Piglet Begs for Scratches After Seeing Mama Pig Get Premium Treatment
Like mother, like baby. Even when it comes to animals, sometimes baby animals like to follow in their parent's footsteps. Just like a piglet at The Gentle Barn, who wanted one of the workers to give him scratches like his mama.
The piglet was hanging with his mom when one of the employees of the animal sanctuary pulled out an extendable back scratcher and went to town.
As the video shows, the worker was gently scratching mom's belly when Jordan let it be known that he wanted in. He saw that mom Dottie Ann was laying on her stomach, so he flopped down and asked for some scratches too. Luckily, the employee must speak piglet because they got the message and gave Jordan exactly what he wanted. And once they started, he couldn't get enough.
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"Just like dogs, pigs roll over for tummy scratches when they're comfortable!" the caption reads. "Piglet Jordan is learning about the joy of belly rubs in sanctuary from his mom Dottie Ann."
People online agreed that every animal deserves this kind of attention. "I love this. The way animals should be treated," one person wrote. "I could sit and [watch you] scratch a cute lil pig belly all day," another commenter agreed. "I’m 51 and have never known what my calling is. I just discovered it’s scratching piglet bellies," a third person joked. "I would do this the whole day if I had the chance," one person added.
Pigs at The Gentle Barn
The Gentle Barn has three different locations across the United States; California, Missouri, and Tennessee. But the story of one pig family at their California location should be more widely known. Mom Menorah is a pig that was originally bought to be eaten for Christmas. However she unexpectedly gave birth and the family decided to "save her instead of [eating] her," the sanctuary's website states.
"We drove from California to Washington to bring her and her babies home to The Gentle Barn so they can stay together and be safe," they added.
And they succeeded. Menorah had seven piglet babies who are still at The Gentle Barn; Miracle, Blitzen, Dreidel, Tinsel, Mistletoe, Gingerbread, Noelle, and Holly.
"Menorah is still young herself and will be able to grow up with her babies, nurse them, nurture them, and play with them for the rest of her life," they wrote.
Which is just so touching. It's glad to see that Menorah went from dinner to living a long, full life.
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