Stowaway Piglet Survives Toilet Roll Ordeal


	Stowaway Piglet Survives Toilet Roll Ordeal

thisnamecantbetaken

11-20-2007 2:36 PM

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piglet, pigs, rspca, animal rescue, animals, prank

thisnamecantbetaken says:

Poor little fellow, what an ordeal. Good luck little piggy.

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11-20-2007 9:20 PM

kkcapricorn

Some people have really sick definitions of a "prank"
At least it wasn't used toilet paper.
Cute piglet.

11-20-2007 10:47 PM

ekorstanje

I heard pigs make better pets than dogs? Plus they are very smart. Cute as a button.

11-21-2007 4:51 AM

JohnWaterman

tasty too

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