Couple Charged After 100 Pigs Found In Home

AP article published in Channel 3000 via Drudge Report ^ | POSTED: 11:59 a.m. EST March 6, 2002 | AP

[vannrox]

Couple Charged After 100 Pigs Found In Home

Animals Discovered Friday

POSTED: 11:59 a.m. EST March 6, 2002

MARSHALL, N.C. -- Health officials have filed animal cruelty charges against a North Carolina couple who had more than 100 pot-bellied pigs in their home.


Hugh and Karen Koontz were charged Tuesday with two misdemeanor counts.


The animals were discovered Friday when deputies went to evict the Koontzes from the house after it was sold in a foreclosure sale.


In addition to the pigs, authorities said there were about 20 dogs, two dozen cats and several chickens and ducks in the house. The floor of the house was matted with mud and animal droppings.


Karen Koontz said she had rescued animals for her Peaceable Kingdom Animal Sanctuary but became sick and was unable to care for them.


As she put it, "Things just get away from you."

[Dakmar]

Sunday's on the phone to Monday...

[boris]

This just isn't kosher!

--Boris

[pa_dweller]

LOL! That's what I was thinking! See ya' there!

BTW, Hillary was in the White House eight years and nobody did anything about that. What gives?

[lilylangtree]

Koontz must have had nose problem. Probably the same one Hitlery and Bubba had. They can't smell their own feces.

[concerned about politics]

. Koontz, a Democrat

ROTFL. Who'd a thunk?

[ao98]

I know, I was as shocked as you that a Democrat who was a newspaper editor could live in a house full of sh*t.(end sarcasm)

[ValerieUSA]

But what will happen to the pigs is anyone's guess. The shelter can't take them, Ledford said.

You know what you have to do

[sweetliberty]

Bet their house smelled good!

[stands2reason]

Ooohhhh, that's good! ROFLMAO!!!

[Rebelbase]

Excellent!