# Fred the pig caught after mischief rampage **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 7, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229 "2023-10-07T04:42:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/1 "2023-10-07T04:42:46Z")
Fred won’t be meeting Oscar Mayer anytime soon. I bet the 8 people that caught Fred will be telling this 5 hour capture story to family & friends for decades to come. Had to be someones pet. Wild hogs are mean and dangerous. > **[Fred the pig caught after mischief rampage](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67036162)** > > Colorado officials say the captured 400-lbs Fred is "always hungry" and "loves his belly scratches". > [@](#): > > City officials first became aware of Fred on 24 September when they received a call about a pig that was tearing up a person’s yard. But when animal officers arrived on the scene, they were not able to find him. > > More calls came in the next day, this time about a pig in traffic. Then another call about a pig that was ruining someone’s landscaping. > > He was then spotted again three days later on 27 September, in the early morning hours. > > This time, Fred was in a position where he could be captured, Ms Allen said. > > Still, it was no easy task. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/2 "2023-10-07T04:47:41Z")
Mischief managed 😊 ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/3 "2023-10-07T04:59:48Z")
That’ll do, pig. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/4 "2023-10-07T13:32:43Z")
Paging Doper @Freddy_the_Pig … ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/5 "2023-10-07T14:06:09Z")
Right? Had the same thought. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/6 "2023-10-07T14:45:54Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Wild hogs are mean and dangerous. Agreed. Wild boars don’t like their belly scratches. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/7 "2023-10-07T16:24:14Z")
“Settle down, Fred! Don’t make me come down there!”: ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/8 "2023-10-07T16:44:55Z")
Fred does not appear to be of the feral variety of pig. He may be a wild man. But he looks domesticated to me. (Kinda looks like bacon too😊) ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/9 "2023-10-07T18:27:59Z")
Are ya achin’? (Yup Yup Yup) For some bacon? (Yup Yup Yup) He’s a big pig, (Yup Yup) You can be a big pig too! Oy! ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/10 "2023-10-08T14:21:32Z")
Off the pig! ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-the-pig-caught-after-mischief-rampage/991229/11 "2023-10-12T21:57:46Z")
Oh boy, I’m a little late to the party on this one. My, but my namesake does look contented lounging on that traffic island. Mostly this reminds me of that TV show _Animal Control._