Rush to desex pigs rehomed after farmer charged with murder
Around 70 pigs are being desexed after wild boars broke into their enclosure following their rehoming.
Approximately 70 pigs have been rehomed and are now being desexed after three wild boars breached their enclosure. Two of the boars have remained with the rescued pigs. The animals were previously cared for by a Coromandel farmer who has been charged with murdering a pig hunter.
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Rush to desex pigs rehomed after alleged murder as boars break in
The 70 or so pigs were previously cared for by Coromandel farmer Stuart Edmonson, who has been charged with murdering a pig hunter.
NZ Herald
Rush to desex pigs that were rehomed after alleged murder as boars break in
Three wild boars got into the enclosure and two now live with the rescued pigs.