A FRIVOLOUS STATUE.

      We're not all serious, prim and proper in Red Deer. In my last post the founder of Red Deer was honored with a very appropriate statue. 

      We also have a statue of a pig! Here's the story as to why we have a pig statue. We had a small abbatoir close to downtown. One day a farmer was unloading some pigs. Some how one of the pigs escaped. It took off at a rapid pace and got into some brush and trees. Well, they left the pig and would look for him in the morning. The next day they  couldn't find the pig. It was winter so tracks were left. They found many places where the pig had taken shelter. Finally after a week or ten days, they captured the pig. 

    The pig was not in good condition. The powers that be thought it wasn't fair to kill the pig after his great fight. The pig went to a farm to live out his last days. 

    A few years later, some money was gathered to honor Francis the pig so a statue was made of Francis.