一名南卡罗来纳州男子在他的宠物猪逃脱并最终到当地一所小学后面临指控。
Leroy，一只越南大肚猪，已经逃过他的鸡舍，三次逃往哥伦比亚的Brennen小学，然后再出现在那里。他的老板麦格雷戈·华莱士（Mcgregor Wallace）一再被引用，因为他在城市范围内拥有一头猪并且有一只逃亡的宠物。
引用将在下个月的交通法庭听证会上裁定。在此之前，这只7个月大的仔猪正在当地的动物收容所中羁押。
“英镑不适合养一头猪，也不适合饲养他。” 华莱士在Facebook上发布。“他现在坐在一个混凝土笼子里喂养狗粮。现在，如果你对猪有所了解，这对于一个7个月大的孩子来说是非常不人道的。”
35岁的华莱士说Leroy去小学和孩子们玩耍。
他在Facebook上写道：“学校把他放在了我的门后，已经这么做了几次。” “教师和孩子们非常喜欢Leroy！”
“学校是私人财产......他们就是不能像那样得到他，”华莱士争辩道。“他们还用他的两条后腿抓住了他，然后被他们带到了半空中。”
华莱士补充道，“有儿童和老师在哭泣时会这样做。”
他告诉国家，Leroy很聪明，可以独自打开大门。“他甚至可以打开冰箱，这很酷，”他补充道。
他知道在这个城市养猪是非法的，但Leroy比一些狗小。“我认为法律告诉我我能做什么，不能做什么，”他说。“这不像是老虎。”
三个月前，他买了Leroy来取代一只过大的标准猪。他患有创伤后应激障碍，并说猪帮助安慰他。他向邻居道歉，因为“因为这是一个痛苦的屁股”，并承诺将来会更加体贴。
“如果有人能帮助我让Leroy回来那就太棒了！” 他加了。“你们都不能把猪放在哪里，你们都认真对待。我很认真，这是最好的动物虐待，而我们的城市正在这样做。想想，如果这是你心爱的狗或猫怎么办？你或[你的]孩子会对此感到满意吗？你会怎么做才能把它们拿出来？“
勒罗伊的第一次逃脱是在八月初，而华莱士表示，每次引用他的费用超过1000美元，共计4,000美元。
“我不能支付4,000美元，”拥有一家建筑公司的华莱士告诉纽约州。“也许我可以解决一些问题。我只是想让我的猪回来。”
根据美国迷你猪协会的说法，越南的大肚猪来自越南的红河三角洲，并于20世纪80年代中期前往美国。它们的平均重量为150到200磅，长到16到28英寸高。
PET POT-BELLIED PIG RUNS WILD IN SOUTH CAROLINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LANDS IN 'JAIL'
A South Carolina man is facing charges after his pet pig escaped and ended up at a local elementary school.
Leroy, a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, had already escaped his coop and fled to Brennen Elementary School in Columbia three times before showing up again there last week. His owner, Mcgregor Wallace, has been repeatedly cited for owning a pig within the city limits and for having a fugitive pet.
The citations will be adjudicated at a traffic court hearing next month. Until then, the 7-month-old piglet is in custody at a local animal shelter.
"The pound isn't suited to maintain a pig at all or a place to keep him." Wallace posted on Facebook. "He's currently sitting in a concrete cage being fed dog food. Now, if you know anything about pigs this is very inhumane especially for a 7-month-old."
Wallace, 35, said that Leroy goes to the elementary school to play with the kids.
"The school put him behind the gate for me and has done so a couple of times," he wrote on Facebook. "The teachers and kids LOVE Leroy so much!"
According to Wallace, an unknown troublemaker called animal control and told them Leroy was at Brennen Elementary again. But when animal control arrived, the school refused to let them take the pig—so the officers called the police, who ordered Leroy remanded to the shelter.
"The school is private property... they just can't get him like that," Wallace argued. "Also they grabbed him by his two back legs and carried him in mid air by [them]."
Wallace added, "there were children and teacher crying as they were doing this."
He told The State that Leroy is quite smart and can open the gate by himself. "He can even open the refrigerator, which is pretty cool," he added.
He knows that having a pig is illegal in the city, but argues Leroy is smaller than some dogs. "I think the law is bull—telling me what I can and can't have," he said. "It's not like it's a tiger."
He bought Leroy three months ago to replace a standard pig that had gotten too large. He sufferers from PTSD and says pigs help comfort him. He apologized to his neighbors for "for being a pain in the butt" and promised to be more considerate in the future.
If anyone could help me with getting Leroy back that would be great!" he added. "The pound is no place a pig can be held at, y'all. I'm serious, this is animal cruelty at its best and our city is doing it. Just think, what if it was your beloved dog or cat? How would you or [your] children feel about it? And what would u do to get them out?"
Leroy's first escape was in early August and Wallace says he's been charged more than $1,000 for each citation, racking up a total of $4,000.
"I can't pay $4,000," Wallace, who has a construction company, told The State. "Maybe I can work something out. I just want to get my pig back."
According to the American Mini Pig Association, Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs originated in Vietnam's Red River Delta and made their way to the United States in the mid-1980s. They weight an average of 150 to 200 pounds and grow to 16 to 28 inches tall.
