'Could be malicious': Mystery as Bahamas' famous swimming pigs wash up dead
More than one third of The Bahamas’ famous swimming pigs have been found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Investigators are probing the deaths of seven hogs near ‘Pig Beach’, a tropical paradise frequented by bikini-clad celebrities.
“It could just be a horrible accident where they ate something poisonous,' Bahamas Humane Society President President Kim Aranha told reporters.
“It could be malicious, but I don’t really see why someone would go out of their way to hurt those lovely animals.”
'It’s really a mystery as to what killed these beautiful animals.”
The iconic pigs have become a tourist draw card for many years, featuring on episodes of ‘The Bachelor’, while Donald Trump Jr, Amy Schumer and Bella Thorne also paid visits to the Exuma Cay beach in recent months.
However the same popularity that made the swimming pigs famous may now be leading their colony to extinction.
With heavy hearts we await results of investigations. Again we URGE all visitors to be mindful of their actions! https://t.co/iIprbntuXs
— When Pigs Swim™ (@WhenPigsSwim1) February 22, 2017
“We have people coming there giving the pigs beer, rum, riding on top of them, all kinds of stuff," Bahamas local and pig owner Wayde Nixon told the Nassau Guardian.
"I know there are a lot of silly sailors that go and feed them alcohol to try and get them drunk, but that’s not to mistake them with the tour operators based out of Nassau who have treated them with excellent care," Ms Aranha added.
The dead pigs were buried in the same ocean they so adored.
@WhenPigsSwim1 @TheExumaDream not a selfie but I got this 👍 pic.twitter.com/cpGW7wfB6N
— JAKOB OWENS (@JakobOwens) February 16, 2017
This experience was soooo wild haha 🇧🇸 #Exuma pic.twitter.com/zN7ek4OofT
— JAKOB OWENS (@JakobOwens) February 16, 2017
Pigs can't fly but they sure can swim! Pig Beach, Exuma, Bahamas 🐷 pic.twitter.com/ENSioZCZpp
— Shara@NotJustTravel (@sh4ralara) February 7, 2017
