Anyone who says theyâve never held bigoted beliefs is 100% a liar. We get older and we learn better and we grow more understanding of the world around us. Social justice is not a contest of perfection. Itâs a process of growth. That has been completely lost on this community in the past two years.
Almost every woman I have ever met has a secret belief that she is just on the edge of madness, that there is some deep, crazy part within her, that she must be on guard constantly against âlosing controlâ â of her temper, of her appetite, of her sexuality, of her feelings, of her ambition, of her secret fantasies, of her mind.
Elana Dykewomon, âNotes for a Magazine,â Sinister Wisdom #36
This little piggy got massive: Meet Esther the 48 stone âmicro-pigâ! Ten times larger than predicted
Esther the Wonder Pig is an internet celebrity with 230,000 Facebook fans
Owners Derek and Steve, from Canada, were in âdenialâ about her real size
Eats exclusively vegan diet, munching ÂŁ1,500 of grain and fruit a year
A couple who bought a micro-pig were stunned when their pint-sized family pet turned into a 670lb giant.
Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter from Ontario, Canada, adopted Esther thinking she would only grow to around 70lb, a respectable five stone.
But they were tricked and two-year-old Esther has not stopped growing.The two-year-old sow, who is toilet-trained, is now nearly ten times her expected size.
She eats ÂŁ30 of vegan food each week, enjoying a diet of rolled oats, barley and corn as well as fresh fruit and vegetables like over ripe bananas and vegetable peelings.
She has become so big that the couple had to move into a farm to create enough room for her and their two dogs and a cat.
Steve, who works in the property industry, said: âWe lived in denial for a long-time. Friends would come over and say 'sheâs getting biggerâ and Derek and I would say 'no sheâs notâ.
'But soon she was standing up to steal things off the kitchen counters, the couch became smaller, and of course there was the weight gain.
'We just adapted and loved her more. What else could we do? It wasnât her fault and we would never give up a pet.'Â
Steve said: 'Since we moved to the farm she has decided she needs to be close to us and now sleeps beside our bed with her mattress on the floor.
'She still on occasion climbs up on to our bed for a nap during the day.â
Esther has now found fame on Facebook as Esther the Wonder Pig and has more than 230,000 friends who follow updates on their her exploits.Â
Derek and Steve post pictures and video of the pig and sell calendars, postcards and mugs featuring the pink porker.Â
Followers can watch her snoozing in a nest of stolen blankets, monopolising the sofa - as well as the dog bed - or sprawling across the living room floor leaving little room for anyone else.
The pair have now created another Facebook page, Estherâs Kitchen, to feature the vegan food they prepare for their rambunctious pet, including spinach lasagne and chocolate chip granola bites.Â
Speaking about Estherâs online popularity, Steve added: 'It is still surreal and absolutely mind-boggling.
'We started Estherâs page just as a way for immediate friends and family to stay in touch with us and Estherâs antics.
'But one of those friends shared Estherâs page on an animal-related website and the next thing we knew Estherâs page had 10,000 likes and it never stopped.
'Derek and I are Estherâs voice and some days it is really challenging to come up with new quips and I will sit there staring at a picture until something comes to me.
'Other days itâs as if I can read Estherâs thoughts and I swear she can convey them with her eyes and her smile.
'Peopleâs reaction to meeting Esther still amazes us, itâs like theyâre meeting a movie star or royalty.
'Even now people are amazed by her size and her awareness.
'It is as if she knows she is famous and that is her role, that she is changing the worldâs view of her kind and their amazing abilities to think, feel and be loved.â
adoptpets: I have never seen such a happy pig. She is so photogenic! I just wish all pigs got to live the type of life that she lives.
God bless these people for not giving her up once she outgrew the size they were expecting, as happens all too often with these pet so-called âmicro-pigs.â Having a pet/companion animal is a lifetime commitment; not to be given away just because the pet becomes an inconvenience.
Reportedly, Esther gave Derek & Steve the motivation to fulfill their wish of opening up a sanctuary, and since getting Esther they have also become vegan along with Esther.
honduran white tent bats roosting under a heliconia leaf, which they sever down the length of its midrib to create a âtentâ that provides a waterproof shelter and protection from potential predators.Â
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