This KC nonprofit has rescued over 600 pigs since 2017. See photos of the farm
By Tammy Ljungblad and
Eric Adler
Ludo gets some cuddles from Kansas City Pig Rescue Network secretary and treasurer Angela Jones-Willey on Thursday, April 17, 2026, at KCPRN's Willeyville Farm, owned by Jones-Willey, in Cleveland, Missouri, in Cass County. Ludo will make on hand a Waldo Grain for a meet and greet on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Tammy Ljungblad
tljungblad@kcstar.com
Unlike a pig sanctuary or farm where abandoned or abused pigs live out their last days, the group is focused on rescuing, fostering and finding permanent families for pigs.
The vast majority of them have been either abandoned or let loose by their owners in parks or along roadsides, or handed over by apartment tenants who didn’t know they weren’t allowed. Others have been severely neglected or abused or left stranded following their owner’s death.
See photos of the Cass County farm that houses the rescued pigs, captured by The Star’s Tammy Ljungblad.
Ludo gets some cuddles from Kansas City Pig Rescue Network secretary and treasurer Angela Jones-Willey on Thursday, April 17, 2026, at KCPRN's Willeyville Farm, owned by Jones-Willey, in Cleveland, Missouri, in Cass County. Ludo will make on hand a Waldo Grain for a meet and greet on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Kayli Houk, the president of the KC Pig Rescue Network, who co-founded the group with vice president Jade George, recently feed some of the pigs at Willeyville Farm on Thursday, April 17, 2026. The farm is owned by the network's secretary and treasurer, Angela Jones-Willey, in Cass County's Cleveland, Missouri. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Kayli Houk, the president of the Kansas City Pig Rescue Network, who co-founded the group with vice president Jade George, walks among some of the pigs at Willeyville Farm on Thursday, April 17, 2026. The organization has placed over 600 pigs in forever homes. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Pixie, a 12-year-old pig, who used to live at a Colorado daycare, but was adopted by a private owner who died, now resides at the Kansas City Pig Rescue Network's (KCPRN) Willeyville Farm in Cleveland, Missouri, in Cass County. “She has suffered great depression since returning,” said Kayli Houk, the president and co-founder of the KCPRN. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
The Howdy Pen is available for pigs at KC Pig Rescue Network's Willeyville Farm in Cleveland, Missouri in Cass County. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Kansas City Pig Rescue Network secretary and treasurer Angela Jones-Willey checks on Garfunkel, an 8-year-old Kunekune pig she fostered and ultimately adopted. Jones-Willey said Garfunkel may need lifelong medical care after a broken tusk caused jaw problems. He lives at KCPRN's Willeyville Farm, owned by Jones-Willey, in Cleveland, Missouri, in Cass County. “He's a big goofball and he is much-loved around here.” Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
A sign reads, “I kissed a pig and I like it,” at Kansas City Pig Rescue Network's Willeyville Farm in Cleveland, Missouri in Cass County. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Angela Jones-Willey, Kansas City Pig Rescue Network secretary and treasurer, sports a tattoo on her forearm memorializing her longtime pig, Thad, who died of cancer last November. Jones-Willey was brushing Ludo on Thursday, April 17, 2026, at KCPRN's Willeyville Farm, which she owns in Cleveland, Missouri, in Cass County. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Angela Jones-Willey, Kansas City Pig Rescue Network’s secretary and treasurer, with her beloved pig, Thad, who she adopted after he was rescued after falling off of a truck at just a few weeks old. Courtesy Kansas City Pig Recue Network Courtesy Kansas City Pig Recue Network
Angela Jones-Willey, Kansas City Pig Rescue Network’s secretary and treasurer, with her beloved pig, Thad, who she adopted in 2019. Thad was only a few weeks old when he was rescued in 2019 after falling off of a truck. He grew into a 1,200 pound gentle giant who died of cancer in November. Jones-Willey has a tattoo to memorialize Thad on her forearm. Courtesy Kansas City Pig Rescue Network Kansas City Pig Rescue Network
Odessa gets some cuddles from Kansas City Pig Rescue Network secretary and treasurer Angela Jones-Willey on Thursday, April 17, 2026, at KCPRN's Willeyville Farm, owned by Jones-Willey, in Cleveland, Missouri, in Cass County. The organization has helped to place over 600 pigs. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Eric Adler, at The Star since 1985, has the luxury of writing about any topic or anyone, focusing on in-depth stories about people at both the center and on the fringes of the news. His work has received dozens of national and regional awards.
Tammy Ljungblad, at The Kansas City Star, since 1989, is a photojournalist producing videos and storytelling photographs covering a wide range of topics including the Kansas City Chiefs, breaking news, in-depth stories and personality profiles. She is also a FAA licensed drone pilot.Support my work with a digital subscription
