Neighbors at a Fair Oaks apartment complex near the home said they could not ignore the squealing.
"We heard horrendous screaming and squealing from pigs," said Trust Palmer, neighbor. "(It died) from a hammer hit to the head."
Christopher Roppelt, 31, was arrested Thursday night and charged with felony cruelty to animals, according to deputies.
"There was a very large hog and it was suffering. It looks like at first he tried to bludgeon it with some kind of blunt force. When that was unsuccessful, he took some type of weapon and slit the pig's throat," said Jason Ramos of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
Animal control officers and sheriff's deputies put the hog out of its misery.
"We made the decision to end the life of the hog that much quicker with a fatal gunshot," Ramos said.
On Sunday, deputies went back to the home to tell residents to remove the carcass and remaining pigs from the property.
(KPLC - Jan 7, 2013)
