Alpha Pig helps retrieve Hazel's basket by spelling the word "ramp". When Hazel's picnic basket gets stuck at the top of a cactus, Alpha Pig spells "ramp" so the basket can slide down. When Hazel's ...

I was saddened by news of the March 8 death of David Bennett, the man who received a pig heart in a transplant at the beginning of the year. I had previously written a column about Bennett’s ...

Some might call her a "lucky dog," but she's actually a "lucky pig."She fell off a transport truck that could have been going to a slaughterhouse.Now she's a spoiled pet named after a pork product – ...