The little pig smuggled into the first cricket Test at the Gabba last week is finally starting to recover after being dehydrated and petrified.
THE little pig who captured hearts worldwide when he was smuggled into the Gabba last week is finally starting to recover from his terrifying ordeal.
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ASH, the little pig who captured hearts worldwide when he was smuggled into the First Test match at the Gabba last week, is now recovering well.
Under the care of RSPCA Queensland, the little oinker was dehydrated and extremely stressed when he was rescued from punters at the cricket who had taped his snout shut and covered him in blankets on a scorching Queensland morning.
RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty said the organisation had been inundated with calls from people across the globe worried about the pig's welfare.
"The interest has been enormous," said Mr Beatty.
"We've had calls from England, India, Singapore and I even took one from a cricket writer in Dubai on Saturday.
"Almost all the calls and emails expressed outrage over the incident and there was condemnation over some of the comments by Shane Warne and Michael Slater during the Nine commentary."
Mr Beatty said Ash was still in `shut down' mode on Friday - refusing to eat or move from the corner of his cage.
"He was absolutely petrified,'' said Mr Beatty.
``However he's now been moved into a pen next to two other pigs and has started to eat and walk around. We're hoping he'll make a full recovery."
A Wellington Point man has been charged with animal cruelty and will appear in court next month.
The RSPCA is waiting on instructions from police in regard to the ownership of the pig and whether he can be re-homed.
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