I'm shaking my head as I question this, what seems to be, a PC commentary.
This story wants to make a person believe that 3 pooches were just roaming around, minding their own business and the mean old porcupine waylaid them all, instead of these 3 hooligans found this porcupine taking a breather from the heat near some water when this pack jumped him. Now the perpetrators are the victims.
Having said that, I do feel sorry for the little guy but I have a feeling he was the instigator ;)
Porkies don't *run*...they kinda lumber ....dog wants sport *run faster dammit RUN!*