Chelo's Pig

I haven't posted for a bit, so I wanted to at least get a new photo up.  Here is a picture of Chelo's pig, Chirrichin.  They bought it as a baby and are rearing it for a few months, it will be slaughtered in November (post on that when it happens, for sure).  They used to slaughter the pig by slitting its throat, but that's been made illegal and so now they hire a man to come in with a cattle gun (captive bolt, a la "No Country For Old Men"); unfortunately my references to Anton Chigurh went unappreciated, in spite of the fact that Javier Bardem (who is hugely popular in Spain) became the first Spaniard to win an Academy Award by playing that role (orgullo).

They feed Chirrichin three times a day, and each time he is fed he squeals in anticipation when he hears them approach and talk to him.  The noise he makes is incredible (Emily is terrified of him, hahaha).