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May, 2008 Web ResourcesChalat Hatten & Koupal PC
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Posted by: Linda Chalat
Certainly not the first case where an appellate court had to deal with piggish behavior, it is one of the few cases where the court seemed to have no trouble finding in favor of the pig. |
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According to the pig's owner, Vietnamese potbellied pigs are raised in the United States to be pets, not livestock. Their pedigrees are maintained, and purebred potbellies can be registered like thoroughbred dogs. The owner submitted to the court a videotape, "A Day in the Life of Taylor," which shows the pig walking around the house, going up and down the stairs, eating her treats, getting her belly scratched, and doing tricks like sitting on command and performing "some sort of pig dance." Taylor is even housebroken and has an igloo-shaped doghouse lined with handmade afghans, but apparently she sleeps indoors at night in her own bedroom. In a triumph for visual aids, the court stated, "Neighborhood dogs can be heard barking in the background of the tape, but with the exception of an oink, oink here and an oink, oink there, Taylor is quiet. There does not appear to be a rambunctious bone in her body."