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Pig eats ring off woman's hand

Posted on: Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 15:14 CDT

A British grandmother said she is not to blame for losing her engagement ring -- it was snatched by a hungry piglet with a taste for diamonds.

Anne Moon, who has worn the ring since her now-husband gave it to her 30 years ago, said she was petting a 10-week-old Kune Kune piglet at the Easingwold Maize Maze Farm, near York, England, when the swine used its mouth to slip off her beloved jewel, The Sun reported Tuesday.

I've never been in such close contact with a pig before so I put my hand out flat to let it have a sniff, she said. It just clamped its teeth around the ring and wouldn't let go. When I found the diamond was gone, I couldn't believe it. If the pig wasn't so dirty I think we would have put him in the back of the car and taken him home.

Farmer Paul Caygill, 46, said he has been sifting through the piglet's droppings, but so far has found no trace of the precious ring.

I've been looking through the poo to try and find the ring, he said.

Caygill said he hopes Moon doesn't have too much trouble convincing the insurance company to believe her story.

It's got to be one of the more unusual claims someone could put in for, he said.

Source: United Press International

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