Sick Designer Laughing All the Way to the Bank

Mr. Hart says "there's no animal cruelty involved," but do you really believe that?

A piggy bank made from the body of a real piglet has gone on sale online.

The Piglet Bank, made from a taxidermied pig, is the brainchild of creative designer Colin Hart from Belfast.

The bank takes 12 months to make and costs $4,000 (£2,518) not including postage and packaging.

But the "piggy bank of all piggy banks", which is available for sale on TheCheeky.com, has been criticised by animal rights campaigners who have called it "sick" and "inhumane".

Mr Hart, 34, said: "Most people understand it is a bit of a joke but I have had death threats from some people.

"We are not going to kill a piglet, we wait for one to die of natural causes, that's partly why it can take over 12 months to make.

"I've had all sorts of crazy messages, one person even emailed me to say they thought it was disgusting that I was breeding pigs with a slot in their back.

"But what people don't understand is we are not killing pigs, there's no animal cruelty involved."

[The Telegraph]