Pig Paradise: Couple's Home Becomes Rescue Sanctuary

0:00It's April 28th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Kansas News Today, local news powered by AI. A Kansas City Kansas couple kicked things off with one tiny pig as a surprise gift back in 2018, and now they're running a full-blown pig. Paradise, with six rescues sharing their renovated home. Emily McCloud and Dave Jennings let these smart animals crash on sofas, beds, and even an indoor tent, like it's no big deal. It all started with Polly, who showed up at 1.5 pounds and labeled a so-called miniature, but those don't really exist, so she grew right. Up! They added Gerald, Henry, Elvis, the three-legged champ, wheelchair riding Maxwell after his paralysis, and Walter turning their spot into pig. Central, pigs blow minds with their smarts, way sharper than cats or dogs, building real emotional ties, but they need early spang or neutering since males. Kick-off sperm at 8 weeks, and females can get pregnant by 11.

1:00The local Kansas City Pig Rescue Network, started in 2017, has hooked up over 600 of them with forever homes, saving the abandoned, and neglected. Emily, an animal chiropractor, is deep into her third year at Kansas State Vets School, hauling Walter to class weekly and eyeing a practice just for. Companion pigs. Days right there with her, making it a team effort in their former detention center, turned pig pad, swing by the rescues meet and greet this Sunday, May 3rd, from noon to 2pm, at Buffalo State Pizza's Crossroads patio for FaceTime with, adoptable oinkers, though vetting takes weeks or months to lock in the right fits. These pigs are rewriting the rules on house pets, one selfish news at a time.