Those missing the days of 30-50 feral hogs are in luck. According to the Wildlife Services division of the Department of Agriculture, feral hogs have been spotted just over the border in Canada, heading toward Lincoln County, Montana.
has anyone checked on the feral hogs recently or
— David Quiñones (@David_Quinones) September 12, 2019
People on social media are pretty excited and who can blame them? Truly, 30-50 feral hogs was a golden time on Twitter and we all long for those halcyon days.
https://twitter.com/rabbicece/status/1172161348932898816
How many feral hogs? 30-50? https://t.co/sodw01yFE2
— Korlis (@Korlis) September 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/ufoflying/status/1171947331933151235
Despite the admittedly hilarious nature of all this thanks to the meme, feral hogs do actually pose a serious problem as an invasive species. In addition to carrying diseases that pose a significant threat to wildlife and livestock, they’re also large, aggressive and cause a lot of damage to the terrain via their method of foraging—rooting for food churns up the soil, uprooting plants in the process. Still, it means the memes are back and people aren’t letting the genuine concerns posed by the creatures stop them from having fun.
https://twitter.com/spartymoshow/status/1171879054275993608
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https://twitter.com/Pinche_Pi/status/1171887972997726208
30-50 feral hogs coming to a city near you pic.twitter.com/m15BxbdPfz
— 🖤lesbian princess athena🖤 (@SailorMoonKick) September 12, 2019
Some have seized on the opportunity for political parody with Twitter user @RossWB saying;
“When Canada sends its feral hogs, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re sending feral hogs that have lots of problems. They’re bringing disease. They’re stealing food. They’re bad chanchos. And some, I assume, are good pigs.”
“When Canada sends its feral hogs, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re sending feral hogs that have lots of problems. They’re bringing disease. They’re stealing food. They’re bad chanchos. And some, I assume, are good pigs.”
— RossWB (@RossWB) September 12, 2019
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The danger is these are socialist hogs. There are plenty of feral hogs in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and above all Texas, where roughly 2 million feral hogs roam. But they are Republican hogs and pose no serious threat.
— Vox Clamantis (@_in_deserto) September 12, 2019
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Meanwhile, Redditors took the opportunity to get apocalyptic, with user MMillion05 crying in all caps “THE PROPHECY.”
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Reddit user sardonic had a serious concern, were the warlike emu’s of Australia in cahoots with the feral hogs?
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And some offered a tasty, tasty solution to the problem. Redditor DarthRusty said:
“Fuck that. Build a bridge with hog bait leading to the US and put a big smoker on our side under a big “Welcome Piggies” banner.”
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I’m so hungry i could eat 30-50 feral hogs!
— Lights (@lights) August 6, 2019
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Well yeah, I can eat feral hogs.
— Fiendish_Dr_Noid.jpg.arc.au.bat.iso.exe (@_noid_) September 12, 2019
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Finally, Twitter came through with the hybrid memes. Feral hogs crossed with baby shark may not be the meme you wanted, but it’s certainly the meme we all deserve.
https://twitter.com/mellowmadds/status/1158497886470119426
https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1158548941601792000
CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
— edburmila.bsky.social (@edburmila) August 6, 2019
HERE COME THE FERAL HOGS
30-50. MY CHILDREN.
DON’T HAVE A GUN
SO I GUESS THE HOGS EAT THEM#feralhogs
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