Pet pig scares off burglars with ‘biggest growl’

A hero pet pig saved his owners from being burgled.

Ludwig growled at would-be thieves who broke into Mike Maughan and Liane Scholz’s Derby home on New Year’s Eve.

And as a way of saying thank you, the family has pledged to never eat pork again.

Owner Mike said: ‘The noise he makes is like a low rumble that sounds like the biggest Rottweiler you can imagine so I think they just ran.

‘They must have woken Ludwig up and when he realised that we weren’t up and would have been disturbed he sprang into action.

‘There were things in there they could have taken, like a bike, but they just left.’

He was adopted from a refuge for animals that have fallen foul of the various bylaws prohibiting the keeping of swine in small Canadian towns.

Ludwig was the first pot-bellied pig to be exported from Canada as a pet.

Just like a pet dog or cat, the cuddly pig has a litter tray, is learning tricks and gets a good shampoo when he’s got grubby from rolling around in the mud.

And Liane insists that her animal friend is so emotionally intelligent that he sheds tears and understands sign language. ...MetroUK