A scarf-sporting pot-bellied pig held up drivers on the Parkway West outside Pittsburgh yesterday as it gave state troopers the run-around for a half-hour before escaping into the woods.

With Internet-famous animals dropping dead at an unacceptable rate, it's important to stop and thank the Gods of Fluff for the ones who are still with us.

I don't know how much more of this I can take: First Falling Bear gets run over; then Meow gets put to sleep; and now Prince Harry dies during surgery.

Meow, the morbidly obese orange-and-white tabby who gained international attention after he was dropped at a Santa Fe animal shelter two weeks ago, was euthanized Saturday afternoon by Humane Society employees.