{"id":360933,"date":"2025-12-21T01:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T01:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/360933\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T01:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T01:01:07","slug":"rare-orange-pig-gets-rescued-by-police-station-and-were-crying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/360933\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Orange Pig Gets Rescued By Police Station and We’re Crying"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, this is a little Christmas<\/a> miracle, and it happens to feature a rare orange-haired pig<\/a>, which makes it even more special.<\/p>\n

A little orange pig was found wandering in the snow in Saginaw, Michigan, when a woman spotted the animal.<\/p>\n

Luckily, now the pig is in the safe hands of the police in Saginaw Township.<\/p>\n

An officer cradling the little piggy, who was making lots of good oink noises, said they had gotten a call a few days before that a pig had gotten loose in Lawndale.<\/p>\n

The woman who found the pig managed to get it into a box and then gave it to the police.<\/p>\n

The police have contacted Saginaw Animal Control, but in the meantime, the pig seems to be having a great time at the police station, keeping the officers entertained with its piggy ways.<\/p>\n

The officer said, “For now, it’s going to run around the office, eat animal crackers, and sleep. Hopefully, the parent comes and gets it so we can reunite them.”<\/p>\n

The pig seems quite comfortable snoozing on the carpet. The officer also added that the station has taken in dogs and cats, but “never had a pig<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Well, there is a first time for everything!<\/p>\n

We also hope the pig’s mom or dad will come soon, but it looks like the animal is in good hands until then (the gender of the pig and the name were not revealed).<\/p>\n

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Are Orange Pigs Common?<\/p>\n

The hair color of this pig, which could be categorized as red, but really looks orange, is a sight to behold.<\/p>\n

Is this type of hair color common for pigs?<\/p>\n

There are actually four types of red pig breeds, and though some are common, some are considered rare.<\/p>\n

There are Duroc Pigs, Danish Protests, Red Wattles, and finally Tamworths, which is what this little guy looks to be.<\/p>\n

And according to FarmingBase.com<\/a>, he is a very rare pig indeed, as well as one who’s considered a threatened breed, as there aren’t many left.<\/p>\n

Related: Gertie the Mini Pig’s Parents Demand Snuggle Time and It’s the Sweetest Thing<\/a><\/p>\n

They originated on\u00a0Sir Robert Peel\u2019s Drayton Manor Estate\u00a0at Tamworth, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom, and are descended from wild boars.<\/p>\n

The Tamworth breed is listed as\u00a0threatened\u00a0in the United States and\u00a0vulnerable\u00a0in the United Kingdom, according to the\u00a0Rare Breeds Survival Trust<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are only 300 registered breeding females of Tamworth currently left.<\/p>\n

Tamworth pigs are mainly found in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Let’s keep this one safe in Saginaw, Michigan. Maybe this orange pig can be the police station mascot!<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Parade Pets<\/a> on Dec 20, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add Parade Pets as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Well, this is a little Christmas miracle, and it happens to feature a rare orange-haired pig, which makes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[1303,178102,178101,178100,79,201],"class_list":{"0":"post-360933","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-michigan","9":"tag-orange-pig","10":"tag-saginaw","11":"tag-saginaw-township","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}