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Thai monk takes pet pig for a walk

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This mad-cap monk drew an adoring crowd after he was seen taking his pet pig for a walk.

Wichai Vichaiyah, 57 keeps the four-year-old female Vietnamese pot-bellied pig named Lilly at his temple in Chonburi, Thailand.

Once a month, the monk dresses Lilly in a pink jacket, blue bow and sits a teddy on her back to walk her to a thanksgiving ceremony.

Crowds gathered round to see Lilly as Wichai walked her down the street on Tuesday (April 3).

He said: ''When people see Lilly they like to give her a lot of attention. They can feed her and stroke her.

''Looking after Lilly and treating her well by taking her outside, dressing her nicely, brings good luck because we are doing a good deed.

''Anybody can donate a wild pig that they would like to be cared for. She cannot be sold or eaten.''

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