![]() He bunked down in a crate in the family’s mud room overnight on Thursday. It seems fate had brought Lucky George to their door. ANTONACCI / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter/Hamilton SpectatorĪnd George after Peppa Pig’s younger brother from the long-running children’s TV series. The piglet and and Rozy, the Lauwerier family’s dog, have become fast friends. The Lauwerier family of Norfolk has temporarily adopted a runaway piglet they have named Lucky George. “Lucky for obvious reasons,” Miranda said. The family named their new adoptee Lucky George. “We didn’t want somebody just to take him for meat, because obviously he has more of a purpose to his life.” ![]() “Well, we can bring him home and see where it goes from there,” Miranda recalled thinking. Andrew Gamble thanked “our new friends, and future track stars, Jolene and Braxton … for helping catch ‘the fastest piglet alive.’”Ĭarvalho later called Miranda to ask if the kids wanted to care for the piglet while the OPP continued to look for his owner. “We were chasing a pig in our neighbour’s backyard today - that’s why we were late for school.” Jolene and Miranda soon returned with a leash and pet carrier.Īfter snapping a few photos, Carvalho took his porcine prisoner to the police station - over the kids’ protestations that the plucky piglet should stay with them - while Braxton and Jolene went to Teeterville Public School to tell their friends and teachers what had happened. Norfolk OPPįinally the kids blocked the piglet in and sent him scurrying toward Carvalho, who scooped him into his arms.īraxton stayed to comfort the shivering pig and press the call button on Carvalho’s radio while the officer kept a firm grip on his four-legged detainee. ![]() The piglet has since been adopted temporarily by the Lauwerier family. David Carvalho received help from Jolene Lauwerier, left, and her brother Braxton in the rescue of a runaway piglet in the Windham area on Thursday, Sept. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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