Redondo Beach’s gluten-free teacup pig
Chiao and son Max play with Hamilton in their Redondo Beach yard. Photo There is a small white sign hanging on a picket fence in a Redondo Beach yard. In twee script it reads “Hamilton The Pig” – an introduction to Hamilton, the liege of the front lawn, a 100-pound teacup pig that wears sunscreen, eats gluten-free, and has a Facebook following. In his North Redondo community, Hamilton has achieved celebrity status. Without trying very hard, he attracts paparazzi and, sometimes, he even lifts his neighbors’ spirits. “One man came here to tell me he just moved from the East Coast and just lost his wife,” said Hamilton’s owner, Chiao Wolf. “He told me the pig is his joy right now. He walks every day just to come and see Hamilton.” Last year, Hamilton made a guest appearance at Torrance Elementary; the principal had promised to kiss a pig if students achieved higher API scores. They did, and Hamilton got a smooch that was filmed and uploaded to YouTube. The Wolf family bought Hamilton two years ago. Chiao’s daughter Haven, 9, had developed severe allergies, forcing the family to re-home its cat of six years. “I didn’t want to go through getting a goldfish and then a mouse and then a…
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