The world would be a better place if we could all be as loving and unbiased as animals can be. It seems that pet dogs, cats and other domesticated animals nursing a litter of their own have a natural instinct to nurture and foster other babies no matter the species. If more people had this fostering instinct we would live in a place where prejudice and cruelty would be a rarity. There would be fewer homeless animals and people who were abandoned for one reason or another.

Take for example the story of a Dachshund dog that had a litter of her own and became a foster mum to a new born pig, which later became named Pink. Pink’s mum was unable to take care of him. The young piglet didn’t even have its eyes open yet and would have died if not for the unselfishness of the nurturing Dachshund.

She accepted him as her own and nursed and cared for Pink. Actually, she favored him and he was the cleanest little pig in the litter because she spent hours bathing him. He flourished under her care and soon had his eyes open. Even though Pink will soon outweigh his foster mum there will always be a special bond between them.

Researchers and scientists are not sure why one animal species will take to fostering another species. Some think it is a natural born instinct to nurture and some say it is because they can’t tell the difference. Most animals have a keen sense of smell so you would have to assume that they could tell the difference. Personally I think it is a natural instinct to provide for other animals in need, albeit an instinct that has been sadly suppressed by many humans.