A pig called 'Scratch' has become a regular at his local pub. The soft-bellied pig makes routine appearances in The Waggon and Horses after first being brought in by owner Drew, reports Yorkshire Live.
The former farmer now mechanic/fabricator who lives round the corner from the pub in Yorkshire brought Scratch in one evening and he has been a mainstay at the establishment ever since. Drew says everyone at the pub really enjoy the pig's appearances and donate any leftovers that they have to the hungry animal.
Scratch's owner says the popular pig is almost fully growing meaning if he decides to kip on his settee then he 'doesn't get a look in'. Drew then explained that Scratch enjoys a Friday night treat of Fish & Chips however there is one food the popular pigging will not chow down on.
Ironically, says the owner it is pork scratchings and he jokes that if he was a girl then the pig would have been named 'Barbieque'. Drew said: "Everyone has really taken to him and he gets any leftovers that are going. He is really domesticated and lives with me in my home up the road.
"If he falls asleep on the settee I don't get a look in! He is fully grown almost and gets on very well with everyone. He enjoys a treat of fish and chips on a Friday but there's one food he doesn't care for and that's Pork Scratchings. I joke that if it had been a girl I would have named her Barbieque!"
Landlord Paul Terry, known universally as 'Tez' joked: "He gets fed better than us. He is the pub pig," while regular Dulcie added: "I love him. I have seen him in here for months. Everybody loves him and he is just part of the furniture now."
Dr Stuart Oliver who lives nearby and pops in occasionally, said: "There's plenty of dogs in there as it's a very rural-type pub so I'm looking forward to making Scratch's acquaintance."
And Mick O'Brien, a writer from Bradford, who pops in now and again while walking in the area said: "I can't wait to meet Scratch. He sounds like quite a character."
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