Can a pig kill a human being?If so,what kinda pig?A domestic one or a wild one or both?

Question

On an average,how many people in the US get killed by pigs every year???

On an average,how many people in the US get killed by pigs every year???
And do they kill people by hitting them with their foreheads or eating them up?

Answer 1

Any decent sized single pig or a group of smaller pigs, domestic or wild, can kill a person.

They are very powerful and nearly fearless in certain situations. I once watched in horror as a neighbor's dog was ripped to shreds in seconds when it attempted to snatch a piglet from the hog pasture. It gave me a healthy appreciation of the animals' dangerous nature.

They are omnivores and hang out in decent sized groups. They hunt together as well as dogs or other pack animals. Every pig pitches in in a fight.

Edit - Pigs attack in several ways - they charge and slap their heads into the victim slicing it with their protruding tusks and/or cause a great deal of blunt trauma. They have powerful muscular necks and fight each other that way. They sometimes attack other things with by biting into them, often pinning the animal with a hoof or two front hooves and biting in with the front teeth. Another thing they do is get a protruding body part (ear, foot, etc) in their mouths and bite down, sometimes shearing it off with the immense bite pressure of their side teeth.

Answer 2

Yes! In fact, more people die from pigs than sharks every year. Both domestic pigs and wild pigs can kill a human rather easily. A dometic pig could kill a human being just by being big. If someone were to accidently get in their way, the pig could easily crush them. Smaller Pot-bellied pigs could also kill if they were to knock someone down and stomp on them I suppose.

Wild pigs of course could get mad and charge a human.

Answer 3

This is common knowledge amongst pig farmers. If your in a crowded pen or livery and wear long pants, contain no injury, and do not fail you will go a carrer without issue.
If you fall and lose consciousness you will be missing digits, ears, and for some reason they love the face and neck. This is a best case scenario. If the hogs have eaten meat (they are omnivorous) or are exposed to blood or bone meal for nutritional benefit the person may be eaten in whole.
This; I'm not seeking to be gross, but any menstruating woman should stay out of a crowded lot. Many a young girl has received vile injuries to her thighs and about because no one wanted to have this "talk".

Answer 4

While I was growing up, an elderly relative told a story about a farmer being killed while feeding his hogs. He was not only killed, but partially eaten. Even parts of his face were chewed off. But generally, the wild boars are more of a danger than domestic pigs.

Answer 5

I've seen some pigs that could kill a man by just stepping on them or rolling on them, some of these beasts can get simply huge. Wild boars can kill too.

Answer 6

Pigs can kill humans. Both wild and domestic. don't walk into a cage with an open cut, pigs are herbavors, but when they smell blood they can change real quick

Answer 7

Have you ever seen a fully grown hog? They're enormous and could easily kill a person. Domestic ones could kill a person almost as easy as a wild one, the only difference is that most hogs on farms have some of their teeth removed. Trampling is probably the most common form of death, but they are omnivore and might eat the person.

Answer 8

Wild pigs are pretty mean.

Domestic pigs can do some serious damage and could probably kill someone. My dad use to raise them when I was a kid. We had a few sows that were pretty mean. The one jumped up onto my sister and bit her shoulder, and scrached her all up with its hooves.
My dad got beat up pretty good from one of our boars. Granted, he was in the stall feeding him and he got between him and the sow we were breeding. But the boar (who was huge and weighed a good few hundred pounds) slammed him up against the wall, took a few bites out of him and left alot of bruises.

Answer 9

I was raised on a hog farm. Ignore the answers on here of people just guessing. Here is the real scoop.

Yes, people can, and occasionally do get killed by pigs, this includes DOMESTIC (in other words, farm, hogs). About 20 years ago there was a farmer that the pigs got down here in my county and they killed him and ate him. If the hogs are mean and they get you down, they will eat you. Hogs are cannibals. I have seen many times a hog get eaten by other hogs. If a hog dies in the pen, which happens occasionally, the other hogs will have him mostly eaten by the next day. I know a guy that was loading up a sow at a sale barn and she got him down and attacked him. He fought her off with a knife and killed her. Mother sows can get vicious when you are taking away their piglets for weaning and boars can be dangerous. Hogs are usually docile. But they can team up to attack another hog. If they get you down in a pen they can and will eat you alive, especially if they are hungry and frustrated. I've never seen that happen, but one time when I went in to feed the sows they got me knocked down. I fought for my life to kick them back and get out of there. If they get you down they can and will eat you alive.

Answer 10

A good sized pig can kill a human being, be it domestic or wild. They are very dangerous animals when provoked.