Let's do a summertime check in with the cats of Piggins and Banks! We have 14 rescue cats...and as fellow cat owners know...they are the real ones in charge around here. 😂🐱🐷 Meet them all at pigginsandbanks.org/cats ❤️ #cats #rescuecats #catrescue

Let’s compare the pigs during winter vs. summer. ❄️☀️🐷 Pigs lose all their hair during the summer to help keep cool. Then they grow it back just in time for winter! 🐷 Learn about our mission of fostering education and empathy towards pigs at pigginsandbanks.org #pigs #pigeducation #pigrescue

We were thrilled to see Dickinson College student Talia finally meet Alex my RA, the pig she named and also sponsors! ❤️🐷 Become part of our pig sponsor family for less than $1 a day! Visit pigginsandbanks.org/sponsor 🐽 #pigs #animalrescue #cutepigs

It's our sanctuary namesakes, Mary Piggins and Mr. Banks, posing for a photo together! 🐷🤩🐷 We originally rescued them with the intent on training them to travel to local schools, hospitals, and organizations to educate people about pigs and why they are so misunderstood.

The pigs are enjoying this great run of weather we are having for late July in Virginia (pleasant and upper 70s)! 😎🐷 Meet and learn about all our pigs at pigginsandbanks.org/pigs 🐽 (🐷 Pig-tured: Houdini, Norman, Sunday, Mo, and Shannon) #minipigs #pigs #animalrescue

Our newest meet the pig video features Fats (named after Fats Domino)! 🐷🤩 Learn about all of our pigs at pigginsandbanks.org/pigs 🐽 #pigs #pigrescue #pigsanctuary

Thank you SQUEAL SQUAD for helping us raise $3,250 for 368 bales of straw in under 10 days!!! You are all truly amazing. 🐽 Thank you for loving and caring about our rescued pigs! 🙏❤️🐷 #pigs #pigrescue #animalsanctuary

$270 is all we need to hit our $3,250 Straw Fundraising Goal!!! 😱🐷 If 27 people can give $10 today OR one person gives $270 we will have hit the amazing goal for 368 bales of straw in only 8 days!!! Wow! 🐽 Give online securely at pigginsandbanks.org/straw ❤️🐷 #pigs #pigrescue #minipigs

Madison is the only pig to ever give birth to piglets here at Piggins and Banks! This is her story…❤️🐷 Help us hit our straw fundraiser goal! All amounts help from $5 to $555! ❤️🐷 pigginsandbanks.org/straw 🐽 #minipigs #pigstory #pigrescue

PIG STRAW FUNDRAISER UPDATE: $2,399 of $3,250 has been raised in 5 days! 🐷😱 This is incredible work by YOU, the SQUEAL SQUAD!!! We only need to raise $851 more by July 31. 🙏❤️🐽 🐽 Donate Now Online - pigginsandbanks.org/straw 💙 Venmo - venmo.com/pigginsandba...

HELP THE PIGS GET STRAW! 🐷 Wait a second...it's summer and we just had a heat wave...why this mention of straw? 🤔 Well, in Virginia NOW is the time for harvesting / baling straw and when we re-stock from our local farmers for the coming winter. (1/3)

Quiet vs. loud pigs during hoof trims. Beware the loud jump scare. 😂🐷 #pigs #pigcare #minipigs

It's our annual "Who wore mud better?" post! Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie "Predator"...or our own Houdini the Pig? 😂🐷 Want mud-covered pig photos sent to you by request or at random? 🐖 Sponsor a pig like Houdini for less than $1 a day and help make a difference! pigginsandbanks.org/sponsor 🐽

It's a heat wave 🐷🥵 BUT the pigs are keeping cool with lots of mud, shade, and fresh water! We are thankful to live in the mountain woods where there is at least some reprieve from the heat. 🙏🐽 See all the ways you can help support our mission at pigginsandbanks.org/help ❤️

Stella’s perfect day in the mud…until… 🐷😂 For less than $1 a day you can sponsor a pig and get a photo / video update on them anytime you want! 🐽 See how at pigginsandbanks.org/sponsor 🐽 #pigs #pigrescue #animalsanctuary

Clarance's face says ""when you're stuck in the Costco checkout lane and everyone's cart is fuller than yours." 😂🐷 #minipigs #pigrescue #pigsanctuary

Bruiser is just an average pig…and that is what makes him special. ❤️🐷 www.youtube.com/shorts/ZTtrp... #pigrescue #minipigs #pigsanctuary

Is Columbo the running pig still running? Is water wet? 😂🏃🐷 #runningpig #pigrescue #pigs

Snout-out shout out to the Morning Brew @morningbrew.bsky.social newsletter for including this line about "so-called teacup pigs"! 🐽 This is a massive newsletter with many subscribers. Hopefully it helped educate on the teacup pig myth that results in so many pigs being abandoned and re-homed. ❤️🐷

Brush the pig! It’s great meditation. 🧘🐷 Sponsor a pig and make a difference for less than $1 a day! 🐽 See how at pigginsandbanks.org/sponsor 🐽 #pigs #minipig #animalrescue

The pigs had an extra twinkle in their eye because we were handing out treats! 🤩🐷 We wish every pig in the world could get a daily treat. ❤️🐽 See all the ways you can help us help pigs: pigginsandbanks.org/help 🐽

We aren’t sure who loves our tours more…our visitors or the pigs! 😂🐷 #pigs #pigsanctuary #pigrescue

Who has the better smile between Hulk the pig and Cracker the cat? (Answer: It's a tie!) 😉🐷🐱 Learn all the ways you can help our rescued pigs and animals: pigginsandbanks.org/help 🐽

What does it sound like every morning at Piggins and Banks? 📣🐷 #pigs #minipigs #soundon

Did you know all our volunteers get paid? In pig pets! ❤️🐷 #pigs #animalrescue #minpigs

Meet all 69 of our pigs in one short video! ❤️🐷 #pigs #animalrescue #nonprofit www.youtube.com/shorts/WQQwP...

Check out the different types of "mud fashion" the pigs are sporting this time of year. Combined with losing their hair for the summer, it can create some styles even Coco Chanel would be envious of. 👗🐷 Want to help support our mission of helping pigs? See how at pigginsandbanks.org/help 🐽

Sam the pig is a loud eater! (sound on) 📣🐷 #pigs #minipigs #pigrescue

Even during a down pour, the pigs demand their meals on schedule! 😂🐷 #pigs #minipigs #animalsanctuary

🥳🐷 Happy 6th Birthday to one of our namesakes, Mr. Banks! 🐷🥳 Within a few months of welcoming him into our home, he would inspire the founding of Piggins and Banks, and our mission of fostering education and empathy towards pigs would begin! ❤️🐷 pigginsandbanks.org/help 🐽