Pig Rescues Goat

[red dog 1]

When visiting a petting zoo,the last thing you expect to witness is a daring water rescue. But that's exactly what took place when one man visiting the zoo saw a baby goat get stuck in the pond, a near death sentence.

After screaming "Goat in the water," a nearby pig amazingly dove into the pond and gave the goat a nice push, freeing the goat; then the pig led the goat to safety.

http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/09/20/pig-rescues-baby-goat/

[Politicalboi]

1. That was so cute

I was told as a kid that pigs can't swim because their hooves would cut their throat open as they swam. But maybe that is a certain breed of pigs.

[red dog 1]

2. I wonder if Mitt Romney's hooves bother him when he swims?

[Skink]

3. Mitt has designated swimmers

[red dog 1]

4. Animals can teach us a thing or two about kindness.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/312295/

[stuntcat]

5. Pigs are smarties!

To me it's a shame on humanity the way we treat billions of them on factory farms.

[red dog 1]

7. The US Military Cuts Off Pigs' Legs ...With Garden Shears...Unnecessarily

A new undercover investigation shows in graphic detail how 6,000 goats and pigs are cut apart, shot, and blown-up in military training exercises every year.
DOD says trainers slice open live animals and saw off their limbs in order to train medics in how to treat human injuries.
But medical professionals, veterans, and animal advocates counter that this kind of cruelty is no longer necessary -- and is, in fact, counterproductive.-- when more effective human patient simulators can be used instead.

Video footage from the investigation is chilling.
Goats' and pigs' legs are cut off with garden shears, and the animals moan in pain, showing that they haven't been adequately anesthetized; but worst of all is knowing that not only is this kind of animal cruelty unnecessary -- it could actually make medics less prepared to treat human injuries.
Accordingly to Dr. James Santos, a retired Navy Lieutenant Commander and physician, "Compared with humans, goats and pigs are much smaller..their skin is thicker..and the anatomy of their organs, blood vessels, and skeletons are much different

These differences can mean that medics actually have to spend time unlearning what they know about effectively treating animals, or waste time translating from animal to human anatomy in the middle of life and death situations.
Whereas human-patient simulators breathe, bleed, and even have bones to break --and allow trainees to practice treatments over and over again until they get it right, and are as prepared as they can be to save real lives.

Dr. Santos started a petition on Change.org calling on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to eliminate this outdated and unnecessary cruel practice.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/1131759

[rhiannon55]

6. And that pig can talk too!