Hog Heaven; As far as Calvert County Commissioner Linda Kelley is concerned, pigs are people, too From: The Washington Post | Date: August 4, 2002| Author: Annie Gowen | Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A few years ago at the annual Pet Pig Congress in Pottstown, Pa., the conference organizer thought it would be nice to have some background music playing during the Saturday evening banquet, so she hooked a microphone to Dan Williams's pet pig, Leroy, who is quite an oinker.

Trouble was, Leroy's grunting ended up getting piped into the wrong ballroom.

"Pretty soon the elevator door opens and this beautiful bride comes out, her face bright red," Williams recalls. "She says, 'Who's...

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