A pet pig fed only junk food and fizzy drinks in a small flat for seven years has been rescued and taken to an animal sanctuary.
Portia could barely walk and had become "very depressed" before being moved from her small flat in Manchester.BBCJill Jolly from the sanctuary said: “She could barely walk, we had to roll her to get her up. She would spend up to 48 hour lying in bed, having to be hand fed, she was in a lot of pain.
She added: “With time, love, care and patience we’ve managed to basically get her back introduced to being a pig.”
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