Crime & Safety

Are You Missing a Potbellied Pig?

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is looking for some help locating its owner.

HUDSON, FL — The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office needs some help to reunite a little runaway with its family.

According to the agency, its agriculture unit members spotted the black-and-white porker running loose on Black Walnut Street in Hudson Wednesday. For its safety, they brought the critter into “protective custody.”

As of Thursday morning, the potbellied pig’s owner had not been located.

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Anyone who knows who the critter belongs to is asked to call Cpl. Hayhurst at 727-277-7261.

Photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office

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