Year of the Pig: Fallowfield family loves its porky pet

By Beth Hope-Cushey

For the Mon Valley Independent

Chelsey Huffman of Fallowfield Township has a soft spot for all animals.  

So it was no surprise last July when she jumped in to help out at a neighbor’s farm. 

“Our neighbor Chris Okneski, was out of town and his dad was watching his place when a young sow went into labor,” Huffman recalled. “There were complications and he asked for help.”

The mother pig was in labor and distress. A veterinarian was called, and with the help of Huffman, one piglet was saved. The momma pig suffered complications and died that day.  

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