GLENDALE, Ariz. -- PETA made comments and sent Yoenis Cespedes vegan bacon after he sent his prized pig to the butcher. Dioner Navarro offered his own message Thursday — my micro pig isn’t for dinner.
Unlike his counterpart, the White Sox catcher plans for his pet pig to be around much longer than a digestive cycle or two.
Last month, Navarro purchased a pet micro pig named Sassy for his wife as a Valentine’s Day gift. Navarro said Thursday that micro pigs can live for up to 30 years, an expected lifespan far greater than that of the 270-pound hog that the New York Mets outfielder reportedly purchased for $7,000 on Saturday.