A seriously oversized pig has been hoofing it around Bridgewater this week, startling residents and turning quiet streets into an impromptu petting zoo escape scene. Videos posted online show someone trying to steer the hefty animal around a yard while others recorded it lumbering past homes. One social post pegged the pig’s location on High Street over the weekend, and the unexpected visitor quickly sparked a mix of jokes and worried comments across local feeds.
According to Boston 25 News, a viewer sent the station two clips that showed a person attempting to wrangle the pig, along with posts mapping out where it had been spotted. The outlet reported that dozens of social-media comments poured in as people debated who might own the wandering hog and whether animal control had already been looped in.
Loose Pigs Are Not Uncommon Around Here
Runaway pigs are not exactly unheard of in Massachusetts. As detailed by The Boston Globe, a piglet once slipped out of a petting zoo and wandered around Patriot Place in Foxborough before being coaxed back with food. Other regional reports have shown officers and animal-control crews easing loose pigs out of yards and off local roads, including video coverage from WCVB.
Who To Call And How To Stay Safe
The Bridgewater Police Department lists its non-emergency line at (508) 697-6118 for reports of stray animals and advises calling 911 if the animal is in the roadway or posing an immediate hazard. Public dispatch logs from nearby departments show that animal-control calls for loose pigs are not rare. In one West Bridgewater log entry, officers responded after a pot-bellied pig was spotted in a backyard before it bolted into the woods, with police searching for its owner. Officials urge residents not to chase or corner the pig and to leave any capture efforts to animal-control officers or police.
The pig’s owner had not been publicly identified as of Boston 25 News’s report, and the situation is still unfolding. This story will be updated once local authorities or credible outlets confirm that the animal has been safely caught or reunited with its owner.
