diff --git a/hooks/papertrail/papertrail.go b/hooks/papertrail/papertrail.go
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+++ b/hooks/papertrail/papertrail.go
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+package logrus_papertrail
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+const (
+	format = "Jan 2 15:04:05"
+)
+
+// PapertrailHook to send logs to a logging service compatible with the Papertrail API.
+type PapertrailHook struct {
+	Host    string
+	Port    int
+	AppName string
+	UDPConn net.Conn
+}
+
+// NewPapertrailHook creates a hook to be added to an instance of logger.
+func NewPapertrailHook(host string, port int, appName string) (*PapertrailHook, error) {
+	conn, err := net.Dial("udp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, port))
+	return &PapertrailHook{host, port, appName, conn}, err
+}
+
+// Fire is called when a log event is fired.
+func (hook *PapertrailHook) Fire(entry *logrus.Entry) error {
+	defer hook.UDPConn.Close()
+	date := time.Now().Format(format)
+
+	line, err := entry.String()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unable to read entry, %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	payload := fmt.Sprintf("<22> %s %s: [%s] %s", date, hook.AppName, entry.Data["level"], line)
+
+	_, err = hook.UDPConn.Write([]byte(payload))
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unable to send log line to Papertrail via UDP, %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Levels returns the available logging levels.
+func (hook *PapertrailHook) Levels() []logrus.Level {
+	return []logrus.Level{
+		logrus.Panic,
+		logrus.Fatal,
+		logrus.Error,
+		logrus.Warn,
+		logrus.Info,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hooks/papertrail/papertrail_test.go b/hooks/papertrail/papertrail_test.go
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+++ b/hooks/papertrail/papertrail_test.go
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+package logrus_papertrail
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func TestWritingToUDP(t *testing.T) {
+	log := logrus.New()
+	port := 16661
+
+	addr := net.UDPAddr{
+		Port: port,
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+	}
+
+	c, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", &addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListenUDP failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+
+	hook, err := NewPapertrailHook("localhost", port, "test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to connect to local UDP server.")
+	}
+
+	log.Hooks.Add(hook)
+	log.Info("Today was a good day.")
+
+	var buf = make([]byte, 1500)
+	n, _, err := c.ReadFromUDP(buf)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error reading data from local UDP server")
+	}
+
+	if n <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Nothing written to local UDP server.")
+	}
+}