LuLu the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig is a star pig.  When her human companion suffered a heart attack in their isolated holiday home, thirteen-month old LuLu charged to the rescue.

She squeezed through the ‘dog door’, scraping herself in the process, and headed for the road. This meant her leaving the fenced yard, which she never usually did on her own.

Then she laid in the road waiting for a car to stop. According to witnesses, it took 45 minutes before a kind driver did get out to see what was up. LuLu led him to the house and Jo Ann’s life was saved.

 A follow-up article reported that the world was fascinated by LuLu’s courage and clever action. LuLu has had worldwide media coverage and TV appearances and she has been given a gold medal from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Tags: animal agriculture, animal farming, Communicating, communicatio, pig, sentience

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