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

“A ‘pygg jar’ was not yet shaped like a pig. But the name persisted as the clay was forgotten.” It seems that even though “pygg” would have been pronounced “pug” by locals in the ...

Glen Byrd was arrested for hitting children with a cable and forcing them to kill the family pig, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation into Byrd started after abuse ...