On Farmer’s Day at the county fair on Aug. 4, kids can try to race around an obstacle course with a slick watermelon rather than chase piglets. A half century ago, long before premium wine and a ...

Kids chase pigs around the swine ring at the Deerfield Fair on Thursday, September 24. Credit: Charlotte Matherly / Monitor staff Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential ...

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. -- For decades the pig scramble has been a popular activity at the Sonoma County Fair. On August 1st when the fair reopens the pig scramble will be gone and replaced with an ...

MADISON, Fla. (WCTV) – This past weekend, the Yogi Bear Jellystone Park Campground in Madison County posted various photos, which caused quite a controversy on Facebook. The photos, which have now ...

DEERFIELD — When the Deerfield Fair opens Thursday, the popular pig scramble will be on its slate of events despite an online petition signed by thousands and threats of protest. Chester resident ...

The Sonoma County Fair is putting the brakes on a longtime children’s event pitting kids against pigs. For half a century, the fair in Northern California has hosted a “pig scramble” in which dozens ...

Abby Lafferty, 6, looked ready to cry. She didn't have much trouble catching her piglet in Saturday's greased pig scramble, which helped close out the Warren County Fair. But wrestling him into the ...

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It was a stampede of cows and pigs at the National Peanut Festival Monday night. The annual Greased Pig and Calf scramble put Wiregrass high schoolers’ abilities to the test. Forty teenagers went ...

The decision to end pig scrambles at the county fair reflects a “heightened awareness” for humane treatment of farm animals, according to the county fair board president. He reportedly went on to say, ...