After three of his pigs were shot and killed, Todd Hedrick of Hedrick Family Farms and Produce in Lehigh County is trying to figure out how to cope with the damages.
"I was furious, I was hurt, and we were both up all night with tears in our eyes," Hedrick said.
Hedrick's three pigs were shot on Saturday night. Two were killed 150 feet off of his property. The third was so severely injured by a bullet wound, he had to be put down.
"Seeing the one crawl through the woods wounded, I'm a hunter I'm a trapper, I'm a fisherman, I'm a farmer but no, I was furious," Hedrick said.
The pigs wandered off of Hedrick's property after pushing their food tote on top of an electric fence.
"Once that is grounded out there is no current," Hedrick said. "They can walk right through it."
Police are still investigating who is responsible.
In the meantime, Todd is trying to cope with the loss. Each pig was set to bring in about $200 just days before Christmas. With only two survivors, Todd says the damages are more than $600 dollars.
"That was going to be our Christmas money," Hedrick said.
For many of Todd's customers, deposits for each pig have already been collected.
"I myself had a deposit down for a full pig," Hedrick Family Farm and Produce customer, Amy Dailey said. "What am I going to do for Christmas now?"
Hedrick says he will try to get enough money together to purchase a new heard before the holiday season.
As for the two remaining pigs, because they have been through so much already, Hedrick says he will let them live out their days on the farm.
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