For those who don’t know RASTA’s history, the flying pig has a great deal of meaning to us because in many ways RASTA has been doing the impossible from day one.  From our initial start up in Alberta as the first and only Sanctuary for rescued farm animals almost 20 years ago, we pioneered the way for a strong farm Sanctuary movement in what some might refer to as the wild west of Canada.

After 14 years of advocating for animals in Alberta we then relocated the Sanctuary and all of its residents over the Rocky Mountains and across the Pacific Ocean to our new home here on Vancouver Island.  It was a monumental move to say the least as it took 5 trips in total to get all the animals across.  And before that was even possible, we had a tremendous amount of work to do working very hard to clear the land, build fences, shelters, seed pasture, and basically build a brand new Sanctuary from the ground up.

Upon our arrival on the Island we’ve been working very hard every day to open hearts and minds and to once again pioneer a farm sanctuary movement.

Over our many years or rescue work, we’ve saved countless animals that literally had nowhere else to go, the majority of which have been potbelly pigs.  We’ve been around for so long that a number of our piggy friends have since earned their angel wings and crossed over the rainbow bridge, and thus yet another deeply symbolic meaning behind our new logo.

And finally, Pirate our Bionic Super Pig is yet another example of how we continue to do the seemingly impossible every single day!

Special thanks to our friends Jordan Reichert and Corie Peace from the Vancouver Island Vegan Association – VIVA for helping us create our Sanctuary logo.