What’s the big fuss about a 150 pound pot-bellied pig being one of our Animal Headliners? Oxymoronically, it’s the pot-bellied pig’s weight. When Minnesota resident Michelle Schmitz left her pig, Alaina Templeton, with a pet sitter, she weight 50 pounds. Nine months later Schmitz returned and the pig had gained 100 pounds. The weight flux was so severe that Alaina had to go into a four and a half hour surgery just to get her collar removed from her swollen neck. The dispute made headlines across the country and overseas and is now sparking a potential lawsuit and investigation on abuse charges. “That pig is my life … she’s different now … she’s scared,” Schmitz says. She was so dedicated to the pig that she had Alaina’s name tattooed on her and cried for three days when she found out about the problem. Unfortunately, Alaina weighs in as our heaviest Animal Headliner.
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