This team is not bacon down. A Minnesota minor league baseball club decided to keep its cheeky name for its pig mascot, despite public outcry that it’s a form of fat shaming. Not everyone thought it ...

ST. PETER, Minn. -- City dwellers might not think often of the area pork industry, except when they catch a whiff of a hog farm on a drive down a rural road. But pork producers contribute ...

Greg Mattson, right, and his son, Jacob, feature two finishers in their Northwest Iowa hog operation. The Mattsons use fans in the double- curtained buildings, as well as a misting system to keep pigs ...

LEAGUE CITY, Texas -- Despite opposition from several members of the public, League City City Council is on its way to allowing residents to keep pigs as pets. At its April 26 meeting, City Council ...

A veterinarian with North Carolina State University says he's tired of treating pigs that fall out of trucks, and he wants stricter regulations to address the issue. Dr. Alan Cannedy, a special ...

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The best combination legal-housing-trend story of the day is surely the one about New Yorkers who have to keep their pet pigs secret, due to the "stigma" of pig-keeping (is there really a stigma about ...

NEW YORK — In a city of high-rises and tiny apartments, pigs are found mainly on menus. Most New Yorkers would never consider making pets out of a barnyard animal that's synonymous with sloppiness.

OXNARD, Calif. -- Good news for an Oxnard, California woman who was devastated when the city forced her to give up her two beloved pet pigs. Jennifer Whaley says the city is now letting her keep ...