Politics

600-pound pig escapes from NH farm, tries to go vote

The pig wandered through the parking lot full of primary voters in Pelham.

matthewr1960 / Twitter

Call it the Taking of Pelham 6 0 0.

An escaped pig weighing over 600 pounds strolled up to the door of a polling location in Pelham, New Hampshire on Tuesday morning, police said.

The pig was wandering through the parking lot full of primary voters and hung around by the door, according to video from Twitter user matthewr1960.

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Police determined the pig came from a local farm and contacted the owner, who came and retrieved it.

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