A pig rescued after falling off a truck finds a new home
Some may call her a “lucky dog,” but she is actually a “lucky pig.” She fell from a transport truck that would have been headed to a slaughterhouse. She is now a pampered pet named after a pork product – pearl pancetta. “I think she’s a wonderful, lucky pig for sure,” said Gene Thomas, executive director of the Humane Society of Ross County. Pearl’s story is unique, to say the least. Police body camera footage captured the moments immediately after Pearl fell from a transport truck. Troopers captured her in a field of tall grass off the busy road, squirming and gesticulating loudly. She then spent the next few days getting some rest at the Humane Society, recovering from a bit of road rash. The skin recovers well. And frankly, it’s kind of a pig deal. “Pearl is getting her own fenced-in area, and she will be pampered until all the pigs get used to her, and then she will become a lot bigger than them, and I think she will be the alpha little pig,” said Erica Cornwell, Pearl’s new owner, who adopted her just days after she was rescued. For now, Cornwell and the team at Ross County Humane Society are grateful. “I was excited to come pick her up and give her a good home and not on someone’s plate,” Cornwell said. Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
Some may call her a “lucky dog,” but she is actually a “lucky pig.”
She fell from a transport truck that would have been headed to a slaughterhouse.
She is now a pampered pet that bears the name of the pork producer – Pearl Pancetta.
“I think she’s a wonderful, lucky pig for sure,” said Gene Thomas, executive director of the Humane Society of Ross County.
Pearl’s story is unique, to say the least.
Police body camera footage captured the moments immediately after Pearl fell from a transport truck, as troopers picked her up in a field of tall grass off the busy road, Belle squirming and gesticulating loudly.
She then spent the next few days getting some rest in the human community, and healing up from a bit of road rash.
The skin recovers well.
To put it plainly, it’s kind of a pig deal.
“Pearl is getting her own fenced-in area, and she will be pampered until all the pigs get used to her, and then she will be a lot bigger than them, and I assume she will be the little alpha pig,” said Erika Cornwell, Pearl’s new owner, who adopted her a few days after her rescue.
For now, Cornwell and the Ross County Humane Society team are grateful that Pearl is safe.
“I was excited to come in and give her a good home and not on someone’s plate,” Cornwell said.
Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
(Signs for translation) Pig
