Georgia auto shop finds home for pair of cute pigs

Porkers were taken to small farm on the outskirts of Glynn County

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Employees at a Brunswick, Georgia, auto body shop are bidding farewell to a pair of pot-belly pigs that roamed around the shop after finding a safe home for the pigs.

They wanted to keep the pot-bellied pigs together—and off a menu. And now they have: Ham and Eggs have clopped to a small farm on the outskirts of Glynn County.

"We're glad they have a great home," Laura Hapney said. "They [Ham and Eggs] just weren't safe here. People were out looking for them."

The new owners don't want to release their location since many people have been trying to hunt the pigs down. The new owners, who already have one pig, decided to add Ham and Eggs to their mini farm on Wednesday after seeing the story online. 

Pello Body Shop auto detailer Mike Heath said they received a lot of questions about the pigs.

"Where did you get them? Where did they come from? Are you going to eat them?” Heath said.

Last month, the Brunswick business took the pigs in after finding them wandering around the neighborhood. The workers tried to find their owners.

"Kind of like a stray dog out fending for themselves, I guess,” Heath explained. "You'd rather have them taken care of opposed to hunters riding by, shooting them or somebody looking for a barbecue."

Ironically, that's how they came up with the pig's names. During the day, Ham and Eggs were seen lounging in the shade, maybe under a trailer.

"It was kind of a joke: Ham and Eggs,” Heath said, adding that he comes in every morning and feeds them. “I come in and say, 'Alright, kids, let's eat.'”

It's a task Heath never expected he'd be doing before getting to work. The body shop workers went from door to door and even posted on social media, but they did not locate the original owners.

"Preferably a farm that has other animals -- goats, horses -- but they would need shade, some water,” Heath said. “Somebody that does this full time that sees them the same way that we do."

As for the new owners, Heath meant for the pigs to be pets -- not food.

"As far as I understand it, pot-bellied pigs are more fat. They're not an edible pork,” Heath said.

Heath said there were hunters stalking the area looking for them. Heath said he was worried at night because they didn't have a cage to keep Ham and Eggs in. 

Pello Auto Body said their goodbyes and said Ham and Eggs ate some snacks before they left. They will keep in touch in with the new owners.