Esther the Wonder Pig, the real-life star of a new hit childrenโ€™s book and one of the most beloved and famous pigs on Earth, is making a very large contribution to the University of Guelphโ€™s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC).

The porcine celebrity, and the two men who rescued her as a tiny piglet, are the benefactors behind a large, life-saving scanner coming to OVC. The Pegaso CT scanner โ€“ the first of its kind in Canada โ€“ in some ways mirrors the trail-blazing Esther.

The story made headlines with stories airing on CTV News, CityNews and CBC News.

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