In honor of the holiday, Farm Sanctuary is inviting people to donate and gift “spa services” to three of its well-deserving animals Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about ...

Wellesley Island, NY -- One of the new piglets at Cross Island Farm here tried to beat the heat (or perhaps have some fun) wallowing in the mud on the farm Tuesday. Farm owner David Belding said ...

What makes a pig in the mud as happy as … well, a pig in the mud? Mud baths certainly keep pigs cool, a newly published research review finds, but wallowing may also be a sign of well-being in swine.