Posted on 04/04/2019 4:12:47 PM PDT by RedMonqey
A local family is devastated after their pet pig Princess got loose and was killed for meat by an opportunistic community member. Now that person could be facing charges.
“She’s very sweet,” Princess’s owner Carrie Hogan told the Outpost, still referring to the animal in the present tense. “She’s not aggressive. She likes to be around people.”
Last Saturday morning, Princess, a near-400 pound Hampshire cross pig, escaped from her pen at a residence on Park Street on Fickle Hill in Arcata and took a high-profile jaunt around the neighborhood, occasionally stopping to graze in open front yards. The swine’s unauthorized outing drew the attention of concerned neighbors, and by 9 a.m. her exploits were featured on Humboldt Paws Cause’s Facebook page.
(Excerpt) Read more at lostcoastoutpost.com ...
The pig charged at me. I felt that my life was threatened. I acted in self defense by greasing (no pun intended) the swine. At that point, I figured I may as well not let his death be in vain.
I swear under oath officer, that is the truth.
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