A piglet that could be a pig is getting a second lease after he fell off a transport truck that may have taken him to slaughter.
Heartwarming body camera footage captures the moment Ohio State Troopers rescued the piglet — named Pearl Pancetta — from a highway in Ross County to take her to her new home.
“These little pigs did NOT make it to market,” the department wrote in the video’s caption.
Pearl Pancetta was found hiding in the brush along an Ohio highway after escaping from a transport truck. Ohio State Highway Patrol
Troopers scoured roadside brush for the little piglet after receiving a report of a piglet running across US Route 35, about 45 miles south of Columbus.
The officers quickly saw the flash of pink under the green food and pounced on Pearl Pancetta before she could get away again.
The understandably frightened piglet squealed as the strangers led her back to their patrol car.
Pearl Pancetta survived the jump with minor road rash. Ross County Humane Society
“How now?” an officer was heard saying.
“Aww, honey!” the second soldier coaxed Pearl as he gently stroked the anxious pig.
Despite his dangerous fall — or daring jump — from a moving car, the piglet suffered minor road rash, but no other injuries.
The piglet was grazed by two state troopers, who took it to the local Humane Society. Ross County Humane Society
Pearl is staying temporarily at the Humane Society workers’ home as she recovers from her death-defying jump. Ross County Humane Society
Pearl will be moved to a safe place for farm animals in the coming weeks. Ross County Humane Society
Pearl seems calm, however, after her rescuers wrap her in a retro reflective vest and place her in the back of their cruiser.
Troopers took him to the Ross County Humane Society, which connected him to a temporary home to recover from his minor scratches.
After she recovers, the piglet will be permanently transferred to a safe sanctuary for farm animals, where she will be able to grow into the 600-pound pig she was born to be.
“Pearl will join some pot-bellied friends in a few days where she will live her life and not become pancetta,” the Humane Society said.
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