In what seems to be an amazing coincidence, two pigs have leapt to freedom from trucks on the way to the slaughterhouse, one in the Guangxi region of China and the other in South America (precise location unknown).
Both events have been reported on UK websites; the Chinese event on Metro (9th June, 2014) and the other on the Daily Mail (13th June, 2014).
Here's a video of the South American event:
Both events have been reported on UK websites; the Chinese event on Metro (9th June, 2014) and the other on the Daily Mail (13th June, 2014).
Here's a video of the South American event:
Both pigs appear to have avoided serious injury. For both, this was possibly the first day they had seen sunlight. They may have had some sense of their fate, or simply felt that anything must be better than being confined in what was almost certainly a tightly packed truck.
While it's wonderful that they have (hopefully) found relative freedom, it's sad that such desperate measures were required in order to achieve a life with comforts (including peace and security) that many humans and companion animals take for granted.
The pig in China has been adopted by local police. A spokesman has said, "she will never be eaten here". The fate of the South American pig is unknown.
While it's wonderful that they have (hopefully) found relative freedom, it's sad that such desperate measures were required in order to achieve a life with comforts (including peace and security) that many humans and companion animals take for granted.
The pig in China has been adopted by local police. A spokesman has said, "she will never be eaten here". The fate of the South American pig is unknown.
References:
Anon., "Determined pig jumps from moving truck to escape slaughterhouse", Metro, 6th June, 2014, http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/06/pig-escapes-slaughterhouse-truck-in-guangxi-china-4752625/
Whitelocks, S., "This little piggy ain't going to no market: Real-life Babe the pig leaps from a moving truck on his way to the slaughterhouse", Daily Mail, 13th June, 2014, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2656556/A-real-life-Babe-Brave-pig-leaps-moving-truck-way-slaughterhouse.html
Anon., "Determined pig jumps from moving truck to escape slaughterhouse", Metro, 6th June, 2014, http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/06/pig-escapes-slaughterhouse-truck-in-guangxi-china-4752625/
Whitelocks, S., "This little piggy ain't going to no market: Real-life Babe the pig leaps from a moving truck on his way to the slaughterhouse", Daily Mail, 13th June, 2014, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2656556/A-real-life-Babe-Brave-pig-leaps-moving-truck-way-slaughterhouse.html
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