Forget Alligators In The Sewers

The stories have circulated for years, even before there was an internet. Giant alligators loose in the sewers of major cities. The stories have been widely debunked by the likes of legendary urban legend party pooper Snopes.com. But that's ok, because now we have photographic evidence that Britain has an even worse problem. It isn't reptiles that they have to worry about.

It's the sewer pigs.

Crews were called to Fairthorne Manor in Botley Road, Curbridge, where the pig became lodged down the drain near the banks of the River Hamble.

Working with a vet, RSPCA officer, the firefighters and a rural safety officer, the five-year-old animal was eventually extracted from the drain.

The pig, a Gloucester Old Spot and Middle White cross, was unhurt.

Jim Green, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service's rural safety officer, said: "It was important for us to get the animal out as quickly as possible as she was quite stressed by the experience.

What the report misses, of course, is the fact that the pig got stuck in the drain on her way out. That's evident from the picture that accompanies the article. The sewer pigs are emerging from their underground lairs - that isn't a good sign for Britain.