--- title: Piglets Are Now Being Used to Combat Student Stress description: Nottingham Trent University has discovered the best way to ease tension during exams canonical: https://time.com/3901311/piglet-therapy/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-29T12:42:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:30.491Z og:title: Stressed Students Now Using Piglets to Calm Down og:description: Nottingham Trent University has found the best way to ease tension during exams og:url: https://time.com/3901311/piglet-therapy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stressed Students Now Using Piglets to Calm Down twitter:description: Nottingham Trent University has found the best way to ease tension during exams twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Stressed Students Now Using Piglets to Calm Down ## Video: Meet Boo. Is This the Internet's Cutest Dog? [Watch (HLS stream): Meet Boo. Is This the Internet's Cutest Dog?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6qldqUSm.m3u8) (1:34)  _Published 2011-09-12. Boo, a five-year-old Pomeranian with over 1.6 million followers on Facebook, has just released his first book_ by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 29, 2015 12:42 PM CUT by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 29, 2015 12:42 PM CUT Gone are the days when college students managed their anxiety by gorging themselves on bacon. Today’s university students would rather use [pigs](http://mashable.com/2015/05/28/piglets-exam-stress-students/ "undefined") for cuddling. Students at Nottingham Trent University in the U.K. have organized an event for their peers to kick back and relax during exam season by spending a few minutes petting and playing with piglets, _Mashable_ reports. The organizers had a popular event last year featuring a puppy room to raise money for guide dogs. This year’s piglet room will raise funds for the same cause, and the seven piglets are joined by barnyard friends like two goats, a donkey and chickens. But most folks just seem excited about the #PigletRoom. > [](https://twitter.com/NTSU%5FPresident/status/603475400518410240) > [](https://twitter.com/NTSUvpEDUCATION/status/603497867144200192) \[[_Mashable_](http://mashable.com/2015/05/28/piglets-exam-stress-students/ "undefined")\] ### Mini Horses and Toddler Friends May Be the Cutest Thing Ever Published in LIFE  3-year-old cover girl Cynthia West with Chauncey. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie getting sized up. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Ronnie stands uncomfortably with normal horse collar. He eats only four pounds of hay a day compared to 40 pounds for draft horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  A young girl with Chauncey the miniature horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Chauncey and 2 larger horses. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cedric being held by a trainer. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia riding Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia with two miniature horses at the Lilliput Ranch in California. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia showing some love for Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie and the Great Pyrenees are taken for a walk. 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