Bob CollinsHuman kindness to one another is nice and all but what really sets a human heart atwitter is a good animal in need.
How else can we explain the story of Esther the Wonder Pig, whose illness prompted people in Canada to raise $650,000 so that a CT scanner big enough to fit the pig could be purchased. One wasn’t available in Canada.
A lot of people would just give up when told their pet had woes and a lot of people would keep their money in their pocket and move along.
But there’s just something about a sick pig, eh, Canada?
What a beautiful day, my hair is pretty awesome today too. pic.twitter.com/EmacHrOdKl
— Esther TheWonder Pig (@EstherThePig) August 15, 2018
As the CBC tells it, this all started when Esther stopped during a walk, her snout turned purple and she basically collapsed.
A vet figured it was related to some porcine bone and muscle problems and prescribed some medication but owners Jenkins and Derek Walter, of Campbellville, Ont., wanted something a little more definitive — the kind of answers a CT scanner can provide.
Problem: There was no CT scanner in all of Canada that can fit a pig.
Solution: People who like pigs.
$650,000 later, the pig-sized scanner made its debut last week with Esther inside.
It revealed she has cancer.
Everything happens for a reason. If OVC had the scanner last fall, I probably wouldn’t have been put on long term…
Posted by Esther the Wonder Pig on Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Esther will have surgery for breast cancer a week from Monday.
