Ready, set, sow! Miniature pigs named Light Pig McQueen, Post Maloin and Amy Swinehouse race at Devon farm

Published: 16:16 EDT, 30 September 2026 | Updated: 16:23 EDT, 30 September 2026 While literary buffs will think of Shakespeare when they hear the phrase 'though she be but little, she is fierce', raucous crowds in Devon will find it a more suitable descriptor for certain race-track barrelling miniature pigs.Hurtling around a mini circuit, these tiny swine compete every day for glory at Pennywell Farm, in south Devon.'What's in a name?' literary buffs might once again think, and for the staff at Pennywell Farm, there is huge value – and creativity – in each pig's moniker.Crowds that gather at 12.30 each afternoon can be heard chanting their amusing appellations, with Light Pig McQueen, Post Maloin and Amy Swinehouse all regular contenders. Other swine have been named Albus Dumbleboar, Albert Einswine, Snoop Hog, Harry Trotter and Stephen Porking.The specially designed enrichment centre is built with obstacles made from tyres, old wellies and brush heads and staff say the event is one of their most popular daily activities. Albus Dumblebor, Light Pig McQueen, Post Maloin and Amy Swinehouse compete in a pig race at Pennywell farm, Devon The miniature pigs have been specially bred on the farm since 1992, and the average piglet weighs just 250g at birth The specially designed enrichment centre is built with obstacles made from tyres, old wellies and brush heads and staff say the event is one of their most popular daily activitiesThe miniature pigs have been specially bred on the farm since 1992, and the average piglet weighs just 250g at birth.Also known as teacup pigs, micro pigs and pygmy pigs, farm staff say each pig is 'totally unique, with its own colour, markings and personality'.