A runaway pig has been spotted repeatedly near downtown Davidson during the Thanksgiving holiday week. In the latest sighting Monday morning, the porcine escapee was rooting about near the intersection of Lorimer Road and College Street. Lorimer resident Rachel Stewart told us her family spied the pig as she walked her kids to school.

“At first we thought it was a dog. But then we looked and saw it was a pig,” she said. Stewart said the animal appears to be about half-grown.

Davidson Animal Control officer Kenn Latzer said Monday morning he has been getting calls about the pig since last Tuesday, when one of his neighbors in the Twin Oaks area told him about it. So far, he has been unable to nab the runaway porker.

“It’s a small, grey pig,” he said. “It seems to go from Lorimer and Davidson-Concord Road to South Street and as far as Twin Oaks.”

“It’s been avoiding everybody. It’s kind of fun,” he said. “We’ve had horses and cows out on the road, but never a pig running loose in the neighborhood.”

So far, there’s also no word on who owns the pig. “Nobody’s stepped forward to say my pig is missing.”

Officer Ken joked about what might be motivating the prowling pig: “Maybe it’s trying to find a reasonably priced home in Davidson,” he said.

Seen it? Call Ken at 704-892-5131.