Piglet escapes 1 second before bike zooms past, all thanks to a suspicious UK woman

Some incidents truly make you believe in miracles, and that is exactly what one recent encounter has proven. Carly Knott, an animal lover, 'luckily' found a piglet walking on the road near the Nottinghamshire village, Bothamsall, and immediately stepped up for its rescue. The completely random encounter saved the life of this piglet after they had wandered out onto a traffic-heavy road.

Knott shares details of the incident with the BBC, claiming that the incident took place during the early hours of July 11. She was coming back from the airport when she and her friend witnessed a piglet on the road, "It was one of those things where you look twice because you don't expect to see a piglet at that time of the day, walking around on her own." Upon seeing the piglet, Knott immediately knew she had to rescue it, and her experience of rescuing 22 pigs in the past gave her the confidence to do so. She further shares, "We quickly put the hazards on and stopped the car, and as soon as we got hold of her and I had her in my arms, a motorbike and two cars sped past."

After saving the life of the piglet, who could have been a victim of roadkill if not rescued on time, Knott lovingly named the piglet Felicity, meaning 'fortunate' in Latin. While Knott and her husband have a smallholding where they take care of the 22 pigs and other rescued farm animals, making space for Felicity seemed difficult. Since Felicity is a commercial white pig, she is bound to grow huge, and the couple's farm may not be able to provide her with the long-term space and resources she will eventually need. Knott thus decided to give the five-week-old Felicity to Brinsley Animal Rescue. 

Jon Beresford, co-founder of Brinsley Animal Rescue, also shares an update on how Fecility has been settling in the new environment, "At the moment she's in a stable because she's too tiny, but we let her out under supervision and she just runs around, and she's so brave she will go up to all the animals, she'll go up to the ponies, she'll go up to the cows." He further states that Felicity's daily routine mainly includes her sleeping for long hours and running around, having a "mad half hour" whenever the staff lets her out. Beresford also informs that once Felicity has fully grown "she'll be living with another escapee pig that was found running down the road."

Knott also shares how everyone around her is deeming Felicity extremely lucky that she was rescued from the road, considering the high amount of wildlife that often become victims of hit-and-runs. Each year in the U.S., there are 1–2 million wildlife-vehicle collisions, causing about 26,000 injuries, 200 deaths, and billions in damages. Thankfully, to address this, Montana passed House Bills 855 and 932, providing its first dedicated funding for wildlife crossings, bridges, underpasses, and fencing designed to reduce roadkill and improve safety for both animals and drivers. These crossings allow dedicated spaces for animals to cross roads safely, without having to worry about a lone headlight zooming in out of the blue, claiming their life.