It's taken about a week for these stories to truly sink in, but...
Meet Austin Gullette. The 45-year-old Louisiana man was arrested last Monday night for pig fornication (technically known as a "crime against nature" in the bayou).
According to Ouachita Parish Sheriff's deputies, Gullette's own sister caught him violating her animal, a 125-pound Vietnamese potbelly named PePie. She was alerted to the crime by the sound of squealing, which apparently emanated from the pig. If convicted of the felony count, Gullette faces a maximum of five years in prison, where it would be a good idea not to admit what landed him in the clink.
"I'm embarrassed that this is my brother," Gullette's sister said. "I've never in my life seen anyone do this to a harmless little animal."
Gullette did not admit to the offense, but the eyewitness account and physical evidence were enough to make an arrest, Ouachita sheriff's Maj. Royce Toney said.
Similar incidents involving dogs, donkeys and sheep have been reported in the past, Toney said. But "in the 29 years we've been here, we've never heard of anyone committing a crime against nature with a pig."
Meanwhile Timothy Garner, 35, of Florien, Louisiana, doing a Larry Flynt, was arrested last Thursday on one count each of crime against nature and trespassing after being caught in someone's chicken house, Florien Police Chief Herman R. Love said.
The owner of the chickens found seven with injuries after seeing headlights outside and hearing the animals making a commotion. A neighbor also heard the noise and found Garner inside the chicken house, Love said.
Garner left quickly after telling the neighbor he was watching the chickens, police said. The neighbor wrote down the license plate number.
Love said Garner was brought to the Sabine sheriff's office for questioning and admitted to having sex with the animals. Garner also told investigators it was not his first time in the chicken yard, police said.
