And you thought swine flu was our biggest pork-related concern?
The Daily Mail in the UK reports today that a large pig has swallowed the diamond from a woman's $2500 ring.
Ginger, a Kune Kune pig, clamped her jaws around the jewel after Anne Moon put her hand into its pen at Easingwold Maize Maze in North Yorkshire, England.
When Mrs. Moon pulled away, the diamond was nowhere to be found. Now farmer Paul Caygill, who owns the attraction, has been given the task of sifting through Ginger's sty to find the glorious gem.
Caygill told the reporter, “It wasn't malicious or anything, it didn't take her finger off but took the central stone of her diamond ring.”
“So far it hasn't turned up, but we are still hoping. I don't know how long it takes for nature to take its course.”
I don’t know what’s worse, losing the diamond or having the illustrious task of finding it.
Mrs Moon, from Thirsk, had been visiting the farm with her husband Les, 63, who bought the ring for her about 30 years ago, and their grandchildren Josh, four, and Emilia, aged 20 months.
She isn’t hopeful the gem will turn up, but you can bet she’ll be dreaming of old Ginger there on a platter with an apple in her mouth if the diamond is gone for good.
"People might think I've made this up," says Moon, "but I'm not telling porkies."