Speaking Of Bad British Bacon

In the previous post, we noted that the criminal behavior of British sheep was not as bad as that of the pigs. We rest our case.

A wild boar has been shot dead at a school after it became aggressive while children were being dropped off at the gates.

The adult male, which had entered the primary's fenced off conservation area, began stomping its feet and charging after a Forestry Commission ranger was called to assess the situation.

Staff at Ruardean Church of England school, Glos, said that the alarmed children, aged four to 11, were taken inside before the animal was put down.

Is this the end of the Boar of the Baskervilles? They didn't need the ranger, incidentally. All they needed was a grandmother with a dog leash. Or a few Australians:

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Three Australian pig hunters face 58 criminal charges after a wild hunting spree in which they drove their truck through fences and gates on 11 farms and were pursued by a farmer in an aircraft and police.
 
The pig hunters are charged with a "spate of malicious damage incidents", over almost 12 hours on "Australia Day" on Saturday, in western New South Wales state, police said on Monday.

The pig hunters, who smashed their four-wheel drive through fences and gates across 11 properties, were finally arrested on Sunday, police said.

"Three men have been charged after their vehicle was tracked by witnesses in a small aircraft following a spate of malicious damage incidents," police said in a statement.

"It will be alleged the occupants had dogs with them, intended to be used to chase wild pigs," police said.

Frankly, we are surprised that the badly behaved bacon was put down. We'd have thought they'd issue an ASBO like they do with the sheep.