GRANBY, Connecticut (WTNH) – Connecticut has some pretty awesome animal stars in the state, including Jonathan the Husky, Handsome Dan and Juno the Whale.
Over the next few weeks, News 8 brings you some of the state’s lesser-known animal stars. This week’s animal may even make you squeal with excitement.
From paws to hooves, Salmon Brook Veterinary Hospital in Granby treats all types of animals.
Not all visitors come in with a smile, most leave with a smile thanks to a little love from a little pig named Little Pig.
Little Pig is Salmon Brook Veterinary Hospital’s newest mascot – at 150lbs he’s not exactly ‘small’ but compared to his 500lb siblings he’s the youngest in the litter.
Little Pig and his siblings were adopted by Melissa Finn, a veterinary technician at Salmon Brook.
“A local farmer called a vet looking for a home for a couple of newborn piglets that had sadly lost their mother. He was the kid in the litter and we didn’t know if he would make it. I told him to give me any piglets that needed special care, so we ended up with Little Pig,” said Melissa Finn.
With a weaker immune system, Little Pig needed more attention as a newborn, so Melissa often brought him to work.
“Because he needed the special care, everyone got to know him and people liked him and developed a new appreciation for pigs. He’s definitely special, he’s a cool guy,” Finn said
Now the wholesome, beautiful ham wanders the hallways with a smile, stopping occasionally for a snack.
“He loves people, he loves other animals,” Finn said
And Little Pig is smarter than your average pig. He will sit, turn or do almost anything for a Samoa!
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