Locals eat beef with this porker.
A herd of 10 feral pigs is wreaking havoc in a suburb of Irving, Texas, and local residents are resisting the urge to “blow up” the pigs as they wait for local government action.
Invasive pig farmers are tearing up landscaping and rummaging through trash bags while locals sleep unaware that their tidy suburban yards have been turned into pig pens.
“A few weeks ago, I started seeing holes in the ground,” said homeowner Eric Mendez. Tell WFAAHe added that cameras were installed to solve the mystery.
“To my surprise, a pig was caught on camera,” he told the outlet.
There is not just one pig, but ten, some of which are quite large and grow quickly.
The city of Irving and local residents, who have hired contractors to deal with the problem, are finding makeshift ways to deal with the problem themselves.
“My first thought was, let's go shoot them,” Mendez told the magazine.
“But I feel like, yeah, I'm in the neighborhood. I can't just go out and start blowing things up.”
Instead, Mendez used a slingshot or smashed two pieces of wood together to scare away the pigs.
Animal experts say feral pigs engage in a behavior called burrowing, digging in the ground in search of food, and sometimes just for fun.
These beasts also breed quickly, with each sow capable of giving birth to six to eight piglets, two piglets per year.
They are known to attack both humans and pets and pose an economic burden.
According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, feral hog damage in the Lone Star State is estimated to exceed $400 million annually.
According to the study, nationally, feral pigs cause damages amounting to $1.4 billion.
Back in November, a Texas man in a wheelchair had to chase off a herd of feral pigs with an airsoft gun.
Houston resident Carl White said he was near his home when one of the pigs in a herd that terrorized his neighborhood and even killed his family's pets charged.
The beast “got so close that he pulled out his airsoft gun.” [White] I could smell him. ”
The LED lights scared the pig, and White fired several shots as he ran to make sure the pig scrammed.
“Just don't get into a situation where you're confronting them or cornering them, because that's when they really get nervous and attack you,” White told KHOU 11.
