The rights of the pigs that ruined the golf course are being defended online (5 photos)

You never know what next scandal you will stumble upon on the Internet. Everywhere someone's rights are being defended, and this time - bakers (artiodactyls, similar to wild boars). A pack of these animals ruined a golf course in the United States, but now thousands of netizens are demanding that golf be banned.





In the US state of Arizona, a flock of bakers destroyed a golf course. Peccaries are artiodactyl mammals similar to wild boars. Previously, they were classified as pigs. These animals are herbivores and feed on vegetation - but if possible, they can eat lizards, dead birds and rodents. Golfers rioted, not knowing what to do with the damaged course, and asked for help online. But users suddenly began to support not golf fans, but pigs.



It turns out that many people on the Internet, and especially on TikTok, hate golf and those who play it. They call golf a sport for "senile old rich people," and believe golf reflects capitalism, racism, and the climate crisis. There is also a trending hashtag #cancelgolf, which currently has over 7 million views on TikTok, calling for golf to be cancelled. Advocates of the anti-golf movement also argue that the space used for courses could be used for something more useful.





The main arguments of anti-golfers: golf courses waste a large amount of water, the creation of courses contributes to deforestation and reduction of animal habitats. In addition, the creation of golf courses releases various chemicals into the environment. Peccaries became so wild on an Arizona golf course because that would be their natural habitat, advocates say. Therefore, thousands of netizens were only happy about this “destruction” - in their opinion, golf should be banned, and the pigs should be allowed to roam freely.