A group of unassuming scarfies were the victims of an unfortunate piece of malicious littering on Sunday September 11, after they discovered a deceased pig in their wheelie bin in the early hours of the morning.
The group had enjoyed a pleasant night out in town after watching the England vs Argentina game on Saturday. However the next day the Harbour Terrace residents awoke to find that a large swine carcass was now using their yellow recycling bin as a coffin.
The residents had several theories as to the origin of the pig, but as of Critic’s print deadline no solid information has arisen. One prevailing theory was that the pig was an offering to the rugby gods, intended to bring luck in the World Cup tournament. Others speculated that this was another Carrington hate crime, although the lack of grazing ground at Carrington College suggests that if this was the case then the pig would have had to be imported.
Upon finding the pig, the flatmates decided to call the DCC, who informed them they should “drop it off at the dump”. Refusing to handle the carcass, the flatmates politely turned down this suggestion and the DCC then told students that they would “get back to them”.
As Critic went to print the DCC had failed to remove the pig, and the body of the animal remains in the wheelie bin. Resident Tom informed us that the pig is “free to anyone who wants it”.
The pig was originally nicknamed ‘Babe’, after the cheeky star of the popular 1995 comedy movie, which featured Christine Cavanaugh as the voice of the protagonist. However the carcass now sports the longer, and slightly less elegant, moniker “Jonny Wilkinson's kicking ability", due to the striking similarities with said rugby player’s career (as both suffered a fatal blow on the same weekend).
Pig killed in North Dunedin. South Dunedinites mourn loss of relative.
