PORTLY
PORTLY PORKER BACK TO HEALTH. KING 5'S ERIC WILKINSON WITH
EXTREME MAKEOVER, PIG EDITION.
>> Reporter: IT'S WEIGH IN DAY
FOR THIS RELUCK ABOUT THE HOG
WHO IS STRUGGLING WITH WEIGHT
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
ISSUES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET HIM ON THE
SCALE IS TO ENTICE HIM WITH
PEANUT BUTTER.
PEANUT BUTTER. AS HIS MOMENT OF RECKONING
COMES, THERE'S REASON TO
CELEBRATE.
CELEBRATE. >> 219.
>> 219.
>> 219. >> GOOD JOB, BERNARD.
>> Reporter: BERNARD HAS DROPPED
31 POUNDS SINCE ARRIVING ABOUT
FOUR MONTHS AGO.
>> BERNARD WAS SO OVERWEIGHT THE
FAT WAS COVERING HIS EYES.
HE WAS FUNCTIONALLY BLIND.
>> Reporter: THIS IS BERNARD
BACK THEN.
BACK THEN. HIS OWNERS LET HIM GET SO FAT HE
COULD BARELY WALK.
>> BERNARD HAS INFLAMMATION IN
HIS BODY AND RIETS FROM YEARS OF
BEING OVERWEIGHT AND UNHEALTHY.
>> Reporter: WORKERS ARE INTENT
ON HELPING BERNARD GET FIT,
ADMINISTERING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC
THERAPY THAT PROMOTES BLOOD FLOW
AND HEALING.
AND HEALING. THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING.
THEY'VE INTRODUCED OLIVER, A
PERSONAL TRAINER OF SORTS.
>> OLIVER ENCOURAGES BERNARD TO
GET UP AND MOVE AND WALK
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. >> Reporter: BERNARD IS ON A
STRICT DIET OF FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES.
VEGETABLES. HE GETS MASSAGES AND SEES A
DOCTOR FOR REGULAR CHECK UPS.
ONCE HE'S LOST 50 MORE POUNDS,
THE PLAN IS FOR PLASTIC SURGERY,
A TUMMY TUCK FOR THAT EXTRA
SKIN, AND A FACELIFT.
>> THAT FAT WILL GO AWAY AND
LIKELY WE'LL HAVE TO PIN BACK
THE SKIN ON HIS HEAD SO HE CAN
SEE AGAIN.
SEE AGAIN. >> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, THERE
WILL BE NO PIGGING OUT ON THE
FAT FARM.
FAT FARM.
FAT FARM. >> HE'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE A
BRAND NEW, SHINY PIG WHENEVER
HE'S READY TO GO HOME.
>> Reporter: ERIC WILKINSON,
KING 5 NEWS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO THE HOPE IS THAT BOTH BERNARD
AND OLIVER COULD BE ADOPTED OR
FOSTERED TOGETHER ONCE BERNARD
IS HEALTHY ENOUGH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION TEXT THE
WORD PIG TO 206-448-4545.
ANYWAY.
ANYWAY.
ANYWAY. I
ANYWAY. I SMILED BECAUSE -- I KNOW, IT'S
KIND OF INTERESTING TO HEAR THE
PIG IS GOING TO GET ALL OF THAT.
IT'S SAD.
IT'S SAD.
IT'S SAD. HE'S SUPER OVERWEIGHT, CAN'T
WALK.
WALK.
WALK. >>
WALK. >> I DIDN'T THINK A PIG COULD
GET OVERWEIGH.
GET OVERWEIGH. THAT SOUNDS IGNORANT, BUT IT WAS
SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT.
>> THAT IGNORANCE IS WHAT'S
BEHIND THIS REAL STORY HERE
WHICH SEEMS AMUSING, BUT THERE'S
A LOT OF THIS GOING ON.
PIGS ARE INCREASINGLY POPULAR AS
PETS.
PETS.
PETS. THEY'RE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, THEY
RANK AMONGST THE TOP TEN MOST
INTELLIGENT.
INTELLIGENT. THERE'S A PROBLEM FOR PET OWNER
WHO IS DIDN'T DO THEIR HOMEWORK
OR WERE MISLED.
WE REACHED OUT TO THE DIVINE
SWINE CONSUL TAVENLT BETH CLARK,
SHE HAS A SIDE HUSTLE AS A PIG
TRAINER AND WALKER.
SHE SHARED FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
BEFORE YOU CONSIDER PIGGING OUT.
DON'T JUST GO GET ONE.
NUMBER ONE, DON'T BE FOOLED.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A MICRO
OR POCKET OR TEACUP PIG.
THOSE ARE JUST TERMS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO STAY THAT
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. A
WAY. A MINI PIG CAN BE 50 TO 300
POUNDS.
POUNDS.
POUNDS. FARM PIGS, 300 TO 900 POUNDS.
>> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> PIGS DO PRODUCE MANURE, SO
THEY'RE CONSIDERED LIVESTOCK.
CHECK TO SEE IF LIVESTOCK IS
ALLOWED.
ALLOWED.
ALLOWED. NUMBER THREE, PIGS ARE NOT
ACTUALLY HYPOALLERGENIC.
ACTUALLY HYPOALLERGENIC. THAT'S A POPULAR BELIEF HERE.
THEY GROW HAIR, NOT FUR.
THEY DON'T HAVE DANDER WHICH
DOES OFTEN CAUSE THOSE
ALLERGIES.
ALLERGIES. FOR MANY FOLKS THEY MIGHT BE
BETTER THAN A DOG OR A CAT.
NUMBER FOUR, GET A LIVESTOCK OR
VETERINARIAN BEFORE YOU GET THAT
PIG.
PIG.
PIG. THERE ARE SPECIFIC VETS THAT
CATER TO THIS.
KNOW ONE, GET A RELATIONSHIP
GOING BEFORE YOU GET THAT PIG.
AND NUMBER FIVE, DO YOUR
HOMEWORK.
HOMEWORK.
HOMEWORK. IT SOUNDS CUTE, A TINY PIG, MY
FRIEND'S NEIGHBOR'S BROTHER HAS
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. TEXT
ONE. TEXT PET TO 206-448-4545.
BETH SET US UP WITH A LINK.
ALL THE INFORMATION, EVEN SOME
VIDEOS.
VIDEOS.
VIDEOS. YOU CAN DO YOUR RESEARCH ON WHAT
AND WHY AND HOW.
THEY ARE SMART.
THEY ARE SWEET.
BUT IT COMES WITH INFORMATION.
90% TO 95% OF THOSE PIGS WILL BE
DEAD, ABANDONED, OR GIVEN UP
BEFORE THEIR SECOND BIRTHDAY
BECAUSE PEOPLE GET THEM, IT
SEEMS LIKE A GREAT IDEA, BUT
THEY'RE NOT PREPARED TO TAKE
CARE OF THEM.
TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
>> QUESTION.
>> QUESTION. >> YEAH?
>> YEAH?
>> YEAH? >> DID BETH SAY -- LIKE, CAN YOU
KEEP A PIG AND KEEP IT A CERTAIN
SIZE?
SIZE?
SIZE? IS
SIZE? IS THAT A STUPID QUESTION?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. TO
>> NO. TO BE HONEST, THE RESEARCH I
LOOKED UP BASICALLY SAYS LIKE
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. LOOK AT THEIR PARENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION,
KNOW WHERE THIS PIG CAME FROM.
BUT NO, I MEAN IT DOES COME DOWN
TO DIET AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THE NAMES I THINK ARE WHAT
THROWS EVERYBODY.
THROWS EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY THINKS IT'S A PIG LET
OR POCKET SIZED, BUT THESE ARE
TERMS.
TERMS.
TERMS. IT'S NOT A BREED.
IT CAN BECOME A 300-POUND BEAST.
>> I CAN SEE KIDS BEING LIKE
DADDY, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, I GOT
YOU A PIG.
>> IT'S WILBUR.
>> PEOPLE DO LIKE THEM AS PETS.
WHEN I DID THAT STORY, A MOM
SWUNG BY WITH HER MINIVAN AND A
PIG IN THE BACK.
THEY WERE LOOKING TO GET A DOG
FOUND OUT THIS WAS BETTER
ALLERGIWISE FOR US.
THEY LIKE IT.
THEY'RE REALLY SMART.
YOU CAN TRAIN THEM, PLAY WITH
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. BUT
THEM. BUT IT'S A SPECIAL DIET.
THERE ARE SPECIAL NEEDS, AND
YOU'VE GOT TO BE PREPARED FOR
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>