A pride crosswalk in Calgary, file photo. (Image: Canadian Press)

By Canadian Press

Severed pig’s head left on Pride crosswalk at central Alberta school

Oct 20, 2022 | 11:30 AM

SPRUCE GROVE, AB – RCMP believe a severed pig’s head was deliberately placed in the centre of the rainbow Pride sidewalk at a school in central Alberta.

In a news release from Parkland RMCP, they say they are investigating it as a possible hate crime that targeted Graminia School in Spruce Grove, Alta., which has a gay-straight alliance club.

The head was discovered on Sunday morning and RCMP say its placement in the centre of the crosswalk appears to have been intentional and designed to disturb students, staff and parents.

RCMP believe the pig was domesticated and the head was severed with a bladed instrument.

Officers are seeking any information pertaining to recently missing or mutilated pigs, and are asking butchers and meat packers who recently sold, or had a pig’s head stolen, to contact Parkland RCMP.

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Spruce Grove is about 34 kilometres west of Edmonton.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2022.

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