PIGS. The pig is an animal at once unclean and sacred. Dear to demons, it is used as bait to divert them from tormenting humans, but at the same time it has particular associations with sacrifices of expiation and purification. The pig is strikingly...

Used as an offensive term of address in various meanings. It is commonly used by children of someone who eats more than his fair share or who eats in a bestial manner. It is then extended to someone who behaves in a generally selfish way. ‘You...

In the wild, pigs (also called hogs or swine) are native to most regions of the earth except Australasia and Antarctica. The pig belongs to the family of Suidae, nonruminant ungulates, and are hoofed herbivorous mammals. They prefer boggy, wooded...

A clean pig makes lean bacon. (Serbian) A pig may whistle, though it has a bad mouth for it. (English) A pig used to dirt turns its nose up at rice. (Japanese) A pig’s tail will never make a good arrow. (Spanish) Child’s pig, father’s...

Pigs, also called hogs or swine, are ungulates. Native to Eurasia, they are collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. Despite pigs' reputation for gluttony, and another reputation for dirtiness, a lesser known quality is their...

With this being the Chinese year of the pig, the timing couldn't be better to unveil St. Joseph's first big painted pig. Affectionately called "Smiley," the 50-pound, 50-inch, painted, fiberglass porker will make his debut and pose for pictures at the Midwest Artist Association's...

It is a cold, dreary day in January when we decide to raise a pig. Actually the "we" part is mostly my husband. I had seen a pig up close only once before. That was 43 years ago when my dad took me...

Only in the world of government does the routine perversion of language betray so much about reality if you listen carefully. We have heard the euphemisms through history, with perhaps the most notable being “revenue enhancements” as a substitute for tax increases. But at this week’s...

An unidentified animal illness has spread in two southern Chinese cities, infecting at least 1,300 pigs and killing more than 300, according to reports in Hong Kong newspapers. No human infections have been reported.The illness started killing pigs in Yunfu city in southern Guangdong province...