Posted on 08/10/2012 9:02:00 AM PDT by SmithL
PLEASANTON--Three men accused of torturing a pig at the Alameda County Fair will appear together in court for the first time Aug. 31.
Cody Paradero, 22, of Livermore, the third suspect to be arraigned in the case, appeared Thursday in Judge Hugh Walker's courtroom to face charges of public intoxication and animal cruelty.
"Oh, good. We've got all three of you," Walker said during Paradero's brief appearance. "You're lucky you got arrested first. Those ranchers and cowboys would have strung you up behind the barn."
Paradero, along with codefendants James Anthony Horn, 22, and Kyle Flapan, 24, -- dubbed "the pig harassers" by Walker -- were arrested at 7:50 p.m. July 3 in the fair's barn area by an Alameda County Sheriff's deputy. Witnesses said the men hit the 6-month-old pig on the head and buttocks and pulled its ears and tail, according to court records.
The owner of the Yorkshire pig told investigators that she washed the pig and saw several hand slap prints on the pig's buttocks and back. Witnesses also told the sheriff's deputy that the men were trying to get a reaction out of the pig.
The sheriff's deputy wrote in his report he could smell alcohol on the mens' breath and that they denied striking the pig. The report also shows Paradero denying the accusation by saying, "I'm vegan, I don't eat pork."
The mens' blood alcohol level were all well above the legal limit, according to court records.
The codefendants, all of Livermore, are scheduled to reappear to enter a plea Aug. 31 at 9 a.m. at the Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice in Pleasanton.
Slappin’ the pig, yee-haw!
When I was a kid, I knew this bully farm kid. He would sneak up behind the male goats (who had huge you know whats hanging down).
He would then kick the poor creatures in that area from behind as hard as he could and run and climb up to the barn rafters to escape the enraged animals.
At least they weren’t spankin the monkey.
Cue the Smothers Brothers...
“My old man was a Pig Slapper...”
stupid actions by stupid drunks
We have an alpaca farm, and parents often bring their kids here to see the alpacas. We have also taken them to fairs and street festivals. Every once in a while, we run into THAT KID...the one who, the minute he sees the animals, picks up a rock or stick and tries to hit them. We tell them on no uncertain terms to cut it out. Parents standing by usually say something like, “He just LOOOOVES animals!”
Umm, no, mama, he doesn’t, and you’d better give him a schooling quick before you find yourself fishing him out of the back of police cars. Things will only get worse for you.
We have always been able spot THAT KID and manage to stop him before he gets his licks in. I’m not talking about a kid who gets a little “boys will be boys” loud and excited, I’m talking about one who immediately grabs something with which to do harm.
And yes, they have all been boys.
Someone slapped Jane Garofolo?
They obviously didn’t read about this: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/healthcare/view.bg?articleid=1061152113
I know a guy that did that to a pig on his family’s farm in Iowa many years ago. Killed the pig. He’s now a respected banker in Portland, OR. Still a tantrum-throwing little prick, too.
Ugh, I guess there’s nothing worse than being a farm animal with huge balls hanging down just waiting for some bully kid to kick.
Did ya miss the part about being a banker in Portland, OR?
“Pleasanton Pig Slappers” would be a good name for a country-western music group.
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