POT-BELLIED PIGS (Wikipedia).

Some pets are small and cute. Some are … really big.

The Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday will consider an ordinance regulating the keeping of pot-bellied pigs.

The animal is native to the Red River Delta of Vietnam and is kept as a pet, although in its past has been as raised for meat. Males can weigh as much as 110 lbs., with females at 105 lbs.

In 2007 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations declared the “sus domesticus” to be an endangered species.
The proposed ordinance would limit the keeping of no more than two pot-bellied pigs in residential lots, provided they are not bred, are neutered, are tested and vaccinated for certain communicable diseases and restrained on a leash when removed from the premises.

Also, the premises where they are kept must be maintained in an odor-free, clean and sanitary manner and a permit is obtained for each animal.

Also on the agenda are Community Spotlights recognizing the Santiago High School Cheer team for winning the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship and recognizing the city’s department of public works receiving the Tree City USA Growth Award.

The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in its chambers in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Ave.