BEND, OR -- After 87 animals were taken from a Terrebonne property for suspected neglect in January, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office now finds itself with a slew of swine.

“We have probably close to 90 pigs out at our Rescue Ranch right now, because the pigs that were seized have had babies,” Sheriff Shane Nelson tells KBND News those animals are not yet available for adoption, “They still belong to the owner of the pigs, who is going through the criminal justice process. But pigs and other animals that have become the property of the Sheriff’s Office, we do adopt those animals out to our community members. We have a process for it; there’s no fee. There’s probably going to be anywhere from 15 to possibly 20 babies, by the time it’s all said and done, because some of the pigs were pregnant.” 

Right now, there are six horses, some sheep, and a few unrelated pigs and goats available for adoption at the Sheriff’s Office rescue ranch.  The facility is currently caring for more than 100 animals in total, not counting birds.