On September 18th, two escaped pigs engaged in a chase with police officers in West Kelowna, a city in south-central British Columbia (BC). Police began receiving calls about the pig on the afternoon of September 17th, reporting it eating rose bushes and wandering the streets. The next day, they captured the pig outside Ma Joc Elementary School. The chase involved police, local animal control teams and volunteers from animal protection groups.
Faith Affleck, who is one of the rescuers and protects about 40 pigs at Star’s Piggly Wiggly Sanctuary, said, “The first pig was easy to catch, but the second one was difficult. It escaped from the capture team of four or five police officers and about 10 adults, and it took nearly an hour to catch it.” The first pig was caught with a soccer goal net, but the other one escaped into a residential yard on the way.
Elementary school children who were watching the situation were cheering for the pig. The pigs, both males, are about five months old and are currently in Affleck’s sanctuary, and he hopes their owners will come forward.