‘Lucky’ pig gets new home after fall onto Colorado highway
COLORADO, USA (AP) — A 650-pound pig that fell off a trailer in Colorado is getting a new name –‘Lucky’– and a new home at a sanctuary for abandoned pigs.
The Daily Times-Call reported that Lucky rolled onto Interstate 25. It was probably destined for a slaughterhouse, but will instead be headed to a cozy home east of Denver.
The Weld County Sheriff’s Office couldn’t find the three-year-old pig’s owner, so the boar was given to Hog Haven Farm owner and director Erin Brinkley-Burgardt.
Brinkley-Burgardt says she primarily cares for pot-bellied pigs, which people buy as pets but often abandon as they grow larger. The veterinarian who treated Lucky says he appears to be a Yorkshire pig.
Brinkley-Burgardt said Lucky can expect to live about 13 years in captivity.
