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  • Ohio police say man attacked, killed by own dog

    07/11/2012 6:55:25 PM PDT · by Free ThinkerNY · 45 replies
    Associated Press ^ | July 11, 2012
    CINCINNATI (AP) - Police say a large dog attacked and killed its owner inside his apartment. Cincinnati police say they aren't sure yet what breed the dog was, other than it was a big dog.
  • National Geographic Channel Finds Hogzilla

    11/22/2004 11:34:41 AM PST · by martin_fierro · 27 replies · 2,976+ views
    National Geographic Channel Finds Hogzilla ALAPAHA, Ga. - The legend of Hogzilla, the prodigious porker that was supposedly shot on a nearby plantation, will be featured in a spring episode on the National Geographic (news - web sites) Channel. Since rumors of the hog's existence began spreading in June, newspapers around the world have carried stories on the half-ton beast that supposedly had 9-inch tusks and measured 12 feet long. Two weeks ago, a group of forensic scientists and a National Geographic Channel television crew traveled to Alapaha and unearthed the animal's remains. Although officials are keeping silent on their...
  • Georgia Town Celebrates 'Hogzilla' Legend

    11/13/2004 10:31:50 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies · 9,717+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 11/13/04 | Elliot Minor - AP
    ALAPAHA, Ga. - Residents of this small farming town gathered Saturday to celebrate Hogzilla, a 12-foot-long wild pig that was supposedly shot by a hunting guide last summer and quickly grew into a worldwide legend. The festival comes five months after the 1,000-pound hog was killed when it wandered out of swamps along the nearby Alapaha River, a haven for swine that escape pig farms and start living off the land. The prodigious porker was remembered with a hog-calling contest and a greased-pig chase, as well as a float featuring a life-size replica of Hogzilla. "Everybody is happy, smiling, excited....