Why is it animal cruelty when you sic your dogs onto a domestic hog but perfectly legal to do it to a wild hog?

TEXAS -- The Newton County Sheriff’s Department on Monday confirmed that they are investigating a case of animal cruelty in the Deweyville area, after neighbors complained of dogs being allowed to attack and mutilate a hog, reportedly as a way to train the dogs to hunt wild hogs.

KJAS News received photos showing the hog - still alive - with both ears completely torn off, and severe injuries on its head down to its neck, after the dogs and the hog were kept in the same enclosure.

This is what guys do to animals when they take their dogs hunting w/them

The incident reportedly occurred at a residence on County Road 4154, in an area known as the River Oaks Community.

Deputies responded to the home on Sunday, but were unable to make contact with the homeowner, and word is they plan to go back on Monday.

Neighbors said on Sunday that the dogs were not in the enclosure with the hog over the weekend, but they could easily get back in.

(KJAS - July 14, 2014)