Boar! Rampaging pot-bellied pigs force golf club to close and leave two men needing hospital treatment after wandering onto greens to dig holes
- A pair of large pigs charged on to Lightcliffe Golf Club in Halifax, West Yorkshire
- The animals, thought to be Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, dug holes on the green
- Club member David Mckidd said they injured a man by causing cuts to his leg
Golfers needed hospital treatment after a pair of large pigs charged on to a course and attacked them.
The animals, thought to be Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, caused chaos by storming the green and digging holes.
Club member David Mckidd, 40, said they were first spotted at the Lightcliffe Golf Club in Halifax, West Yorkshire, on Sunday, injuring a man by causing cuts to his leg.
A pair of pigs caused chaos by storming the green and digging holes at the Lightcliffe Golf Club in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The club was forced to close but has since reopened
Club member David Mckidd, 40, said the animals, thought to be Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, were first spotted on Sunday, injuring a man by causing cuts to his leg
The black pigs returned on Tuesday and hurt a male worker at the site who had attempted to usher them off the nine-hole course
The black pigs returned on Tuesday and hurt a male worker at the site who had attempted to usher them off the nine-hole course.
The club was forced to close but has since reopened.
Both men suffered minor injuries and were treated in hospital for protection against tetanus.
Another person was reportedly bitten.
After digging a few more holes, the pigs moved themselves on to a nearby road where they were captured by police.
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