tony, a democrat from here in new york. peter, explain this to me. >> peter: tony avella is focusing in and we brought the story nationally about petey the pig and the family in white stone, queens and the city is trying to take this wonderful pig away from the family and now they may want to even evict the family. the health department says you better get rid of that pig or we're going to dispose of it. petey is an important part of that family. they lost a relative in that family. petey is a legacy and they love this pig. >> anna: they say the pig even goes in bed with the kids, that pigs are a lot cleaner than you think. you mentioned he was the legacy of a lost family member, the brother, or uncle of the children died in a motorcycle accident, we're told. this is not the only family dealing with this. there is also a former -- army veteran who is dealing with the same thing in the same area and she apparently tried to get this pig deemed a therapy animal.