Police officers crack down on runaway pigs in the neighborhood
A police officer was seen tackling several free-ranging pigs after they were terrorizing a neighborhood in Utah. Check out the action as Grantsville Police Department officers complete the chase!
A hilarious video of a Utah police officer chasing a stubborn pig went viral last week.
The video, which has racked up nearly 3 million views on Facebook, shows Grantsville, Utah police officer Corey Cooper chasing and eventually tackling the stubborn sow. As he picked her up and carried her off-screen, her animal could be heard dangling her legs and meowing.
There were over 4,600 comments in the comment section of the video, with many users ranging from amusement to praise.
One user wrote: “The laughter in the background was perfect.”
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Mr Cooper said he was able to catch the sow because she was tired from running around. (Grantsville Police Department, via Facebook)
“This is the best thing I’ve seen today,” said another.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Cooper explained that the pig and “her partner” had been running around Grantsville for about a week. He had just started his shift when he and his colleagues were called to capture the creature.
”[Kunekune pigs are] They are notorious for running away, and they are,” he explained. “And they’re hard to catch. We were actually really lucky to be able to catch them this way.”
Mr Cooper said he was able to catch the sow because she was tired from running around.
“We had been chasing her and her partner around the neighborhood for several hours, so I think she was just tired,” he explained. “We lined them up, they ran, and we just chased them…At some point, they parted ways.”
“We don’t know how long they were out before they were reported, but we’re sure they were enjoying their newfound freedom for a while,” Cooper added. “They ran around town for about a week.”
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“The woman who filmed it, that was my sergeant,” he said. “She was actually coming to help me when she stopped her car… It was great timing on her part. She took out her phone and videotaped it.”
A Facebook video shows Cory Cooper chasing and eventually tackling a stubborn sow. (Grantsville Police Department, via Facebook)
The officer said he has received messages of support since the video went viral. He said he was also the subject of some interesting social media comments.
“From reading some of the comments, it was pretty funny,” he said. “You know, the consensus is that I was either a football player or I lived on a farm.”
Although Cooper played football as a high school freshman, he told Fox News Digital that he did not grow up on a farm. He explained that through a friend of his who owns livestock, he had previous experience wrestling with animals.
“It was so funny to see all the reactions…I’ve helped fight pigs and chickens before, but I guess you can say this isn’t my first rodeo.”
“I’m surprised it’s gotten this crazy,” he laughed.
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The officer said the hog trap incident was refreshing, as he described Grantsville as a “pretty small country town.”
“Honestly, it was a lot of fun,” Cooper laughed.
Cooper said catching stubborn pigs is “not like that” [his] My first rodeo. ” (Grantsville Police Department, via Facebook)
“There are a lot of animal sounds, but they’re usually from stray dogs or cats picked up by people,” he explained. “But sometimes I laugh out loud when I see farm animals coming out.”
“I had to chase a bull down the street…a few years ago, a woman had a very aggressive rooster in her front yard,” he added. “And the funny thing is, I was actually the one who caught the rooster.”
Authorities are still investigating where the pigs came from. Cooper said the animals have not yet been adopted by their owners and are currently staying at the farm.
If no one takes the pig, it will be put up for adoption.
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“If the owner is out and some pigs are missing, please let us know and we will bring them home,” he added.
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