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| Rescued piglets served up as sausages to firefighters | Rescued piglets served up as sausages to firefighters |
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| A litter of piglets whose bacon was saved from a barn fire has been served up as dinner to the firefighters who rescued them. | |
| The 18 piglets and two sows survived the fire in Wiltshire in February, which saw 60 tonnes of hay catch fire. | The 18 piglets and two sows survived the fire in Wiltshire in February, which saw 60 tonnes of hay catch fire. |
| In a potentially controversial move, farmer Rachel Rivers thanked the Pewsey fire team by giving them sausages. | In a potentially controversial move, farmer Rachel Rivers thanked the Pewsey fire team by giving them sausages. |
| She said: "I'm sure vegetarians will hate this." The firefighters however said the bangers were "fantastic". | She said: "I'm sure vegetarians will hate this." The firefighters however said the bangers were "fantastic". |
| The animals were given a six-month stay of execution when they were rescued from the farm at Milton Lilbourne. | The animals were given a six-month stay of execution when they were rescued from the farm at Milton Lilbourne. |
| But, having been reared for meat they have since been slaughtered and the sausages were delivered to the fire station team, which barbecued them. | But, having been reared for meat they have since been slaughtered and the sausages were delivered to the fire station team, which barbecued them. |
| "I wanted to thank them. I promised them at the time I'd bring down some sausages for them, which they were all pleased about," Ms Rivers said. | "I wanted to thank them. I promised them at the time I'd bring down some sausages for them, which they were all pleased about," Ms Rivers said. |
| "We farm and this is what we do. You can't keep them as pets." | "We farm and this is what we do. You can't keep them as pets." |
| The delighted firefighters said the sausages were "highly recommended". | The delighted firefighters said the sausages were "highly recommended". |
| A spokesman for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Our thanks to the farmer for her generosity. We can tell no porkies, the sausages were fantastic." | A spokesman for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Our thanks to the farmer for her generosity. We can tell no porkies, the sausages were fantastic." |