Pet pig fights for life after man turns his two pitbulls on it and stabs it 20 times in brutal attack in Georgia trailer park
A Georgia man unleashed his two pit
bulls on a neighbor's pet pig that got loose in a mobile home park, then
stabbed the animal 15 to 20 times in front of children and other
onlookers, authorities said.
The pig has survived the vicious attack and is in a critical condition at a veterinarian's office Friday, said Effingham County Sheriff's Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor.
The owner of the dogs, 23-year-old Benjamin Fullwood, was charged Wednesday with felony cruelty to animals, criminal trespass and obstruction of a law enforcement officer, Ehsanipoor said.
A bond hearing was set for Friday, and it wasn't immediately clear if Fullwood had a lawyer.
The pig got out of its owners' yard Wednesday afternoon and wandered into Bevills Mobile Home Park in Springfield, Ehsanipoor said.
Residents of the park were trying to get in touch with the animal's owner, when Fullwood unleashed his two pit bulls on the pig and then began stabbing the pig in front of a group of people, including children, Ehsanipoor said.
'Fullwood sicced his dog on the pig, then pulled it off and started stabbing the pig with a knife,' Ehsanipoor told WTOC.
'It was a senseless and brutal
attack on a domestic animal in front of bystanders including children
who were begging for him to stop. The animal posed no threat to others.'
Fullwood initially lied to deputies, saying he was punching the pig, Ehsanipoor said.
But witness accounts, as well as the nature of the pig's wounds, led deputies to determine the pig had been stabbed, he said. The shocking incident was also captured on camera phone.
The pig has survived the vicious attack and is in a critical condition at a veterinarian's office Friday, said Effingham County Sheriff's Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor.
The owner of the dogs, 23-year-old Benjamin Fullwood, was charged Wednesday with felony cruelty to animals, criminal trespass and obstruction of a law enforcement officer, Ehsanipoor said.
Benjamin Fullwood, 23, has been charged with
felony cruelty to animals, criminal trespass and obstruction of a law
enforcement officer
A Georgia man unleashed his two pit bulls on a
neighbor's pet pig, then stabbed the animal 15 to 20 times in front of
children and other onlookers
The pig got out of its owners' yard Wednesday afternoon and wandered into Bevills Mobile Home Park in Springfield, Ehsanipoor said.
Residents of the park were trying to get in touch with the animal's owner, when Fullwood unleashed his two pit bulls on the pig and then began stabbing the pig in front of a group of people, including children, Ehsanipoor said.
'Fullwood sicced his dog on the pig, then pulled it off and started stabbing the pig with a knife,' Ehsanipoor told WTOC.
Residents of the park were trying to get in touch with the animal's owner, when Fullwood unleashed his two pit bulls on the pig
Fullwood initially lied to deputies, saying he was punching the pig, Ehsanipoor said.
But witness accounts, as well as the nature of the pig's wounds, led deputies to determine the pig had been stabbed, he said. The shocking incident was also captured on camera phone.