The Bacon Offensive
Wild boars in eastern China have been raiding colleges, hospitals and other urban habitats in search of food. The badly behaved bacon went so far as to eat all the leftovers in a college kitchen and have been ramming into cars.
Dormitories and kitchens in the West Lake area of Hangzhou, capital of coastal Zhejiang province, had come under attack from ravenous boars rushing down from mountainous areas in recent days, the Shanghai Daily said.
"Authorities in the area are planning a campaign this winter to drive away the boar," it said.
One broke into a kitchen at a local university on Sunday, ate the leftovers and then "escaped to a mountainous area", the paper said.
This followed a report of a 200 kg (440 lb) hog rushing into a security guard's dormitory at a local hospital and jumping on to his daughter's bed.
"The animal then ran toward the intersection of Shuguang Road and Lingyin Road, ramming into a taxi and fleeing to Quyuan Courtyard. The boar was never found," the paper said.
Well, at least it's not The Boar of the Baskervilles, they know what the hunters need to look for. All they have to do is follow the trail of dented taxies.
By mockinbird, Tuesday, 6 November , 2007 @ 5:06 pm
We have obnoxious boors in our colleges here too.