Title: Runaway Pig Named Kevin Bacon Safely Returned Home After Weeks on the Loose
By Patrick Reilly
Published Nov. 3, 2023, 10:10 p.m. ET
A pig named Kevin Bacon that spent more than two weeks on the run in Pennsylvania is finally home thanks to some sticky buns, Benadryl, and a shout-out from his namesake, actor Kevin Bacon.
Chelsea Rumbaugh brought the two-year-old, 200-pound Juliana pig, home to her farm in Cumberland Township on Oct. 13 – but the following day, the pesky porker had dug under his pen and escaped, she wrote on a Facebook page formerly titled “Bring Kevin Home.”
“We were so close [to Kevin], my 16-year-old was petting him,” Rumbaugh wrote on the page. “He stayed close but eventually took off into the woods.”
Over the next two weeks, the pig spent his time roaming the woods in the area, sometimes making appearances at neighbors’ homes but evading capture.
Rumbaugh launched the Facebook page to alert local hunters and ask neighbors to help track down Kevin. The page soon took off, attracting thousands of followers concerned about the hog.
When award-winning actor Kevin Bacon learned of the footloose pig, he chimed in to spread the word, posting on Meta’s Thread app: “Bring Kevin Home!”
Kevin the pig would continually wander close to home but scurry away whenever someone got close.
“Frustrated, Rumbaugh decided to lace a sticky bun with Benadryl in the hopes that Kevin would fall asleep,” she posted on Tuesday.
Hours later, she posted a picture of Kevin back in his pen: “He’s home.”
Now growing acclimated to his new home and socializing with fellow pigs, Kevin will spend his time relaxing and eating some snacks, Rumbaugh said.
Rumbaugh also said she is considering writing a series of children’s books based on Kevin’s adventures.
The Facebook page has since been renamed “Kevin’s Home Adventures,” which documents his day-to-day antics on the farm.