Big ham: Not the mini-pig owners expected, 300kg Esther wins Facebook hearts

21 Apr, 2015 13:02 / Updated 9 years ago

She is a web celebrity, with many of her admirers becoming vegetarians – meet Esther, the 300kg pig who will win your heart. Her owners once thought she was a mini-pig, but finally they got it that there is hardly anything mini about her.

Esther’s owners - Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter - told RT how they got her three years ago, and she was supposed to grow into a mini-pig, about 70lb (30kg).

“We thought we were just getting a cute little pet pig,” Steve and Derek said.

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The owners added that they were “totally in denial” when she began to grow.

“We were hoping she wouldn’t get as big as she is now, were on a quite a rollercoaster ride. But at 200lb, we realized that she is a full-size commercial pig.”

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Esther has her own website and Facebook page where the owners share her photos and videos, getting excited responses.

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Apart from being a major internet celebrity, Esther is “very interesting to watch,” as she perhaps doesn’t realize that she’s a pig.

“She gets along with the dogs and the cats in the house,” Steve and Derek told RT.

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