A runaway pig named Kevin Bacon is back home thanks to a Wisconsin family — and some Oreos.
Kevin, who weighs a whopping 450 pounds, walked into the Molgaard family’s backyard earlier this month, where it was caught on their security cameras, Jake Molgaard recalled to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
“My wife spotted an odd-shaped figure on our driveway camera walking through our garage,” the business owner said, noting that Kevin “ended up coming right up to our back door.”
Molgaard’s wife immediately took action and “started feeding him right away,” Jake said. “She does that with every animal that comes to our yard.”
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Kevin Bacon Pig with Kenosha County Sheriff’s Officer.
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Kevin indulged in rice cakes, carrots, tomatoes and apples before the Molgaards reached out to a nearby farmer friend, hoping to find out where Kevin had wandered off to. A friend happened to know Kevin’s owner and called him, only to find he was out of town.
Kevin’s owner asked if the family could “lure” his animal home. He gave the Molgaards a few pointers and discovered that Kevin likes sweet treats like cookies and marshmallows.
The Molgaards noticed this and left a trail of snacks for Kevin to follow along the side of the road. The treats included Oreo cookies and other snacks the family had in the kitchen, according to local news station KY3. Molgaard told KY3 that Kevin’s owner said the pig most likely ran away because he was lonely and wanted some kind of interaction.
During the trip to get Kevin back, the family called the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office to make sure the pig was safe. He took several pictures with the animal and later shared the picture on the sheriff’s department’s Facebook page. The family also enlisted the help of their 16-year-old daughter, who rode on Kevin’s back to dissuade him from trying to escape during the mile-long journey.
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Kevin returned home about two hours later.
Molgaard told the AP that they still visit the animal to bring him some of his favorite snacks.
“He’s a massive creature, but the owner says he’s a gentle giant,” he added. “We were there every day and gave him a dozen donuts.”
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This is not the first time that a pig has been named after Leave the world behind the actor ran away.
In October, the 200-pound pet, also named Kevin Bacon, escaped a day after moving in with Chelsea Rumbaugh and her family in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Kevin Bacon a pig in Pennsylvania.
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At that time, the community came together and the family placed food around their property and stables in hopes of bringing their pig home. Actor Kevin Bacon himself even shared a link to Threads to spread awareness of the search.
After two weeks on the lamb, his namesake came home, thanks to a sticky snack containing pet-safe Benadryl that the Rumbaughs left for him.
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