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Richmond Firefighters Pull 200-Pound Pig From Burning Home
RICHMOND (CBS SF) – Firefighters rescued a pet pig from a burning home in Richmond on Monday night, a Richmond fire battalion chief said. The one-alarm fire was reported around 9:30 p.m. in the 800...
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Pig Virus Spreads To Dogs, Killing One Pet In California
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – There have been a number of reports about a canine disease circulating called circovirus, previously thought to only be carried in pigs and parrots. “For years, we thought the...
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Bacon Prices On The Rise As Virus Killing Millions Of Baby Pigs In U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — A virus never before seen in the U.S. has killed millions of baby pigs in less than a year, and with little known about how it spreads or how to stop it, it’s threatening pork...
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Bright Blue Fat Found In Wild Pig Killed In Morgan Hill
MORGAN HILL (CBS SF) — A wild pig had ranchers in Morgan Hill scratching their heads when it was found to have bright blue colored fat. Pictures of the “weird pig” were posted to Imgur, showing the...
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CHP Rescues Loose Pig Along Highway 12 In Sonoma County
SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) – A California Highway Patrol officer rescued a wayward farm animal wandering along state Highway 12 near Santa Rosa Friday morning. Around 9 a.m., Officer Ken Enger responded to a...
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Runaway Piglet Stops Traffic In San Francisco’s Mission District
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A runaway piglet stopped traffic in San Francisco’s Mission District Tuesday morning, according to Animal Care and Control officials. The piglet was reported running in traffic...
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Piglet Found Wandering Loose In SF Mission District Gets New Home
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A wayward piglet found running loose in San Francisco’s Mission District last week has found a new home. San Francisco Animal Care and Control officials said the piglet, known...
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PETA’s Got A Problem With SFO Pig
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — An animal advocacy organization is asking the San Francisco International Airport to hold the pork, after the airport announced earlier this week it had introduced a pig as...
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Pig Hunter Rescued After Falling Into Ravine Near Healdsburg
HEALDSBURG (CBS SF) – Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies and crews from Cal Fire and the Healdsburg Fire Department rescued a pig hunter who fell down a ravine west of Healdsburg on Saturday morning. The...
View ArticlePeninsula Humane Society Puts Found Pig Up For Adoption
SAN MATEO (KPIX 5) – While humane society workers are used to putting animals up for adoption, on Friday the branch of the organization in San Mateo County had an unusual potential pet. A 24-pound pig...
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Rescued Pot-Bellied Pig Pays Visit To Oakland Police HQ
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – A rescued pig named Vivienne that KPIX 5 reported on last week is enjoying her new life at her new home with a face familiar to Bay Area television viewers: the Oakland Police...
View ArticleSeveral Central Valley Flu Cases May Be Linked To Sick Pig At Local Fair
SAN LUIS OBISBO (AP) — Central California health officials were investigating whether several cases of the flu are linked to a sick pig at a fair. Several flu patients tested positive for an influenza...
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Stray Pig Named ‘Piggy Smalls’ Found In East Palo Alto Up For Adoption
SAN MATEO COUNTY (CBS SF) — A stray pig found wandering the streets of East Palo Alto earlier this month is now up for adoption, according to the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. The female adult...
View ArticleCHP Rescue Young Pig On Highway 4 In Bay Point
BAY POINT (CBS SF) – CHP in Contra Costa County came across an unusual trespasser on Highway 4 Monday night when a young pig was found on the busy roadway, authorities said. The Contra Costa CHP...
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