Posh and Becks buy micro-pigs as pets

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Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham have snapped up the latest celebrity trend – the micro-pig.

The pair have acquired two of the tea-cup-sized pets, which are currently being pampered by staff at the couple's “Beckingham Palace” in Hertfordshire, England.

The special crossbreed piglets come with a designer price-tag of £700 ($1,159) each.

The former Spice Girls singer is said to want to name the piglets Elton and David after their close friends Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish, while football star Becks is reportedly keen to call them Pinky and Perky.

Micro-pigs weigh just 9oz at birth and measure only 14in tall when fully grown.

The pedigree pigs are already popular with other celebrities, including Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint, who is thought to own one, and Paris Hilton.

Breeder Jane Croft, 42, said: "Demand for micro-pigs is soaring and we are inundated with enquiries every day.

"It's amazing how popular they have suddenly become and just how many people want pigs as pets."

source: Splash News

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