Owners of Montreal pig named Babe won’t be forced to give him up

Babe the pig can rest easy.

The 27-kilogram porker will not be getting evicted from the east-end Montreal condo he shares with his owners and their baby.

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Mario Ramos and his wife Sara-Maude Ravenelle received the good news Monday after a visit from Pierre Lessard-Blais, the mayor of their borough.

The couple faced the prospect of giving up the family pet after a complaint from a neighbour prompted a notice from the city that says micro pigs aren’t on the list of allowable pets.

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But Ramos says the mayor told them all current owners of such animals in Montreal can keep them.

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He says the city doesn’t want to create a situation where the pigs will be abandoned.

Ramos says he was told the city is working on a new animal control bylaw and details will be announced soon.

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The existing bylaw was put in place by the previous administration under former mayor Denis Coderre.

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