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'He Should Be In A Marathon': American Songwriter Diane Warren Adopts Viral Runaway Pig Wilbur
24htopnews | August 22, 2026 4:09 PM CST

Social media users praised Diane Warren after the Grammy-winning songwriter adopted Wilbur, the pig whose West Hollywood sprint went viral. Warren said she won a shelter's silent auction after deciding "we have to save this pig". Animal control had captured Wilbur, whose owner did not claim him, before he moved to Warren's Malibu sanctuary.

A few days ago, a video of a pig sprinting through West Hollywood, California, went viral on social media. Animal control safely captured him, but no owner came forward to claim the pig. So, Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren won a silent auction to adopt him for her Malibu animal sanctuary.

While talking about adopting Wilbur, Diane told KTLA 5 News, "I saw the footage like everybody else did, and people kept sending it to me as well. By the way, he should be in a marathon because that's a fast pig. I called my friend Marcia, who runs my rescue ranch, that we have to save this pig, and we have to find a way to get him. We found out that he was going to be at a silent auction at a shelter. Wilbur was there, and we got him. We bid on him."

When asked how Wilbur is doing now, the songwriter said, "I guess he is doing great. I am not over there, but I hear that he is living quite a life."

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