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Speaking to FOX 11 program The Issue Is, Schwarzenegger explained that the pig’s name comes from the German word “Schnell,” which means “fast.”
“When we brought [him] home, [he] ran out of the house, ran all over the property, and we couldn’t catch [him],” Arnie said. His girlfriend suggested the name “Schnelly.”
Schwarzenegger once had a pet pig named "Bacon," which he claims was inspired by his Batman & Robin co-star George Clooney, who had a pet pig named Max.
“I always liked that he was into pigs; he has this little pig that he takes everywhere,” Schwarzenegger told the Columbus Dispatch in 2014. “So I bought a pig right after that. Only thing is, I must’ve bought the wrong one because, in no time, it was 300 pounds and I could barely lift the son of a gun.”
Source: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger, however, has many unusual pets, including pigs, a miniature horse named Whiskey, a donkey named Lulu, and three dogs named Dutch, Schnitzel, and Cherry.
Schwarzenegger even had videos of himself spending time in quarantine with his animal companions during the pandemic, which quickly went viral afterward.
Source: Arnold Schwarzenegger