Stressed Students Now Using Piglets to Calm Down

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Gone are the days when college students managed their anxiety by gorging themselves on bacon. Today’s university students would rather use pigs 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.

[Mashable]

Mini Horses and Toddler Friends May Be the Cutest Thing Ever Published in LIFE

3-year-old cover girl Cynthia West with Chauncey.
3-year-old cover girl Cynthia West with Chauncey.Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Ronnie getting sized up.
Ronnie getting sized up.Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Ronnie stands uncomfortably with normal horse collar. He eats only four pounds of hay a day compared to 40 pounds for draft horse.
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.
A young girl with Chauncey the miniature horse.Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Chauncey and 2 larger horses.
Chauncey and 2 larger horses.Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Cedric being held by a trainer.
Cedric being held by a trainer.Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Cynthia riding Cedric.
Cynthia riding Cedric.Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Cynthia with two miniature horses at the Lilliput Ranch in California.
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.
Cynthia showing some love for Cedric.Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
Ronnie and the Great Pyrenees are taken for a walk.
Ronnie and the Great Pyrenees are taken for a walk.Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

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