Original 'arc work' for pampered pigs

28.07.11

Lucky pigs and piglets down at Dingley Dell farm are celebrating Freedom Food’s Farm Animal Week with the ultimate home makeover.

 

Leading artists, Mr Millerchip and Simon Wild, are going the whole hog by painting the pigs’ arc shaped houses with colourful and lively original designs, in what they believe is the first project of its kind. But will the pigs appreciate the ‘arc work’?

Mark Hayward, the forward-thinking RSPCA Freedom Food approved pig farmer who commissioned the work, said: 

These must be the most hip and funky pig arcs in the world. Pigs are incredibly clever animals and they can even outperform dogs in some intelligence tests.

“And whilst having a designer home probably goes a bit above and beyond what they need, giving pigs a stimulating place to live is a key part of the RSPCA’s welfare standards. And even if the pigs don’t appreciate it, it certainly livens up my day!

Picasso’s of the pig world, Simon Wild and Mr Millerchip, said:  “We specialise in unusual commissions but this one takes a bit of beating.”