MOHAVE VALLEY – A Mohave Valley man who hacked a pig with a machete was arrested for animal cruelty. Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an injured animal related call on March 13.
“The reporting party advised they had located a large pig with severe, obvious injuries to its back” said sheriff’s spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. “Deputies observed the pig to have four deep lacerations and the animal was obviously suffering and having trouble breathing, so the decision was made to humanely euthanize the pig.”
Mortensen said a witness implicated Harold Smith, 56, and that Smith admitted involvement when questioned. Smith was transported to Kingman and booked into the Adult Detention Facility.
