WAUSAU, Wis., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A runaway pig was captured and returned to its owner after it managed to escape a pen in Wisconsin.
Wausau Police Department shared a photo of the fugitive pig, which escaped while being transferred between farms.
"Either our humane officer picked up the strangest looking stray dog today, or the department has a new mascot," police said.
Lt. Matt Van Lieshout told WSAW the pig escaped from a "makeshift" pen during a brief stop in Wausau.
A resident spotted the loose black-and-white pig and informed police what direction it was headed around 4 p.m.
Wausau Police Department Animal Control Officer Ashlee Bishop later arrived at the scene to capture the pig and returned it to its owner.
