Saturday, July 13, 2024

Dorothy, the I-76 pig, was the latest of many animals to wander local roads

A rescue pig named Dorothy spent a couple hours hanging out in the Schuylkill Expressway’s breakdown lane Wednesday afternoon.

Her foster caretaker Allyson Stephens was taking her and another rescue to a vet in New Jersey when Dorothy apparently jumped over a trailer gate and got onto the roadway near King of Prussia, according to the many media reports on her escape.

The curly-haired pig ran down the expressway for nearly a mile. A few good Samaritans were finally able to bring her to a halt along the side of the road, where they helped her out with some water.

With help from the Pennsylvania State Police, Stephens was eventually able to retrieve Dorothy and take her back home to Spring City in Chester County, the Inquirer reported. Stephens is a volunteer with Eastern Snoutsa New Jersey group that rescues pigs who are neglected or need new homes.

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