A country rallies around Esther the Wonder Pig
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Human kindness to one another is nice and all but what really sets a human heart atwitter is a good animal in need.
How else can we explain the story of Esther the Wonder Pig, whose illness prompted people in Canada to raise $650,000 so that a CT scanner big enough to fit the pig could be purchased. One wasn't available in Canada.
A lot of people would just give up when told their pet had woes and a lot of people would keep their money in their pocket and move along.
But there's just something about a sick pig, eh, Canada?
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As the CBC tells it, this all started when Esther stopped during a walk, her snout turned purple and she basically collapsed.
A vet figured it was related to some porcine bone and muscle problems and prescribed some medication but owners Jenkins and Derek Walter, of Campbellville, Ont., wanted something a little more definitive -- the kind of answers a CT scanner can provide.
Problem: There was no CT scanner in all of Canada that can fit a pig.
Solution: People who like pigs.
$650,000 later, the pig-sized scanner made its debut last week with Esther inside.
It revealed she has cancer.
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Esther will have surgery for breast cancer a week from Monday.
