Tacoma Court Debates Does Pig = Hog?

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Only in Tacoma...

The Tacoma Municipal Court is scheduled to have a hearing today to decide if Judson Morris can keep his pet pot-bellied pig or if it violates a 1912 city statute banning hogs. On one side is the city of Tacoma, who contends that Morris' pet "Pig-Pig" is a hog and is thus banned from living within city limits. On the other side is Morris and his veterinarian, who claim that "Pig-Pig" is a female sow, while the proper definition of a hog is a castrated male pig. According to King 5, Tacoma's City Attorney does not appear moved by the Morris and his vet's semantic defense; saying that "the word 'hog' and 'pig' are interchangeable terms and a reasonable person should agree."

Seattlest believes Judson should take the stand with this bullet-proof defense: "Her name is Pig-Pig, not Hog-Hog." How could a jury not be swayed? Plus, as long as she doesn't wander onto any school playfields, the city of Tacoma should have nothing to worry about.