Wally the pig back on I-90 — this time to a sanctuary
The original report from South Dakota, filed days after Wally's jump, following him from the highway median to his new home in Wisconsin.
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The sanctuary's Residents have a way of finding their way into the wider world. Here's where SoulSpace has turned up in the press, in print, and on screen.
The story that traveled
Wally's leap for freedom
In March 2017, a young pig bound for a processing plant in Sioux Falls nudged open the gate of a moving truck and jumped onto Interstate 90 at 70 miles an hour. He survived with little more than road rash and a sprained leg.
No owner ever came forward. Wally came home to SoulSpace instead — and his story went on to reach readers around the world.
Meet Wally →9 Years
Safe at the sanctuary — and counting. We celebrate his Jumpiversary every year.
In the Press
Coverage of the sanctuary
Reporting on Wally, on the Residents, and on the work of running a farm sanctuary in western Wisconsin.
Wally the pig jumped off a slaughterhouse truck — and now he's living it up at a sanctuary
A look at what Wally's escape says about how intelligent and emotionally complex pigs really are — and why his determination to live resonated with so many readers.
Read the article →One year after leap to freedom, Wally the pig raises money and awareness
Revisiting Wally on the first anniversary of his jump, as a runaway pig became an ambassador for the sanctuary that took him in.
Read the article →Wally the pig thrives one year after escape to freedom
National wire coverage of Wally's first year at SoulSpace — the story that carried his name well beyond the Midwest.
Read the article →The story of Wally the pig and his farm sanctuary
Writer Julie Knopp spends an afternoon at SoulSpace — trailed by a 300-pound pig with a talent for finding cherry tomatoes — in this first-person piece for the Star Tribune's opinion pages.
Read the article →The story of Wally the pig and his farm sanctuary — Julie Knopp
The same Star Tribune piece, archived on the writer's own site. Julie has volunteered with SoulSpace and writes frequently on animal welfare in the Upper Midwest.
Read the article →SoulSpace on screen
Kara is among the sanctuary founders featured in Kindred Creatures, a feature-length documentary about the inner lives of farm animals and the people who take them in. Directed by Samuel Sprynczynatyk.
Watch on Prime Video →Writing about the sanctuary?
We're always glad to talk with journalists, students, filmmakers, and anyone else telling stories about farm animals and the people who care for them.