• Pigs don’t fly: Louisiana piglet rescued after being thrown in Mardi Gras

    Pigs don’t fly: Louisiana piglet rescued after being thrown in Mardi Gras
    Lieutenant governor ‘pardons’ animal and Republican local politician adopts it after its rescue in New OrleansA piglet that was rescued after being tossed like a football near a Mardi Gras event in New Orleans was “pardoned” on Wednesday and has found a permanent home with a Louisiana lawmaker.The weeks-old pig – dubbed Earl “Piglet” Long, a play on the name of the 45th governor of Louisiana – was ceremoniously pardoned by the lieutenant governor,

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