Where's PETA When You Need Them?

I've seen a few "hogs" on the golf course in my day (i.e., Jay and Herfel), but this is ridiculous.

Sunday, the glorious weather called him -- like so many others -- to the lush green swells of his favorite golf course.
Who could have known the fate awaiting him on those undulating fairways? How could a hog have known, after all, that in this world, swine may be welcome in links, but never on them.
The hairy, hefty duffer was about to find out.
The first call came in to Covington Police Emergency Dispatch about 1:30 Sunday afternoon. Managers at Twin Oaks Golf Course at 43rd and Madison Avenue in Latonia had a very big problem -- about 400 pounds worth, to be exact.
He was on the 15th green. He was wet and hoofed. And he was definitely holding up play.
"Some golfers called in from the course," said Twin Oaks Director of Golf Dominic Catacora. "They said there was about a 400-pound hog on the course. So, I said, 'Well, who is it? Who's in front of you?' And they said, 'No, really, there's a hog -- there's a hog on green No. 15.'"
Catacora went to take a look himself. "I don't know much about animals, but it was black and had hair on it, so we called animal control," he said...
...."Animal Control said they had a 150-pound tranquilizer (gun), but that that thing would just go crazy if they shot it with that. And they said there was no way to lasso it or anything because it would pull five people down," Catacora said.
Everybody knew what had to be done at that point. Except, maybe the hog.
With two 12-gauge slugs from a shotgun, Covington Police Patrolman Todd Finan brought the pig down, according to department spokesman Lt. Teal Nally. There was just no other option, he said.