Husum Red Pied

The Husum Red Pied or Rotbunte Husumer is a rare German breed of domestic pig.: 230 It is a red pig with a white belt or saddle which includes the forelegs, so the head, neck, rump and hind parts are red; it is considered a colour variant of the Angeln Saddleback. The name derives from that of the town of Husum on the coast of Nordfriesland in northern Schleswig-Holstein, where pigs of this kind are documented from the late nineteenth century.At this time, when Schleswig-Holstein was under Prussian rule, display of the Danish flag was not permitted; some Danish separatists light-heartedly displayed the pig instead, and it acquired the nickname Danish Protest Pig (German: Husumer Protestschwein, Danish: Husum Protestsvin). History The Husumer...