By Daniel Schwartz, TME

On Friday, September 12, at about 7:30 a.m., a freshman at Frazier Mountain High School (FMHS) and member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) entered the FMHS farm to check on his pig. The student was shocked to find his pig, a male named Pancho, brutally stabbed and severely injured. The pig was euthanized later that morning by local veterinarian Dr. Diane Cosko and Cindy Holloway (the information above was provided by High Jack Ranch owner Cindy Holloway and El Tejon Unified School District (ETUSD) Superintendent Sara Haflich).

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Above: Images of the pig and the setting where the stabbing took place at Frazier Mountain High School; Bottom right: Piglets offered by Ashley Gaudenti

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