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Danish Protest Pig

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard of a protest? It's when people get together to show they don't like something and want to change it. Well, in Denmark a long time ago, people were really upset about something called animal rights. They wanted animals to be treated better and not be hurt or killed for food. So, they decided to make a special kind of protest by getting a pig!

This pig was special because it was named after a famous author who also cared about animal rights. The pig was also trained to do things like jump over obstacles and ride a bicycle! People would take the pig to protests and it would show off its cool tricks. It became really famous and everyone wanted to meet the protest pig.

The people in Denmark hoped that by showing off the pig and talking about animal rights, more and more people would learn about the issue and start treating animals better. So that's why the protest pig was such a big deal and is still remembered today.