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$200 fine for woman whose pigs killed neighbor [1]

['Rob Beschizza']

Date: 2025-04-30

A woman whose pigs killed and by one account "partially ate" a neighbor was ordered to pay a $200 fine, reports WTRF News from Pataskala, Ohio.

Rebecca Westergaard, 74, was found dead outside her home on Mink Street after she failed to meet with family. … In January, the pig's owner was charged with one count of animals at large, a misdemeanor. She pleaded no contest this week and was ordered to pay a $200 fine. The court also learned that the pigs were euthanized on March 26 at the request of Westergaard's family.

A legal problem was that while the law provides clear procedures for incidents involving dogs, it falls silent when pigs are involved: "The Pataskala police chief described the case as extremely distressing." The pigs' owner, anonymous due to the lack of felony charges, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of allowing the animals to escape.

Previously:

• George Orwell on the real meaning of Animal Farm: get rid of the pigs

• Pigs can play video games

• Adorable pig comes running for his breakfast

• Woman eaten by pigs, say police

• Pack of wild pigs unleash destruction at Northern California school

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