Charlotte's Web Screening Leads To Farmer Attack

[Craig]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:17am

Not exactly, but still amusing...

LONDON (Reuters) - A farm worker needed hospital treatment after being attacked by a herd of pigs, Norfolk police said on Sunday.

The 51-year-old man was knocked over by a sow at a Norfolk farm, prompting the rest of the herd to attack him.

"It seems that when he fell, he was attacked by one of the sows and then the other pigs joined in," a Norfolk police spokesman told Reuters.

"He suffered bumps and bruises and a head injury though it is not considered to be life-threatening."

The police spokesman said it was the first time he had heard of a pig attack in the area -- but it was unlikely the herd would be put down.

[Mamie]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 10:22am

My godfather had a farm and I used to spend my summer's there. I remember when he went out to slop the pigs, we had to move all the way back in the pickup truck and not go anywhere near the edge. That's how dangerous those pigs could be. (Remember in "The Wizard of Oz" when Dorothy falls into the pen and they all panic? It's really no joke.) They're ENORMOUS and I swear they all retain a few wild boar genes!

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 1/8/07 at 11:45am

LMFAO, I honestly had the scene of Dorthey falling into the pigpen in Wizard of Oz while I was reading that story...LMAO....