Road hog: Escaped piglet caught on Scots motorway

The Scottish SPCA is hunting the owner of a piglet after it was found running wild on the road heading towards the Forth Road Bridge.

The piglet is now recovering

An HGV Driver saw the piglet heading from Dunfermline onto the A90 towards the Bridge in cones on the outside lane.

Chief Inspector John Chisholm said,:“The poor girl was found running about the road and was clearly frightened, she wouldn’t keep still so it was very difficult to catch her.

“Thanks to the quick and decisive actions of the HGV driver the piglet was kept out of harm’s way until I arrived.

“Had she escaped from a transporter then she should have been marked or tagged, but she had no ID of any kind.

“Luckily she didn’t have any injuries and is now safely at our Inverness centre and we’re looking to give her a new home where she can spend the rest of her days.”

Anyone who recognises the piglet is being urged to contact the Scottish SPCA’s Inverness centre on 03000 999 999.