Runaway Pig Wilbur Becomes West Hollywood Celebrity, May Soon Be up for Adoption
The 17-pound, 11-week-old piglet is in the care of the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter and could be adopted if no owner comes forward.
- On Thursday, Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren adopted Wilbur, a viral West Hollywood piglet, after winning a silent auction at the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter.
- The piglet gained internet fame after e-bike rider Jamaal Harrison captured video of him sprinting through West Hollywood streets on Saturday, August 15, requiring multiple residents to orchestrate his capture.
- Shelter staff cared for the 17-pound, 11-week-old piglet while verifying adopters could comply with strict local zoning laws and setback requirements for housing farm animals.
- Marcia Zwilling, managing director of the Diane Warren Foundation, placed the winning bid on behalf of Warren, securing the piglet a home at her seven-acre Mousebutt Rescue Ranch in Malibu.
- "I lost Oscars, but I won a pig, it's awesome," Warren said, noting the piglet could eventually weigh 125 pounds and will receive gourmet care in his permanent home.
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Songwriter Diane Warren Adopts WeHo Pig After No Owner Comes Forward
Renowned songwriter Diane Warren appears to have un-broke a little piggy’s heart Thursday. Wilbur the pint-sized pig that made a viral run through the streets of West Hollywood went to the highest bidder in a silent auction Thursday and according to reports from the scene, the winner turned out to be Warren, whose body of work includes the Toni Braxton-sung hit “Un-break My Heart.” An owner did not show up to claim the pig, who was dubbed Wilbur…
Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren adopts runaway West Hollywood piglet ‘Wilbur’
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