The gene-edited pig heart given to a dying patient was infected with a pig virus May 5, 2022 Traces of a virus known to infect pigs were found in a 57-year-old Maryland man who survived for two months with a heart transplanted… Continue Reading
Oldest animal art found found in cave in Indonesia October 25, 2021 Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known animal cave painting in Indonesia with a panel showing wild pigs. The drawings were made in a… Continue Reading
Injured piglet ganged up on by his siblings gets a second “Chance” January 25, 2021 A piglet that was almost killed after he was sat on by his mother and then attacked and injured by his sibling piglets is… Continue Reading
Silent film about pig makes big splash at Berlin Film Festival with help from Joaquin Phoenix February 24, 2020 A silent documentary following the lives of farm animals in natural light is carrying a strong political message about vegetarianism and has received the… Continue Reading
LiLou, world’s first airport therapy pig at San Francisco Airport, has her own toy piano and a pilot’s cap November 18, 2019 Pigs can’t fly on their own, but LiLou, a therapy pig, has been certified to help anxious passengers who are about to fly at… Continue Reading
Sam Neill couldn’t be more proud of his duck June 24, 2019 Sam Neill is probably best know for his lead role in Jurassic Park. But the New Zealand-based actor is also the proprietor of Two… Continue Reading
File Under CHiPs: California police use Doritos to lure pig on the loose October 16, 2018 Doritos may be For The Bold, but it turns out, they’re also for one very big pig. Some ingenious officers with the San Bernadino… Continue Reading
How did the piglet cross the road? With a police escort, of course September 25, 2018 This little piggy should have stayed home. Instead, the piglet was found wandering down a major highway north of Toronto. But don’t worry, York… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: This little piggy followed a man all the way home May 23, 2018 Being followed is unnerving. But imagine the surprise of a man in Ohio who turned around to find a portly pig hot on his… Continue Reading
Man who left 1,500 pigs to die sentenced to lifetime ban on owning or caring for animals April 27, 2018 A 28-year-old Tavistock man has been sentenced to a lifetime prohibition on owning or caring for animals following an investigation into the death of… Continue Reading
