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Missouri town tells pig to slim down or ship out

Pig August 9, 1997
Web posted at: 12:17 a.m. EDT (0417 GMT)

BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (CNN) -- The message from the people in power in Blue Springs, Missouri, is clear: Porky is just too fat to live in their town.

A city ordinance lets people keep Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, but they can't weigh more than 125 pounds. Porky, blessed as he is with a bountiful appetite, tips the scales at 155. So, unless he can drop 30 pounds in a hurry, his owner has been told she must give him up.

But Porky, it seems, isn't about to let anybody fry his bacon without a fight. He now has an attorney, and friends and fans rallied to his defense during a court appearance Thursday, carrying signs reading "Pig Discrimination" and "Please Pardon Porky."

vxtreme Bob Allen of KSHB reports from Blue Springs, Missouri

Porky's supporters argue that he shouldn't be singled out, because he's well-behaved, minds his own business and doesn't cause any mischief.

Of course, that may just be because he's too busy eating.

 
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