According to reports, Bertola told police that he shot the pig with a rifle after Tiny Boo tried to attack him. Ms. Emerson, in retort, claims Tiny Boo is a gentle, loving pig who frolics with children and a family dog. We didn't need Ms. Emerson's assurances to know that Bertola was practicing for a run at the presidency. Poor Tiny Boo was but a baby piglet. Full grown pot bellies stand all of 12 inches high at the shoulder.
Pot bellies live on a diet of plant material, roots and insects.
They hardly are the carnivorous, blood-thirsty cravers of the flesh of trailer park trash. Finally, grandma in a walker can outrun pot bellies. So, based on a general knowledge of pot-bellied pigs, Mr. Bertola's explanation is suspect. Perhaps so, Bertola does live in a trailer, and playing with a rifle in the yard is common amongst New Mexico trailer dwellers. We'll just have to wait and see.