Runaway Pig Finds a Famous Forever Home
What began as a strange sight on the streets of West Hollywood ended with one very lucky pig landing an extraordinary new home. Jamaal Harrison was riding his e-bike through…
This ‘crisis intervention therapy pig’ is helping DC’s homeless: ‘We have to think outside the box’
The H3 Project — home, health, happiness — has been doing street outreach across D.C. since 2020, seven days a week, ten hours a day, holidays included. Founded by Ami…
Police Find Huge Pig Collapsed Next To Highway — Then Realize Why She’s There
A frightened pig found collapsed beside a busy highway in Pennsylvania has gone from the brink of tragedy to a life filled with safety, friendship, and plenty of joyful “zoomies.”…
Rescuer Finds Pig Abandoned At Junkyard And Saves Her Life With A Bag Of Chips
When Gina Mocci began receiving messages about a pig abandoned at a junkyard, she wasn’t sure how the rescue would work. Mocci, a board member with Eastern Snouts Adoption and…
Hiker Hears Barking In Desert And Finds An Entire Family Who Shouldn’t Be There
Rescuers called it an Easter miracle. In California’s Mojave Desert, a hiker was passing through a rocky area when he suddenly heard a mother dog barking from the top of…
850-Pound Pig Sprints Across Yard To Greet His Favorite Recycling Crew Each Week
“He knows the sound of the truck by heart.” Most people wait all week for the weekend, but Floppy gets excited for a different reason. His favorite day is Thursday,…
UK’s animal welfare strategy could have big wins for animals
UK Unveils Ambitious Animal Welfare Strategy The UK government has released a new animal welfare strategy that could affect millions of animals across the country. Animal welfare groups have welcomed…
Scientists keep a human alive with a genetically engineered pig liver
A recent study in the Journal of Hepatology describes the first successful auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig into a living human. The recipient survived for 171 days,…
Giant North American ‘hell pigs’ could crunch bones like lions 30 million years ago, tooth analysis reveals
New research suggests that the massive North American creatures known as Archaeotherium—often nicknamed “hell pigs”—didn’t all feed the same way. Their dietary habits appear to have differed depending on their…
Neighbors Notice Mysterious Pig Roaming Their Lawns And Spend A Month Winning Him Over
He would only stop to play with people’s cats and dogs … They say it takes a village to raise a child—but in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, it took an entire…