IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

IronPigs To Honor Man Who Saved Pig

Published on January 29, 2010 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


(Allentown, Pa.) - In hearing a hoof-warming story of a man saving a pig through CPR in La Center, Wash., IronPigs mascots FeRROUS and FeFe wanted to publicly honor and award human hero Jeff Olson. For his saving the life of "Pig Pig" though mouth-to-snout resuscitation, the pair will be sending a care package to Olson - which consists of an IronPigs sweatshirt, a bottle of Listerine and tube of ChapStick - along with an offer for free IronPigs tickets for he and his wife any time they are in the Lehigh Valley. The couple will also be offered a double-date with FeRROUS and FeFe to a Valley restaurant of their choice upon their first visit to Coca-Cola Park.

The package will also include dog bone for Pig Pig (see below).

In a written statement, FeRROUS had the following words for Olson: "On behalf of FeFe and all pigs in the Lehigh Valley, I would like to porksonally say 'thank you' to Mr. Olson for going above and beyond the Call of Suey. By risking life, limb and a lifetime of bad breath, little Pig Pig will one day be able to go to the market."

FeFe, also presenting a prepared written statement, added: "It's heroes like Mr. Olson that allow our kind to be happy in slop. And Pig Pig, be proud of your PIGmentationI"

The original press release appears below.

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(La Center, Wash.) -- A Washington state piglet's recent tale of swine survival not only involves man, but man's best friend, too. Portland, Ore., affiliate KPTV reports that Pig Pig, who lives on Heidi and Jeff Olson's farm in La Center, Wash., had a rough start to life. The piglet's mother accidentally crushed her after becoming ill from complications during birth.

"The mother pig was so sick she actually laid on her and didn't realize it," Heidi Olson said. When Jeff Olson realized what happened, the tiny piglet was near death.

"She squished her flat," Heidi Olson said. "She was flat as a pancake, no heartbeat (and) cold."

But Jeff Olson reacted quickly in the only way he knew how to save the animal.

"He did the first thing that came to mind, which is mouth to snout," Heidi Olson said.

After about five minutes of mouth-to-snout CPR, Pig Pig began to breath on her own. Pig Pig was the only surviving piglet of the litter, and her mother died, the Olsons said. Saving the piglet would be difficult with no mother to feed her, the family said. Again, the Olsons improvised, placing Pig Pig with a litter of Red Healer puppies to see whether their mother could look past the obvious differences.

"The momma dog looked at me like, 'Are you crazy?' But nature took over and her mothering instinct took over and she brought her in as one of her own," Heidi Olson said. Weeks later, Pig Pig is thriving and appears set to live a long and happy life. "The only problem is the pig now thinks she is a dog," Heidi Olson said.

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