Ready, steady, Oink

Miniature piglet racing is proving to be a huge hit at Pennywell Farm in Devon.

After months of planning and training of the teenage competitors, the likes of Silk Purse and Lester Piglet recently took to the course.

There were squeals of delight as the pint sized porkers raced towards the finish line.

Along the way they had to contend with obstacles such as Bacon's Brook and the Trough.

Pennywell's owner Chris Murray said: "The pigs have been hamming it up, the visitors have been all out in supporting them and it's odds on we have a classic activity in the making."

The Pennywell Miniature pigs have been specially bred since 1992 to be small and friendly. Each pig weighs around 250g (8oz) at birth and grow to be around a fifth of the size of an ordinary pig.