Irish Examiner view: Pet pigs get the short straw

Abandoned animals

My Lovely Pig Rescue co-founder Cathy Davey with Troy.

It’s long been established from research and observation that pigs are complex, sensitive, and intelligent animals, up there with dolphins and elephants as among the most sentient creatures on the planet.

They can experience emotions, have the faculties to remember and retain information and possess social abilities communicating with each other through various senses such as touch, sound, and sight.