Gayla Thompson finalized her divorce after a 10-year marriage and immediately welcomed an eight-week-old piglet named Daisy into her Nashville home, BioBioChile reported.
During the decade-long marriage, Thompson had wanted a pet pig, but her then-husband opposed the idea. Once the legal proceedings concluded in November 2025, the 33-year-old decided to fulfill her long-held wish.
“Cambié un cerdo por otro,” Thompson joked in an interview with the New York Post.
Animal rescue and large pets were already familiar to Thompson’s family. Since childhood, she had rehabilitated injured birds and cared for massive dogs, including English mastiffs and Great Danes. Daisy, however, required immediate domestic adjustments after arriving as a four-kilogram piglet.
“Cuando tenía unos tres meses, se dio cuenta de que podía abrir los armarios y sacar todo,” Thompson recounted.
To prevent mishaps, Thompson secured the cabinets and protected the household carpets. The piglet adapted quickly to indoor life, using a designated litter box, sleeping in her own bed, and playing with a toy duck.
Weekly routines now include leash walks to a local pet store where staff recognize the animal, alongside stops at a Sonic drive-thru for complimentary dog treats. Daisy’s diet consists of commercial pelleted feed twice a day, lettuce, and Cheerios as a favorite reward.
Winter care costs averaged about 50 dollars monthly during the initial months. Thompson expects expenses to drop to roughly 20 dollars once an outdoor enclosure is completed.
Weekend trips take Daisy to a rural property where she explores the terrain with Thompson’s new partner. The household recently added a second pig named Dude, and plans are underway to build a shared corral and expand the property into a small farm featuring chickens and potentially a donkey.
“Este es mi sueño. Y por fin lo estoy viviendo,” Thompson said.
