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Farmer Clay Trainum whistled at a group of young boars from a distance, urging them to greet him on a recent afternoon at Autumn Olive Farms on the outskirts of Waynesboro. “Come on, boys,” he ...

A boar named Blanket at a micro pig petting farm in Britain now has a lot of kids, er, piglets, running around. A pint-sized pig named Blanket is a bit of a cad. At a petting zoo in Britain, Blanket ...

WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — Farmer Clay Trainum whistled at a group of young boars from a distance, urging them to greet him on a recent afternoon at Autumn Olive Farms on the outskirts of Waynesboro.