20 mini pigs rescued from backyard in Gresham [Video]

While “mini” is in the name, these pigs can still grow to be quite large. Often, mini pigs start about the size of a cat and can grow up to weigh 100 to 200 pounds.

ESTACADA, Ore. — When an animal has no other place to go, you can be sure Kit Collins will do her best to give them a home — even if that means welcoming in 20 four-legged friends.

Collins and her husband John own Out to Pasture Sanctuary in Estacada, Oregon. Over the past two decades, pigs, goats, donkeys and a goose have arrived at their three-acre farm.

“Come on over the fence; they’re friendly,” Collins said as she stepped into the pig pen in her rubber boots.

While she’s used to having dozens of animals to care for, on Saturday 20 mini pigs joined the sanctuary.

“We have 20 of these rescue pigs, and we have 20 of our own that are on the property,” …