(WIP)
About
Chris P. Bacon is a pet piglet who was born without the use of his hind legs and uses a wheelchair to get around. In January 2013, his owner, veterinarian Dr. Len Lucero, began posting videos of the animal to YouTube, where he gained notoriety for his disability as well as his K’nex wheelchair.
Origin
Chris P. Bacon was born on January 13th, 2013 and soon after, his previous owner brought the newborn piglet to the Eastside Animal Hospital in Florida asking if it could be euthanized due to a congenital defect affecting its back legs. After being examined by veterinarian Dr. Len Lucero, the pig was otherwise healthy and instead of putting the animal down, Lucero brought the pig home with him to his farm, already home to goats, horses, dogs and cats. That day, he launched a Facebook fan page[1] for Chris P. Bacon, which gained more than 19,000 likes in one month.
Spread
On January 27th, Lucero uploaded the first video of Chris P. Bacon to YouTube (shown below) where it amassed nearly 600,000 views in just over two weeks. Four days later, he launched a Twitter account[2] for the animal, gaining more than 1300 followers in two weeks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z-uO5TPQfM