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Pig Saves Its Owner After A Heart Attack

SpacelessSpaceless
edited September 2011 in Buddhism Today
Jo Ann Altsman suffered a heart attack while vacationing in the north woods of Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, USA. LuLu, a housebroken Vietnamese Pot-Bellied pig came to Jo Ann's aid. LuLu took one look at Jo Ann and after 'crying' for a moment, she managed to push open the gate to get to a nearby road. Witnesses reported that LuLu would wait until a car approached, then calmly walk out into the road and lay down in front of the oncoming vehicle. When a driver failed to stop, LuLu would return to Jo Ann to check on her, and then leave again to try and summon help. After about forty-five minutes the determined pig finally managed to persuade a young motorist to stop and follow her to the Altsman's mobile home. The man telephoned the emergency services and paramedics quickly arrived.
http://animalslook.com/pig-saves-owner/

Comments

  • CloudCloud Veteran
    Well they say pigs are pretty smart, can even figure out how to undo latches to escape. Intelligence had to start somewhere, it's not like humans were the first intelligent animals. ;)

    That'll do pig, that'll do.
  • riverflowriverflow Veteran
    You never know when or where you'll meet a Bodhisattva. :)
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    "Witnesses reported that LuLu would wait until a car approached, then calmly walk out into the road and lay down in front of the oncoming vehicle. When a driver failed to stop, LuLu would return to Jo Ann to check on her, and then leave again to try and summon help."

    Ah, if she laid down in front of an approaching car that did not stop, wouldn't she be dead???
  • AllbuddhaBoundAllbuddhaBound Veteran
    The question I have, is if there were witnesses watching all of this, why would they not help the woman who was ill? Just a question.
  • zidanguszidangus Veteran
    "Witnesses reported that LuLu would wait until a car approached, then calmly walk out into the road and lay down in front of the oncoming vehicle. When a driver failed to stop, LuLu would return to Jo Ann to check on her, and then leave again to try and summon help."

    Ah, if she laid down in front of an approaching car that did not stop, wouldn't she be dead???
    I presume the car went around her.

  • thejoieannathejoieanna
    This is just amazing.
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    There's a precious human rebirth in that pig's future...
  • riverflowriverflow Veteran
    ...and not as an Objectivist! LOL
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    edited September 2011
    JoAnn took her pig on vacation with her? Or it was a local pig, and so JoAnn wasn't its owner? The article's a little short of info. Can people survive for nearly an hour after a heart attack? I guess so. Especially if they have a pig on their side.
  • riverflowriverflow Veteran
    edited September 2011
    Sorry, can't resist...

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