SPCA wants to solve mystery around dead pigs on highway

KEMPTON Park SPCA is urgently looking for any eye witnesses to this morning’s incident on the R21 near the airport where three pigs were killed after apparently falling off a truck.

According to Jan du Toit, manager of the society, Inspector Charmaine Joubert received a call shortly after 6am about a pig roaming on the R21 near Voortrekker Road. Upon going out to the scene, they found what looked like three dead pigs that had been run over by cars.

One pig was found alive on the highway near Barbara Road and was taken to the SPCA’s premises in Spartan.

“We need witnesses and hopefully a registration number of the vehicle transporting these animals. They were nowhere in sight after the incident,” Du Toit said. “They need to be found, investigated and held accountable.

Should you have any information, contact Kempton Park SPCA on 011-975-6537.

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