Esther the Wonder Pig, who inspired several children's books and had over 2 million social media followers, died at age 11 on Oct. 19. The pig's pet parents posted the sad news on Instagram Thursday.

Esther the Wonder Pig has died. She was 11. Esther's owners Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter announced on social media that she died in her sleep Wednesday.

"We will continue to show the world that all animals deserve to be loved just like she was," co-parents Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter wrote of Esther on Instagram Esther the Wonder Pig Esther's ...

Sheryl Greenspan, a volunteer on the Esther the Wonder Pig social media team, agrees. “She put a personality and a face and a name to what was just someone’s dinner,” she says.

According to veterinarians, the care required for pet pigs is not more complicated than for a dog or cat, though a pig's ...

Esther the Wonder Pig. Esther The Wonder Pig/Instagram Jenkins and his partner Derek Walter had also sought to get a scanner big enough for the 300-kilogram animal and raised enough funds to buy ...

Esther the Wonder Pig’s dads pick up the pieces after her death, and a messy breakup. May 14, 2025. 11 min. Summary. Esther the Wonder Pig became a social media sensation in the 2010s, thanks to ...

Esther the Wonder Pig — a world-famous pig who was one of the few of her kind to escape the fate of the factory farm and slaughterhouse to live life on her own terms — died peacefully last ...

Happily Ever Esther: Two Men, a Wonder Pig, and Their Life-Changing Mission to Give Animals a Home Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter, with Caprice Crane. Grand Central, $27 (240p) ISBN 978-1-5387-2814-7 ...

Esther the Wonder Pig, who has more than 580K followers on Instagram, has died. She was 11. Esther's owners shared the devastating news on social media, announcing that "the day we all wished ...

There are some books that make you feel better about your day-to-day drudgery. This week I feel less irritated by the messiness of Facebook or my dogs because I’ve read Esther the Wonder Pig ...

Esther the Wonder Pig, who has more than 580K followers on Instagram, has died. She was 11. Esther's owners shared the devastating news on social media, announcing that "the day we all wished ...