Cherokee Hills pig
returned to its owner
We don’t know if the piggy went “wee, wee, wee“ all the way, but we know he’s home.
The little pig that has been wandering around the Cherokee Hills subdivision off Highway 79-South for the last 6 weeks or so got picked up by his rightful owner Wednesday.
Roger and Faye Heath had been keeping the pig in their back yard for a couple of weeks.
When the pig was first discovered, several people tried to catch it. But the critter was wary and quick. It seems to have survived on fallen fruit and what it could root out of yards and gardens. Several people in the neighborhood put out food and water for it before the Heaths corralled it in their back yard.
Mr. Heath didn’t trap the pig. He lured it with food and spent quite a bit of time inching his lawn chair closer and closer until he got to pet the little porker.
“I used to raise Yorkshire pigs about 45 years ago,“ Mr. Heath said. “This one is a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.“
Although that variety can get big, this one appeared to be only about the size of a large cat.
The Heaths have a cat, but it didn’t get along well with the pig. Mr. Heath doesn’t know if the motivation was romantic or territorial, but the pig chased the cat every time he saw it.
Mr. Heath didn’t find out the pig’s owner’s name or where he lives. The man is apparently related to some people in the neighborhood. He was visiting when the pig slipped out of its harness.
The man showed up this week to claim his piglet, Mr. Heath said.
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