Florida Police Shoot Praying Boar

Was he looking for salvation or for food?

Florida police shot a 200 pound wild pig close to the annual fall festival of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pinellas Park. The boar did not disturb the festival in any way according to a report in the Orlando News/Associated Press from October 19, 2009.

Shortly after receiving a report of a wayward wild pig, police spotted it and attempted to cage it without much success. The boar also seemed immune to the favorite toy of police, a taser gun.

This was not the first time that Pinellas County police had to deal with a wild pig. Another 200 pound sow attacked a woman and a police officer in April of 2009. It was captured and destroyed.

I wonder what that wild pig was doing at a fair organized by the Catholic church? Was his soul tempted by the alluring smell of food prepared at the fair? Most likely.

Or did he intend to convert? Less likely.

PJJ