Overview
- A short TikTok clip of a small black-and-white pig running through West Hollywood streets drew hundreds of thousands of views after a local man, Jamaal Harrison, chased it on an e-bike and posted video of the pursuit.
- The piglet—nicknamed Wilbur—was ultimately caught by bystanders and taken into custody at the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter, which confirmed it is in shelter care.
- Shelter staff reported the animal is about 11 weeks old and 17 pounds and set a deadline of Thursday, August 20, for an owner to claim it.
- If no owner comes forward by the deadline, officials say the pig will likely be transferred to a facility better suited to pigs outside Los Angeles or be made available for adoption to a suitable home.
- Local coverage notes this case follows routine city animal-services practice of brief holding periods for nontraditional pets and shows how viral videos can quickly mobilize neighbors and online sleuths to try to reunite animals with owners.