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A father was accused of physically abusing his children and forcing them to kill the family pet, a teacup pig, with a hammer.

Like Sarge before him, Odin is a Juliana pig, one of the smallest breeds. “Often they are called teacup pigs because as babies they are very little,” Martin said. Sarge never weighed more than ...

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When the animal was dead, Byrd instructed his 17-year-old stepson to get rid of the teacup pig in the neighborhood retention pond. According to the warrant, the stepson told authorities Byrd said ...