Cute piglet plays off-leash with pups at popular NYC dog park but experts warn its snout-rageous

This little piggy has gone to the dogs.An adorable “service pig” has been welcomed into a popular Brooklyn dog park with open paws, even running off-leash with petite pooches — despite a city ban on pet pigs, The Post has learned.The pint-sized playmate took the internet by storm after appearing in a now-viral TikTok video and on the popular Good Boys of New York Instagram account.The pig is seen scampering with his furry friends off-leash inside Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick, Brooklyn.“Throwing raw bacon inside a dog park is crazy,” one TikTok user wrote of the encounter Saturday.“Babe is definitely tough,” another said.While the internet is going hog-wild over the pet, dog owners at the pig’s home turf were hardly whining over the swine.“It’s not that bizarre,” said 26-year-old Maria Hernandez Park visitor Ellie Nighswander, a publicist.“I’ve definitely seen people bring parrots and just put them in the tree,” she added.“There are definitely exotic animals that come out every once in a while, but I’ve never seen a teacup pig yet, so now I’ll be back every day to check.”“I bring my dog to this dog park pretty often – I’ve never heard of a pig being here, but honestly, this is Bushwick: so it’s not the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard,” said 22-year-old student Jordan Miller.

“I kind of wish I met it.”Miller called the species-mingling harmless, so long as the piglet remains teacup-size and if “someone is keeping an eye on it. “It’s all just about responsible pet ownership,” he asserted.Experts, however, warn that so-called teacup pigs are just a bunch of hogwash.“Mini” or “teacup pigs” are a misnomer used by breeders, and are either inbred and deliberately malnourished, according to National Geographic.  The pigs will grow up to 100 pounds or more, and often end up in shelters or are euthanized once they outgrow their living quarters.The piglet could also face danger well before it even reaches...