Some of the pot-bellied pigs on the farm are not fond of winter and manipulate the volunteers to feed them in their insulated houses or to hand feed them, rather than eat outside from a trough. The ...

There are not many places that can accommodate pot-bellied pigs ... The farm's oldest pig Spike was 21 when he died in January, after living under Leguizamon's care for 20 years.

Pigs pose a particular risk of incubating new viruses, but cats, too, pose a similar risk because of their proximity to humans, as per a new study. Now, scientists are warning that domestic cats ...

The data have also raised concerns among some medical professionals about the ability of doctors to provide appropriate care to several thousand patients a year. In 2022, 17 doctors issued more ...

Towana Looney is the only person in the world living with a functional pig kidney. But her doctor predicts that in less than a decade, pig-to-human organ transplants like hers could become routine.

Experts have long regarded pigs as one of the greatest zoonotic threats ... condition for almost two months and remains in intensive care. The British government recently announced that it had ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ, after eight years on dialysis ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. AP spoke with three people closely watching pig kidney development, including two who’ve asked about ...

Towana Looney knew that the first four people who ever received an organ from a pig died within two months ... did not release the price of Looney's care, though it is paying for most of it.

Pigs in blankets have become a staple of the festive period, with it being a nice treat to add to the pile of a plate on Christmas Day. Obviously, people aren't limited to eating them just one day ...

An Alabama woman has become the third person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, her doctors announced Tuesday. Towana Looney, 53, is off of kidney dialysis after ...