With more micro-pigs in homes, business looks to state for license. March 19, 2014 — -- Check out man’s new best friend -- the micro pig. The co-owners of My Pet Piggy, based in Hopkinton, R.I., ...

Reporting from BEIJING — Have you been pining for a “teacup” pig but worried that the supposedly petite porcine pet might grow as big as your bathtub? A Chinese biotech firm says it now has the answer ...

It’s a warm day in Santee as Brittany Whissel casts handfuls of oatmeal flakes onto the artificial turf. She’s waiting for the vet to arrive for a house call, and her two mini pot-bellied pigs are ...

The concept of buying pets with custom genes may soon become a reality. Beijing Genomics Institute has divulged plans to sell genetically modified pigs whose DNA will keep them small, weighing in at a ...

Oatis the piglet was smaller than Bryanna Tinsley’s head when she purchased and shipped him from Texas. Tinsley said the pig now weighs about 120 pounds. Tinsley, who lives in Avondale, is one of many ...