'Princess pig.' Well-groomed, chubby porker found wandering SoCal streets

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Set us as preferred She was a big gal out on the town, wandering the suburban streets of Pomona on a sunny Sunday morning.A concerned passerby spotted her eating food on the road and called her in.She was a black-haired pot-bellied pig, with a tummy that dragged the ground and a perky little tail.

And she wasn’t supposed to be on Cypress Street, where animal control officers with the Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA found her on the morning of Nov.1 and took her in.Where the stray porker came from, nobody knows, said IVHS Humane and Animal Control Manager Favi Leon.But although the pig, estimated to be around 3 years old, is a little overweight — 155.8 lbs, to be exact — it is clear she had been well cared for before a caller reported her to the IVHS as a swine on the loose, Leon said.“Oh my god, it’s healthy,” Leon said.

“Somebody loved this pig because it’s well-groomed.It’s like a princess pig.

She’s amazing.She’s very chill.” No one has claimed the chunky swine, so she is now up for adoption.

Since her rescue, the unnamed pig has been staying at the IVHS shelter in Pomona, where she has charmed staff with her low-key demeanor.Although other shelter pigs — yes, there have been others — have been visibly stressed out by barking dogs, this one “just nuzzles up on her blankets, and doesn’t seem bothered by the barking, Leon said.She’s a girl with a healthy appetite, getting extra carrots and cactus, which she loves, Leon said.

California Wilbur, the viral piglet caught in West Hollywood, has been adopted by songwriter Diane Warren for her Malibu animal sanctuary.When a caller reported her to the IVHS, they thought she was being dumped on the street because there was food on the ground nearby, but that could not be proved, said Leon, who added that it’s possible the pig lived in t...