A pig that fell from a truck was rescued by a motorist on the portion of Route 530 in Valleyfield Thursday afternoon. It involved a pig hunting on the side of the road while several motorists stopped to catch it, causing a major traffic jam.
The young woman who rescued the piglet, Virginie Picard, was driving on Route 530 in Valleyfield around 2 p.m. Thursday, not knowing she would be running after this animal.
According to the posting on the Spotted Valleyfield Facebook group, several drivers claim that the door of a truck transporting pigs was not closed properly, which would explain why the pig ended up on the road since there is no pig farm in the area was close.
Virginia Picard
When a truck suddenly stopped in front of her to avoid an object, she noticed the little pig.
“I immediately stopped at the side of the road to grab the pig. I ran on the shoulder and tried to catch him. I couldn’t leave it at that,” she explained in an interview with TVA Nouvelles.
Although the gesture turns out to be very dangerous, he is not the only one who wanted to save this pig. “When the vehicles saw me running after the pig, more than six cars stopped to help me. It even generated traffic!” adds Virginie.
Virginie Picard
The woman admits that this action put her life in danger. “I know I took a risk, but it was important to me to save him. The drivers were really understanding, no one overtook, they helped me… It was a beautiful gesture of humanity from everyone, it was beautiful to see,” she comments.
Virginie Picard
With the help of other road users, she finally managed to catch the little pig. Virginie quickly rushed to Valleyfield Animal Services with the pig in the back of her car.
Then she left the pig to them so they could take proper care of it.