An Oregon Navy veteran is getting a fresh start in Chicago after living months in his car with his dog and a 250-pound potbellied pig.<\/p>\n
Tony James was looking for dog food and gas for his car when a community outreach team of Portland paramedics asked how they could help. It was the pig in the back of James’ car that caught their eye.<\/p>\n
“You know, we just don’t know why people are in the situation they’re in,” paramedic Aaron Botteron said.<\/p>\n
“Wait a minute, and then we realized it was a pig, and that was a whole different situation,” EMT Jethro Warnke said.<\/p>\n
That situation was Roscoe, the potbellied pig. Tony has a dog, too, named Elvis.<\/p>\n
In August, Tony’s girlfriend of 13 years died of a heart attack. Just a month before that, the couple and their pets moved into a car after a string of tough breaks.<\/p>\n
The paramedics who listened to Tony’s story thought of Portland’s reunification program, which connects people living on the streets with loved ones.<\/p>\n
They called Tony’s father in Chicago, who was on board to have his son come home.<\/p>\n
Another team member called a farm sanctuary, which agreed to take the pig, Roscoe, right away.<\/p>\n
“There’s gonna be a lot of tears,” James said. “I just hope he doesn’t uh, augh! He’s like my child.”<\/p>\n
The sanctuary said Roscoe is settling in at their farm.<\/p>\n
Volunteers promise to keep in touch with Tony, in the hopes that one day he can bring Roscoe home again.<\/p>\n
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