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MAN buys pig thinking it's a micro pig to have as a pet, later finds out it's a huge farm pig and weighs 16 stone...Hardware shop owner Pathadon Taesankul, 25, was shopping at the wholesale market near his home at Nonthaburi near Bangkok Thailand for stock for his shop.. .When he noticed a baby pig for sale he was immediately taken by the cute animal and the shop owner assured him that it was breed of pygmy pig and that it would not grow much more.. .Pathadon immediately paid the three thousand Thai baht (about 70 pounds) and proudly took his cute new pet home where, with agreement from his wife, hen named the female animal “Junior” because of its diminutive size.. .That was a mere eight months and now Junior weighs in at 100 kilograms! However, the initial domestic arrangements where Junior stayed on the pavement outside the shop by day and in Pathadon’s bedroom by night, haven’t changed.. .Pathadon said: “Junior is really intelligent and knows when it is time to ‘go to work’ and when it’s time to go to bed”. .Junior’s diet is almost human too – he likes snacks such as crisps (he can open his own packets) although his main meals consist of dishes such as fried rice and sausage – all washed down by a couple of litres of Coke….or, on occasion, Fanta!. .Pathadon added “many people come to my shop just to see Junior. Although I wouldn’t have bought him if I knew he would get this big, I couldn’t let him go now – he’s part of the family we love him''.©Pathadon Taesankul/Exclusivepix Media (Credit Image: © Exclusivepix media via ZUMA Press)

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Daily Round Up 4 May 2017
MAN buys pig thinking it's a micro pig to have as a pet, later finds out it's a huge farm pig and weighs 16 stone...Hardware shop owner Pathadon Taesankul, 25, was shopping at the wholesale market near his home at Nonthaburi near Bangkok Thailand for stock for his shop.. .When he noticed a baby pig for sale he was immediately taken by the cute animal and the shop owner assured him that it was breed of pygmy pig and that it would not grow much more.. .Pathadon immediately paid the three thousand Thai baht (about 70 pounds) and proudly took his cute new pet home where, with agreement from his wife, hen named the female animal “Junior” because of its diminutive size.. .That was a mere eight months and now Junior weighs in at 100 kilograms! However, the initial domestic arrangements where Junior stayed on the pavement outside the shop by day and in Pathadon’s bedroom by night, haven’t changed.. .Pathadon said: “Junior is really intelligent and knows when it is time to ‘go to work’ and when it’s time to go to bed”. .Junior’s diet is almost human too – he likes snacks such as crisps (he can open his own packets) although his main meals consist of dishes such as fried rice and sausage – all washed down by a couple of litres of Coke….or, on occasion, Fanta!. .Pathadon added “many people come to my shop just to see Junior. Although I wouldn’t have bought him if I knew he would get this big, I couldn’t let him go now – he’s part of the family we love him''.©Pathadon Taesankul/Exclusivepix Media (Credit Image: © Exclusivepix media via ZUMA Press)