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Owner of overfed pig faces animal cruelty charges

Name: Owner of overfed pig faces animal cruelty charges
Uploaded: 2017-06-06T16:24:17-0400
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Description: Maybelle the potbellied pig arrived at the Animal Rescue League of Boston weighing 196 pounds -- almost double what she should weigh. She couldn't stand up, and mounds of flesh covered her eyes. Now, the owner faces animal cruelty charges. CBS Boston's Bill Shields reports.

Maybelle the potbellied pig arrived at the Animal Rescue League of Boston weighing 196 pounds -- almost double what she should weigh. She couldn't stand up, and mounds of flesh covered her eyes. Now, the owner faces animal cruelty charges. CBS Boston's Bill Shields reports.