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I was standing in my kitchen during a visit back to the US about a year ago when a rather sinister-looking black snout suddenly burst through the pet door used by the cats. I would soon learn that the creature was a pot-bellied pig that, for reasons too... ...full story at Peking Duck

from Peking Duck on Mon, Sep 28 2009

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