An Alberta family has three months to remove Eli, their pet pot-bellied pig. from their home in Sherwood Park.
In a decision released Friday afternoon, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Wayne Renke upheld a ticket issued last year by Strathcona County animal control.
Owner Michelle Kropp argued Eli is the family pet. However, the county believes that keeping the animal inside the house contravenes their bylaws.
Kropp appealed the ticket in court on Friday. Her lawyer Rory Ziv argued the bylaw shouldn’t apply to pets like Eli.
Justice Wayne Renke disagreed and granted an injunction requested by the Crown.
