TARZANA : Actor Luke Perry Applies to Keep Three Little Pigs
Teen heartthrob Luke Perry, the bad boy of television’s “Beverly Hills, 90210,” has appealed to the city of Los Angeles for permission to keep his pets, three Vietnamese potbellied pigs, at his Tarzana home.
“He’s applying for this permit so he can keep his pigs, his pets, at his house,” said Leegie Parker, the realty agent who sold Perry his home, and who filed for a permit on behalf of the star.
Potbellied pigs, which at the height of a 1991 fad fetched up to $10,000 each, may be kept in Los Angeles only with a special permit. When the fad faded, many of the pigs, which advocates argue are smaller and cleaner than the common barnyard variety of swine, began turning up as orphans in animal shelters across the country.
Potbelly breeders and faddists have persuaded more than two dozen California cities, including Beverly Hills and Burbank, to allow the animals.
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