Pigs found trapped in vacant, foreclosed Oregon home

Pigs found trapped in vacant, foreclosed Oregon home

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Story Published: May 27, 2007 at 12:53 PM PDT

Story Updated: May 27, 2007 at 12:53 PM PDT

By KATU Staff

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EAGLE CREEK, Ore. - A home here has been turned into a pig sty.

Three pigs have been ransacking a four bedroom home on Southeast Wildcat Mountain Drive that was repossessed in January.

Neighbors said the former owner was extremely upset that he had been forced out. Detectives believe he tried to get even by trapping three very large pigs inside the home.

"Now, we have damage to the house - extensive damage to the home - as well as there were three 200-pound pigs that were apparently trapped inside, or they were placed inside and concealed in this residence, for a week," said Detective Jim Strovink, a spokesman for the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

 

By the time deputies intervened, the pigs had nearly destroyed the home. Because the pigs went without food or water for almost a week, the owner could be charged with animal abuse.

As for who will pay for the damage to the home, it all depends on what phase the foreclosure is in and whether the house now belongs to the bank.

 

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