Overview
- A small pig was spotted running through West Hollywood on Saturday and filmed by bystander Jamaal Harrison as he pursued it on an e-bike.
- The TikTok footage of the chase drew hundreds of thousands of views and prompted commenters to try to identify the animal and its owner.
- Good Samaritans eventually captured the pig and it was taken to the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter for care.
- Shelter officials say the pig will be held at the facility until Thursday, Aug. 20 to allow an owner to claim it and that it would likely be transferred to a pig-appropriate shelter if unclaimed.
- Reporters say the city’s animal services department did not immediately respond to questions, and local shelters’ limited long-term capacity for livestock helps explain why a transfer outside Los Angeles is likely.