The owners, who have a farm adjacent to the Lochside Trail, were told on July 5 to have the 18-year-old pig checked by a veterinarian or euthanized within five days
Greater Victoria residents are offering to cover the costs for a vet check and treatment for a pig that’s the subject of a B.C. SPCA order.
After the Times Colonist highlighted the situation in Friday’s edition, readers wrote offering to donate money.The sow is their sole remaining pig after more than 50 years as pig farmers. She is a popular attraction for trail users, who frequently stop to watch her. Every morning, Frans applies a treatment spray to the pig’s sore spots to reduce itching and deter flies — he shakes the spray can, which makes a rattling sound, prompting the pig to come to him.
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