Silver Spoon (2013)

S1E3 Hachiken Meets Pork-Bowl

Yuugo is tasked with caring for a group of piglets as part of his practicum. He identifies with one small piglet that struggles to keep up with its siblings in the race for survival. Even after discovering the grim fate that awaits the little one, destined to become pork, he can't help but name the piglet, forming a bond that complicates his feelings about the situation.