Some celebrities really do like pets, which is by now a well known fact. Actually, a single look at Paris Hilton or Britney Spears shows how much some stars love animals of all kinds, as well as the lengths they’d go to just to have one to their liking. The Beckhams, for instance, have recently paid no less than $2,000 for a pair of micro or teacup piglets that are now at their mansion in Hertfordshire, the Daily Mail informs.

Because they’re incredibly cute and have recently been much mediated, the micro pigs are already a hit with Hollywood celebrities. They’re also called teacup piglets because they can usually fit into one weeks after being born. Similarly, because they’re a special breed, they’re also said to love the company of people and to be much cleaner than their larger counterparts, that we wouldn’t otherwise regard as pets, which makes them ideal for keeping us company indoors.

“They always like to be bang on trend so it’s little wonder David and Victoria Beckham were among the first to queue for the latest must-have item – the micro pig. The couple have acquired two of the tea-cup sized pets, which are currently being pampered by staff at the couple’s ‘Beckingham Palace’ in Hertfordshire. And, of course, the crossbreeds come with a designer price tag of £700 each,” the Mail writes, citing unnamed but reliable sources.

“Posh is said to want to name the pair Elton and David after their close friends Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish, while the football star is keen to call them Pinky and Perky. The pedigree pigs have joined the menagerie kept at the farm situated within the family’s sprawling property. Micro pigs weigh just 9oz at birth and still only weigh up to 65lb when they become fully grown two years later. They stand at around 14in tall,” claims the same publication.

Micro pig breeders assure the aforementioned British tab that demand for these pets is soaring, and not only with celebrities. Regular people too are apparently indifferent to the high price tag they come with, when faced with the cuteness factor of these tiny animals. Be that as it may, there are also those who urge people to think twice before paying hundred of dollars on a “pet” that is still a pig no matter how you look at it. Pig breeder Tony York, for instance, explains in this Metro piece why teacup pigs are still pigs because there is no such diminutive breed, it’s all advertising.