Neighbours install CCTV to stop escaped pigs relentlessly digging their gardens
A herd of unruly pigs think they’re on a new season of Prison Break, as they keep getting loose and tearing up the peaceful gardens of this Norfolk village.
Pigs are famously happy in mud, but when that mud used to be someone’s lawn, others are not so cheerful about it.
Residents of Garveston say the pigs have repeatedly got loose to root around on their property, and think the local farmer should pay for the damage.
Colin Williams, who set up a CCTV system to detect the pigs’ visits, said it will cost him £1,000 just to repair his lawn.
‘We came here to live in this lovely village but now the first thing you see when you cross the railway is mullered grass,’ he added. ‘We just want this to stop.’
His next door neighbour Lorraine Williams, who is not related, added: ‘We’ve been told this is a civil matter. I’m now looking to speak with Citizens Advice about what we can do.’
But Trevor Armiger, who owns around 100 of the animals, thinks there is something more sinsister at hand than just clever pigs finding holes in his fence.
His wife Danielle said: ‘We’ve got proof of someone coming in and letting the pigs out. But people around here aren’t listening to the whole story.’
She said the problems started in August, after a peaceful 40 years of pig farming.
A spokesman for Norfolk Police said: ‘Police received a report of criminal damage on January 5 following the victim’s fence being cut on Town Lane, Garvestone.
‘All lines of enquiry have been exhausted and the case has been closed.
‘Of course, we would always review any new information provided to us.’
The local council said they were also investigating.
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