Little piggy spotted on the loose in town centre

Residents of Dudley in the West Midlands were bemused as they spotted a little pig taking a casual stroll around the town. The black pig was seen wandering near Dudley Council House at around 9.30am on Monday.



Passers-by looked on as walked across the road, grazed on a grass verge and continued to trot amongst leaves near to the Priory ruins. The pig eventually made its way through a fence and was not seen after.





Tim Sturgess said he spotted the pig while driving through the town and was surprised to see it calmly crossing the road. He added: "I've got no idea where it came from but it didn't seem to be panicking." A marketing assistant from Dudley Zoo said they had received a call on Friday night when a member of the public feared that it may be one of theirs that had gone missing.


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"We had a phone call from a worried passer-by who thought it was one of ours on the loose," she said. "But ours are a different breed and were all safe and secure so it wasn't one of them," she added. Black pigs are one of the rarer breeds. They are long and deep-bodied and well known for their hardiness and suitability for extensive farming. It is the only pig breed in Britain to be all black, and this helps protect the pig from sunburn in sunny weather.