Report: 90-pound pigs OK in Texas
Published: March 27, 2008 at 1:41 AM
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 27 (UPI) -- A Fort Worth, Texas, man is relieved after the city changed its potbellied pig ordinance, allowing him to keep his two beloved 90-pound piggy pets.
Dino Taylor was worried he would be forced to either get rid of his potbellies, Lilly and Honey, or relocate to a different city because of a Fort Worth law restricting residence from owning swine weighing more than 60 pounds, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.
The City Council voted Tuesday to allow potbellies weighing as much as 120 pounds to live in the city.
"We take the negative connotations that pigs are dirty and they mess stuff up and that you eat them. From ancient times, they were always pets," Taylor said.
The city also voted to permit animal control officials to enter vehicles to save trapped pets from overheating in hot weather. It also approved a law to hold parents and guardians responsible for their children's pets.
Dino Taylor was worried he would be forced to either get rid of his potbellies, Lilly and Honey, or relocate to a different city because of a Fort Worth law restricting residence from owning swine weighing more than 60 pounds, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.
The City Council voted Tuesday to allow potbellies weighing as much as 120 pounds to live in the city.
"We take the negative connotations that pigs are dirty and they mess stuff up and that you eat them. From ancient times, they were always pets," Taylor said.
The city also voted to permit animal control officials to enter vehicles to save trapped pets from overheating in hot weather. It also approved a law to hold parents and guardians responsible for their children's pets.
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