PETA Video Leads to Hog Abuse Case

(Bayard, Iowa) A video is evidence in a hog abuse case being pursued by Greene County Sheriff Tom Heater.

Heater said the undercover video from People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals will be a key piece of evidence in the investigation of the hog farm near Bayard. Heater said the graphic images make a pretty compelling case.

“It’s evidence that’ll help us greatly,” he said. “Everything was cross-filed with it so that we could actually look at the tape and then go right to the report and actually see what happened.”

Investigators have already begun questioning employees at the farm, including some who were identified in the video. Heater said some of them could be charged with animal cruelty, but it’s too soon to say that for sure.

“What we’ll have to do is decide, like I say, the severity of each incident,” he said. “Some people seem to be involved possibly in multiple incidents. We’ll probably looks at those first.”

Charges could be filed in a week or two, Heater said.

Heh.