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| Pet Kunekune pig killed in Storridge in suspected meat heist | Pet Kunekune pig killed in Storridge in suspected meat heist |
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| The owners of a pet pig say they are heartbroken after it was believed to have been killed for its meat. | The owners of a pet pig say they are heartbroken after it was believed to have been killed for its meat. |
| Holly, a four-year-old Kunekune pig, was a popular sight for A4103 drivers passing the field in the Herefordshire village of Storridge, near Malvern. | |
| Yolande Doughty said she had found an "absolute scene of devastation", including blood marks, when she had gone to feed her on 22 March. | |
| "She'd been barbarically killed in her shelter whilst sleeping," she said. | "She'd been barbarically killed in her shelter whilst sleeping," she said. |
| "And these people had then taken her away and it's just beyond horrific." | "And these people had then taken her away and it's just beyond horrific." |
| West Mercia Police said the theft had been reported and its investigation was continuing. | |
| Ms Doughty believes several people may have stolen the pig, which weighed about 100kg (15st 10lb). | |
| The National Farmers Union (NFU) said it may have been sold as meat. | The National Farmers Union (NFU) said it may have been sold as meat. |
| It is believed the pig was killed in the early hours and carried over a barbed wire fence, about 4ft (1.2m) high, before being dragged 150 yards (137m) to a waiting vehicle. | It is believed the pig was killed in the early hours and carried over a barbed wire fence, about 4ft (1.2m) high, before being dragged 150 yards (137m) to a waiting vehicle. |
| Ms Doughty said: "On the Wednesday morning I came down to feed Holly, as I would every other morning along with the donkeys, and she would normally be out in the field at that point pottering around - and she wasn't." | |
| Yolande Doughty found Holly missing last week | |
| She appealed for anyone who had the "slightest bit of information" to contact police. | She appealed for anyone who had the "slightest bit of information" to contact police. |
| "We need justice for Holly. They [the thieves] have got to be stopped before they do it to anyone else," she said. | "We need justice for Holly. They [the thieves] have got to be stopped before they do it to anyone else," she said. |
| "Holly was adored by, not just ourselves, she was adored by many, many other people in the community." | "Holly was adored by, not just ourselves, she was adored by many, many other people in the community." |
| The much-loved pet lived with donkeys in a field | The much-loved pet lived with donkeys in a field |
| Jake Freestone, chairman of Worcestershire NFU, said the incident was "really sad" but not uncommon. | Jake Freestone, chairman of Worcestershire NFU, said the incident was "really sad" but not uncommon. |
| "There are livestock thefts and thefts of wildlife, poaching, particularly round our neck of the woods with deer, on quite a regular occurrence," he said. | |
| "The cost of living is definitely going to put this up the agenda of unscrupulous people who could make a relatively easy few pounds on some meat." | "The cost of living is definitely going to put this up the agenda of unscrupulous people who could make a relatively easy few pounds on some meat." |
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| Malvern | Malvern |
| Pigs | Pigs |