Missing pig, Kevin Bacon, finally found after shout-out from actor Kevin Bacon

A pig named Kevin Bacon that spent more than two weeks on the run in Pennsylvania is finally home thanks to some sticky buns, Benadryl and a shout-out from his namesake, actor Kevin Bacon.

Chelsea Rumbaugh brought the two-year-old, 200-pound Juliana pig, home to her farm in Cumberland Township on Oct. 13 — but the following day the pesky porker had dug under his pen and escaped, she wrote in a Facebook page formerly titled “Bring Kevin Home.”

“We were so close [to Kevin] my 16-year-old was petting him,” Rumbaugh wrote on the page. “He stayed close but eventually took off into the woods.” 

Over the next two weeks, the pig spent his time roaming the woods in the area, sometimes making appearances at neighbors’ homes but evading capture.

Kevin dug out of his pen on Oct. 14, and was finally caught Tuesday after wandering the area for weeks.Kevinâs Home Adventures /Facebook
Kevin wandered the woods near his owners’ home, and was spotted visiting their neighbors but never allowed himself to be caught.Kevinâs Home Adventures /Facebook

Rumbaugh launched the Facebook page to alert local hunters and ask neighbors to help track down Kevin. The page soon took off, attracting thousands of followers concerned about the hog.

When award-winning actor Kevin Bacon learned of the footloose pig, he chimed in to spread the word, posting on Meta’s Thread app: “Bring Kevin Home!” 

Kevin the pig, meanwhile, would continually wander close to home, but scurry away whenever someone got close.

“Kevin and I have been doing a song and dance since 8:30 a.m.,” Rumbaugh wrote on Oct. 30, the day before he was re-captured. 

Chelsea Rumbaugh documented Kevin’s adventures on a Facebook page titled “Bring Kevin Home.”Kevinâs Home Adventures /Facebook
Kevin was finally caught after eating a sticky bun laced with Benadryl.Kevinâs Home Adventures /Facebook

“He comes close, I wait and then inch towards him, he trots away. He didn’t even ask to dance he just thought it sounded fun I guess,” she wrote.

Frustrated, Rumbaugh decided to lace a sticky bun with benadryl in the hopes that Kevin would fall asleep.

“Benadryl sticky bun has been eaten and now I’m looking for a passed out pig somewhere. We did see him at 6:40 in the yard so I’m hoping he’s close,” she posted on Tuesday.

Hours later, she posted a picture of Kevin back in his pen: “He’s home.”

Now growing acclimated to his new home and socializing with the fellow pigs, Kevin will spend his time relaxing and eating some snacks, she said.

Rumbaugh also said she is considering writing a series of children’s books based on Kevin’s adventures.

The Facebook page has since been renamed “Kevin’s Home Adventures,” which documents his day-to-day antics on the farm.