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Pig’s Fear of Mud Saves Her from Becoming Sausage

Posted by Conservative Wordsmith on Friday, June 13, 2008 9:33:06 PM
Conservative Wordsmith Susan Baldwin writes: This is a true story about a pig that will not soon, if ever, become sausage, due to the fact that she is different, and stands out from the crowd of some other 200 pigs on a farm in North Yorkshire, England.

The pig has Mysophobia, or fear of dirt, which is a type of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, commonly known as OCD. 1 I wasn’t aware that a pig could suffer from OCD, but the cute piglet’s ingenious owner, a farmer in North Yorkshire, England, found an unusual cure.

The farmer had a special pair of boots custom-made for the piglet, and she now apparently has no more fear of walking in mud, plus, according to the narrator of this NBC News video, this particular pig will not be going to market, thus avoiding the fate of her fellow pigs.
 
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1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysophobia - According to this Wikipedia article: "Mysophobia is a term used to describe a pathological fear of contact with dirt, to avoid contamination and germs. Someone who has such a fear is often referred to as a "mysophobe." The term was introduced by William A. Hammond in 1879[1][2] when describing a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibited in repeatedly washing one's hands."

"This phobia is sometimes referred to as germophobia (or germaphobia), a combination of germ and phobia to mean fear of germs, as well as bacillophobia and bacteriophobia."
 
 
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