That Roberta McCain story Richard linked to might be the sweetest of the campaign season, but the saga of the flood hogs is certainly the sweetest disaster recovery story coming out of the American midwest.
As the International Fund for Animal Welfare can attest, the thin skin of pigs gets burnt quite easily after prolonged sun exposure. Some of the pigs pulled away from the raging floodwaters were so badly burnt that their skin had turned black.
I humbly suggest that the Guardian America office consider adopting a flood hog. We could name it Spider Pig, for the extra heroism.
