Pigs at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary run for food

Twice a day at Best Friends Animal Society, Piggy Paradise conducts the "Running of the Pigs." Eight pigs are released from their enclosure so that they can run up a dirt track to their piggy park. Once there, the pigs find a delicious assortment of tasty chow. The Running of the Pigs is both a way for the pigs to get exercise as well as satisfy their natural instinct to forage. The pigs love it and the spectators come back time and again to watch the fun!

Best Friends Animal Society is the only national animal welfare organization dedicated exclusively to ending the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters. When Best Friends began in 1984, around 17 million animals died every year in America's shelters, simply for not having homes. Today, that number is down to about 4 million. That's incredible progress, but it also means that more than 9,000 wonderful dogs and cats are still losing their lives every day. Together, we can change that. For nearly 30 years, Best Friends has been running the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals and building effective programs all across the country that reduce the number of animals entering shelters and increase the number who find homes. Join us. Together, we can Save Them All.™