Last week, news emerged of a pig who after escaping during the journey to the slaughterhouse is now to be allowed to live out his natural life with his original ‘owners’. We take a look at the story in more depth and what it reveals about our conflicting attitudes towards non-humans.

As an antidote to the tragic examples highlighted in our recent video - When animals escape slaughter - we bring you a round-up of mainstream media and viral reports of escaped cows who made it to sanctuaries. But for all the happiness these stories bring us, is there a bittersweet epilogue?