HE ARRIVED as the ultimate designer pet, miniscule enough to fit in a teacup. Pigwig, the so-called ‘micro pig’, couldn’t get any cuter as he slept snuggled up in a blanket and was tinier than a ...

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It’s a warm day in Santee as Brittany Whissel casts handfuls of oatmeal flakes onto the artificial turf. She’s waiting for the vet to arrive for a house call, and her two mini pot-bellied pigs are ...

A woman adopted what she thought was a “micro pig” which grew into a 14st beast – and now has a family of FIVE full-size porkers. Teresa Ruddell, 47, was given Ollie, advertised as a ‘Teacup Pig’ in ...

On the beautiful peninsula of Gower, in Wales, over a hundred “micro-pigs” (the scare quotes will make sense in a minute) were shot by marksmen, contracted by the local council. What sounds like some ...

With more micro-pigs in homes, business looks to state for license. March 19, 2014 — -- Check out man’s new best friend -- the micro pig. The co-owners of My Pet Piggy, based in Hopkinton, R.I., ...