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Piglets Rescued From Slaughter Become Best Friends With Family Dogs

Written by: Adri Sandoval
Adri Sandoval is the Special Projects Manager for iHeartDogs and iHeartCats. Her work has deepened her love for animals, fostering a strong passion for rescue and animal advocacy.Read more
| Published on July 12, 2019

Humans aren’t the only creatures that dogs form bonds with. Their love knows no bounds! We’ve seen dogs who love horses, and ducks and cats – it only makes sense that somewhere out there there’s a pup who loves pigs!

The Webb family probably didn’t mean to have a house full of animals when they took in their first – but isn’t that how it always happens? Kookie, a mini-pig, joined the family as a little piglet, and wiggled her way into the hearts of her humans.

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Soon, she was joined by a little piglet brother, and then more and more mini-pigs until the Webbs were knee deep in snouts and curly tails!

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Their love for adorable animals wasn’t limited to pigs. In 2016 they added Keeva, a French Bulldog to the family. Keeva loved living with the pigs, and although they didn’t all care for her company, she was in hog-heaven!

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While browsing Craigslist one day, the Webbs found an ad for a young piglet who was being sold for slaughter. In a post in May 2016, they shared their shock with their Instagram followers:

“So I was just browsing on Craigslist and found an add about a baby farm piggy that is being sold for meat! My heart is screaming to go get her!! We have absolutely no space for a piggy that can get up to 700-900lbs, but I just can’t stop thinking about this poor baby.”

Though the family managed several mini-pigs, they weren’t realistically equipped to keep a full-grown pig in their home, but there was no way they were able to leave the pig to become a meal. The very next day, there was another post, along with a picture of a new pig – Peanut!

“So my heart won me over! We rescued this little peanut from being caged meat his whole life! He is so awesome!”

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Peanut fit right in with the family, but it was Keeva who became his new best friend! The two quickly became playmates and life-long pals!

Keeva didn’t get much attention from the other pigs in her family, but Peanut was the perfect size to wrestle and snuggle with!

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Even after Keeva’s roughousing caused Peanut some injury…

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They stayed the best of friends!

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Still, they knew that eventually, Peanut would grow to be a bigger piggy than any of their other pets. So they decided they would give up their home, and found a 4-acre space with a barn where they could eventually move their family and open a sanctuary for pigs!

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Since then, Peanut has grown much bigger, and so has the whole family! There are now several more piggies and pups!

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Keeva loves her big family, and she has lots of playmates! The piglets love to snuggle and she is super patient with all of them! Their Frenchie, Kolbie, has formed a sweet relationship with one of their rescue piglets, Opal.

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Opal was born with a birth defect, and when her family realized it, they rushed her to the emergency vet. The vet offered the choice of a costly surgery, or to euthanize her. Of course, her family chose to save her life.

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The teeny pink piggy survived the surgery with an excellent outcome, and is now forming new friendships with her other family members!

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And she has Kolbie constantly watching over her!

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