Man and his pit bulls attack pet pig in front of children

GEORGIA -- Effingham County man is in jail after he allegedly stabbed a neighbor's pig that had wandered into his mobile home park Wednesday.

Effingham County Sheriff's Office Spokesman David Ehsanipoor says Benjamin Fullwood, 23, charged after the wandering pig with a knife, and encouraged his dog to attack, according to official reports.

Deputies say the animal had gotten loose from a neighboring property on Courthouse Road, and did not pose a threat to any humans or other animals. Ehsanipoor says the pig was indeed a pet.

Ehsanipoor noted "It was a senseless and brutal attack on a domestic animal in front of bystanders including children who were begging for him to stop. The animal posed no threat to others. Fullwood was stabbing the pig as his two pit bulls were attacking it."

In this undated photo provided by the Effingham County Sheriff's Office,
Oscar, a pet pig, is recovering from 23 stab wounds after a man
unleashed his two pit bulls on and stabbed the animal 23 times in front
of children and other onlooker in a Springfield, Ga. trailer park.

Fullwood is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, obstruction and trespassing. Authorities say the pig is badly injured but is alive.

NOTE: Fullwood was also arrested in 2011 on animal cruelty charges for allegedly abandoning cats and dogs in unsanitary cages for days without food or water.

(WSAV - April 4, 2013)