in their yard during the summer months.  However with the horrendous Alberta winters being so long and cold, Julie spent the majority of her time inside her bedroom where her relatively inactive lifestyle turned to boredom, frustration, and eventually aggression.

As the fourth most intelligent animal in the world, pigs require a great deal more mental, as well as physical and emotional stimulation than a dog or cat.  When their environment does not provide sufficient enrichment they become depressed, destructive, and eventually aggressive.  Due to Julie’s relatively inactive previous lifestyle, she was also quite overweight and had vision problems due to the fat wrinkles pushing down on her eyes.