San Jose’s most famous pig may get a second lease on life.

The Preservation Action Council has launched an effort to save the iconic Stephens Meat “Dancing Pig” sign on Montgomery Street. While the landmark sign isn’t in imminent danger, it’s in the path of whatever potential development Google may have in mind and, in any case, it’s been deteriorating for years and needs help.

Bassian Farms, current owner of the Stephens Meat Products brand, has donated seed funding to the campaign, and Young Electric Sign Company is working with PACSJ to repair the sign’s neon lights and power supply. The sign, with its “dancing” pig, was made by Electrical Products Corp. of California in the 1950s.

It’s a cause that you can bet people will go hog wild over. When announcing Google’s potential move to the Diridon area — or GoJo or the Rail Yard or whatever it ends up being called — one of Mayor Sam Liccardo’s first assurances was that the Dancing Pig would not be left out in the cold. And he’s not alone in that sentiment.

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“Our dancing pig is an historic resource and a piece of neon art,” said Andre Luthard, PACSJ’s vice president of advocacy and chair of the “Save Our Dancing Pig” campaign. “It should be relit and remain in place as an iconic community landmark for a long time.”

PACSJ will match a portion of donated funds, which will be used to repair the sign and maintain it so the pig will again dance its jig nightly. You can donate at www.preservation.org/pac_donate.html.