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October 7, 2009

Teacup pigs latest pet craze sweeping U.K.

Apparently very, very, verrry small piggies are the latest must-have pet in the U.K. The tiny teacup pigs, or "micro-pigs," as they're called, grow to about knee-height and cost, well, quite a bit -- about $1,100 in U.S. dollars.

However, they're supposed to be clean, intelligent and very loveable. They're clearly cute as can be. Oh, and Rupert Grint, of "Harry Potter" movie fame, has reportedly bought two!

Posted by Jill Rosen at 10:52 AM | | Comments (5)
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Have you seen the little piggies
Crawling in the dirt?

And for all the little piggies
Life is getting worse

In their styes with all their backing
They don't care what goes on around
In their eyes there's something lacking
What they need's a damn good whacking.

Posted by: GeorgeH | October 7, 2009 11:54 AM

I'm fearful of what will happen to all these pigs when their popularity wanes, as it does with every trendy new pet. Poor things.

Posted by: Shannon | October 7, 2009 3:25 PM

They become very small, delicious slices of bacon and the really aptly named baby-back ribs.

Posted by: Chw | October 7, 2009 4:24 PM

Sadly, they are the equivalent of teacup dogs--runts who are less healthy than their proper sized counterparts.

Not everything cute needs to be a pet.

Posted by: HollyH | October 7, 2009 9:13 PM

Exploitation of animals in the name of greed. Let's domesticate and breed, breed, breed so that when the novelty wears off - shelters will soon be filled with these too. Sad.

Posted by: Anna | October 10, 2009 8:30 AM

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About Jill Rosen
Jill Rosen is a reporter at The Baltimore Sun. During her nearly 20 years in journalism, she has covered news and features — including a surprising number of stories that involved animals. There were the dog Christmas carolers in State College, Pa. There were the hounds who toured with a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The story of a preschool teacher at Baltimore’s Father Kolbe School who had to replace her class guinea pig, who died over the winter holiday. A harrowing tale of what it was like to make homemade pet food ...

Though her clean freak of a mother refused to allow her to get a dog, she has had a number of pets through the years, including goldfish named Bob and Fingle, a betta fish named Ichabod, a wild rat terrier named Wendel, who she shared with a roommate, and, currently, sweet, sweet kitties named Leo Sesame and Milo Pumpkin and a little rescued pup named Teddy Bean. She, Leo, Pumpkin and Teddy Bean live in Baltimore.
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