Runaway pigs that have been terrorising a quaint village for months have broken loose again – despite a farmer’s attempts to keep them in with an electric fence.
The animals have been filmed frequently raiding properties in Garvestone, Norfolk, after escaping from a nearby farm.
Desperate locals have taken it into their own hands to herd the pigs back to the farm after multiple raids caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.
Parish councillor Amanda Ward said she saw two pigs while she was walking her dog along a public footpath near the pigs’ home this week.
Mrs Wood said she saw the runaway animals around 4.30pm on February 4 ‘burying themselves in the field’.
She said: ‘It’s becoming a public safety concern. The field is close to the railway, which could cause no end of trouble.
‘If my dog gets loose, I am liable for whatever happens. The same is true for Mr [Trevor] Armiger and his pigs.
‘Something has to happen before they cause an accident.’
A group of runaway pigs have broken loose again – just days after the farmer installed an electric fence to keep them contained
The pigs reportedly caused £1,000 worth of damage to resident Colin Williams’s garden – with multiple lawns hit across the village
A pig’s trotter print in the mud of a damaged field at Garveston where local rogue pigs keep escaping
The farmer, Trevor Armiger, installed the electric fence last weekend and his wife, Danielle Armiger, said that since the fence was installed, ‘no pigs have been out for a while’.
But after Mrs Ward tried to notify the owner of the fields, she called Garvestone’s parish council chairman, Jim Smerdon, who said the pigs were sent back home.
Mr Smerdon is now calling for those in the village to work together to permanently pen in the persevering pigs.
He said: ‘What we need to do is find a solution for the pigs to be secured.
‘This is a community problem and it is the community who should fix it.’
Breckland Council said it welcomes the installation of the fence, which it hoped ‘will bring a better quality of life for those living nearby’.
A council spokesman said: ‘Our officers have been to visit the site on several occasions over the last few weeks and provided informal advice on the measures that should be taken by the farmer to stop his livestock from escaping.
Trevor Armiger, the owner of the pigs (pictured with wife Danielle) installed an electric fence last weekend to try and keep the pigs in
Colin Williams, whose garden has been targeted by the pigs, says he wants them to stop digging up his lawn
Locals had previously spoken out about the swine causing thousands of pounds of damage when they demolished gardens along a sleepy lane
CCTV footage showed how Mr Williams’s lawn went from almost perfect condition to completely destroyed
‘We’re pleased to see that a fence has now been installed.’
Locals had previously spoken out about the swine causing thousands of pounds of damage when they demolished gardens along a sleepy lane.
Earlier this month, Colin Williams, who lives at Crossing Keeper’s Cottage, said the renegade pigs had been frequenting his property for months.
Mr Williams set up a CCTV system to detect the pigs’ visits and said the damage to his lawn will cost more than £1,000 to repair.
He said: ‘We came here to live in this lovely village but now the first thing you see when you cross the railway is mullered grass.
‘We just want this to stop.’
CCTV footage taken earlier this month showed the animals rooting through front gardens and causing chaos with their rampage starting last August.
Some residents are refusing to returf their gardens until it is clear that the pigs cannot escape again.
