While most people refer to all four of the pig's limbs as the feet (or trotters), Chinese butchers call the front legs (which are larger, meatier and more expensive) the "hands" and the back legs ...

They tend to use their hooves to dig for food but can also stand on their two hind legs to reach fruit and leaves on trees.

PETA is asking the Sherburne County attorney to explore criminal charges against a pig farm with a USDA inspection report violation.

alongside the pig with the prolapse had blood on their rear and back legs. The USDA report states the injuries were suffered because the farm failed to property house the animals, citing the pig's ...