An obese pig fed a diet of fizzy drinks and junk food for seven years has been rescued from a flat in Manchester.

Portia was said to be “very depressed” after she ballooned to 26 stone (165kg), meaning she could barely walk.

Animal rescuers said Portia - almost three times its healthy weight - appeared resigned to her inevitable fate before she was taken to Whitegate Animal Sanctuary in Wirral, Merseyside.