Long gone are the days when the choice for a pet was limited to either cats or dogs. The Lemon family, from southwest England’s Wiltshire county, adopted a piglet three years ago and named it Blossom. /VCG Photo

Now Blossom has ballooned to the size of a sofa, weighing around 127 kilograms. /VCG Photo

Fully domesticated, the pet pig wanders freely around the house and plays with the four children. /VCG Photo