Jun 17th, 2008 · A 6-week-old piglet in North Yorkshire, England, apparently suffers from mysophobia — a dread of dirt. So her owners got the pig, named Cinderella, some boots — little green custom-made Wellingtons to protect her little piggies from the mud.
Dec 5th, 2007 · Comedian and commentator Mo Rocca visits a pig farm in Iowa to learn the proper way of to hold and handle a piglet. It's a skill critical for stumping politicians after all, commingling with livestock is a de rigueur photo op.
Jun 29th, 2005 · Actors behind two of the voices in the Winnie the Pooh cartoon series have recently died -- who will speak for Tigger and Piglet now? Slate contributor Daniel Engber explains what happens when the original voice of a cartoon character goes silent.