Crazed wild boar could soon be running riot near you after a surge in attacks on humans and livestock.
The feral pigs are causing havoc in European cities – and experts warn they are becoming more aggressive due to people feeding them.
Thousands are already roaming the UK, with each sow breeding at a rate of up to 12 piglets a year. Many live in the Scottish Highlands, where farmers fear they are becoming uncontrollable.
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Steven McKenzie, head keeper at Aberchalder and Glengarry Estate, near Loch Ness, saw a group of boar "pulling apart" a sheep.
He said: "Three pigs had encircled a ewe. They had her on her back and were quite literally pulling her apart and eating her."
It comes after pop star Shakira was attacked by two wild boar in a park in Barcelona, Spain.
A woman aged 67 was injured by the animals on El Albir beach, just north of Benidorm, and a 92-year-old farmer had his arm and leg amputated after taking on a male boar in Mantua, Italy.
The crisis has forced many governments to intervene, with Berlin now employing trained boar hunters to patrol the streets.
Vet Carles Conejero, who puts down thousands of boars in Barcelona, blames human beings for feeding the animals.
He warned they now gravitate to populated areas – and are almost impossible to kill.
He added: "I have seen boars be so, so injured, and still just walking along like it’s fine.
"Cars can only kill them if they can break their pelvic bone in a collision. I’ve seen one walking along with its entire liver hanging out."
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