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4-H club gives Lincoln kids a chance to work with pigs

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Pick-a-Pig club meets throughout the summer in rural Lancaster County near Raymond. But during fair time, the kids get the chance to show their animals in the ring. We ...
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Tigges' pigs: Parents say showing pigs teaches work ethic, responsibility

CASSELTON, N.D.-With her curly ponytail and sparkly cowgirl boots, 4-year-old Dyllyn Tigges leads her pig, Glitter Bear, around her parents' hobby farm near here. She's both exercising the animal and ...
The Baltimore Sun

‘Six months of work and it all comes down to three minutes in the ring’: Queenstown pigs, boy have fine time at state fair

Some mothers and sons have baseball. Heather Comegys and her 11-year-old son, Billy, have pigs. “This is what they do for their bonding time,” Heather’s husband, Willy Comegys, said, leaning over the ...
Sacramento Bee

Severed pig’s head left at work to threaten employee who asked about pay, feds say

A severed pig’s head left at an employee’s workstation was an unmistakable act of intimidation, according to federal labor officials, who likened the incident to a scene from “The Godfather.” Tosh ...