OWNER ACCUSES PET SITTER OF SWINE ABUSE
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you!Perhaps - just perhaps - this is a case for going on a diet!
After asking a friend to take care of her pot-bellied pig while on medical leave, the owner of said pig wants to file abuse charges against the pet sitter. Seems that her pig who she named, Alaina Templeton's (interesting name for a pig) weight tripled while under the care of her friend or pet sitter. Her BPS (before pet sitter) weight was 22.5kg and nine months later the pig weighed in at 68kg and it took 4 hours to surgically remove the collar. Police are investigating whether Alaina Templeton was indeed the victim of abuse by neglect or over-feeding.
"That pig is my life," said the pig's owner, who has a tattoo of Alaina's name.
I dunno! Given the amount of people in the world who suffer from physical and/or psychological abuse in this world... Makes you wonder...
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=609&id=1739662007
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MAD (VERY) COW OUTBREAK
So a police officer in Sussex, England, has been hospitalized after being attacked by gang members. The members being particularly physical, butted and stamped on him while out walking his dog. Did I mention that the participants were a herd of 50 cows?
The officer, Inspector Chris Poole, received 4 broken ribs and a punctured lung as a result of the normally docile animals sudden urge to charge him. One angry cow charged him in the back forcing him to the ground, before the others members of the herd joined in.
Inspector Poole said he only managed to escape when Zak, his faithful golden retriever, ran away and the cows chased after it. Inspector Poole then managed to attract the attention of another dog walker, who called for an air ambulance.
However, this wasn't the end of his ordeal.
Three days later, while still in hospital, one of his broken ribs shifted out of place and severed an artery. Fortunately, this was detected in time or he might have died.
In warning other walkers, Inspector Poole advised walkers to give all cows a wide berth in future.
The RSPCA said cows could become protective of their young to the point of becoming aggressive, especially if a large dog was nearby.
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