Pigs are quicker than you might think. A Utah police officer was caught on camera tackling a pig as it ran loose through a residential neighborhood.
The Grantsville City Police Department said that three pigs had been on the loose for a number of days and had been leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
“I’d say about a week ago we got a call about a couple of loose pigs running around town, getting into people’s yards and going through their gardens, going through their animal paddocks and things like that,” Officer Cory Cooper said.
Cooper said that a group of around five officers responded when the pigs were spotted in a neighborhood. The department posted a video on Facebook of Cooper dive-tackling one of the animals in order to stop it in its tracks.
“Pigs are notorious for escaping,” the officer said. “I’ve known a lot of people who’ve had them and I’ve had some experience chasing pigs down when they get out.”
All three pigs were captured and taken to an animal rescue.