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No nursery rhyme piggy

I just want to say that I completely agree with Barbara Arenal (Letters, May 19) regarding the pig story and the headline. Unlike Barbara, I believe the police officer did try to taser the animal but that was unsuccessful so he had no choice but to mortally wound it.

This was not a little piggy, this was a humongous animal. But the headline was atrocious, inhumane, and just plain crude. Is this really how you want your newspaper portrayed? The person who gave approval should be ashamed.

Lesley A. Haskell

Airway Heights

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