The BACON BASH (formerly Wild Hog Explosion) is a festival in Bandera, TX centered around the disrespect for and abuse of wild pigs. It takes place every year in March and involves cooking and eating dead decaying bodies and then an abusive entertainment event known as wild hog bagging. Pigs are trapped in the wild, have their tusks ripped out and are then brought into and used and abused for this event - babies, children and adult pigs. Baby pigs are chased around and kicked, dragged, picked up and dropped by large groups of children. After this introductory event, teams of two - children to teens and adults, chase pigs around in the ring and catch them by any means they can and then run roughly with the pig in a bag across a finish line. Many pigs get bloodied and injured from being roughly handled and dragged and from jumping into the metal fence in an effort to escape. All pigs without exception are extremely terrified. Even pigs who are injured and bloodied are reused again and again by additional teams and no pigs at this event have access to food or water. The pigs suffering gets mocked throughout the event and the pigs are all called degrading names like Jennifer Lopig and Sausage Patty.

This event desensitizes children to violence and teaches them that might makes right and that we can discriminate against and harm others if they are a different species than our own. Throughout the event the hogs try to not get put into the ring and when they are in the ring they’re constantly trying to avoid humans and are looking for and trying out ways to escape. Humans who harm feral pigs want the public to believe that these beings are dangerous, but they aren’t. If the pigs were dangerous they’d be attacking the humans, yet this doesn’t happen - so I think we can say which animal is truly dangerous. The organizers try to get people to perceive this as a good event because money gets donated to the library, but the organizers could easily raise money for the local library without causing separation and distress and pain and then death to animals who were just trying to live their lives. In 2019 how are humans still abusing animals for entertainment? Please ask the Bandera Chamber of Commerce to help cancel this event by signing this petition and writing them an email and/or giving them a phone call. People in Texas need to learn to leave animals alone just like they want to be left alone and stop making excuses to harm animals for completely unnecessary reasons. Money raised from the event goes to the local library, so you can ask the library to accept money that's not raised from abusing innocent animals.

Photos from the event:

https://www.facebook.com/unparalleledsuffering/photos/pcb.2284857221792474/2284854858459377/?type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/unparalleledsuffering/photos/pcb.2286954968249366/2286954704916059/?type=3&theater

Videos from the event:

Official Wild Hog Explosion Expose

https://www.facebook.com/unparalleledsuffering/videos/251679842387451/

https://www.facebook.com/unparalleledsuffering/videos/378462736285463/

https://www.facebook.com/unparalleledsuffering/videos/359990064846554/

https://www.facebook.com/117058555557440/videos/313772392664838/UzpfSTE1Nzc1NzcyMzkxODcxNDY6MjI5MDEwODk2NzkzMzk2Ng/

https://www.facebook.com/unparalleledsuffering/videos/398042917625457/

https://www.facebook.com/unparalleledsuffering/videos/294346261247232/

The Bandera Boys and Girls Club will be the current beneficiary of the funds raised from this torture fest.

Please contact the CEO of the Bandera Boys and Girls Club, Mike Pimperelli, and ask that he not accept funds raised from tormenting and psychologically and physically harming baby, child and adult wild pigs.

Mikes contact info:

Phone: 830-796-8109 (office) 210-420-4225 (cell) michaelip@bgcbanderacounty.info

Below is a list of people and sponsors you can contact about your concerns for this event:

Bandera Wranglers: bandera.wranglers@gmail.com

Dr. Margo Denke - 830-796-8787 (can leave reviews too)

Bandera Business Association - 830-796-3333 / julie@myhnb.com (can leave reviews too)

Aquatech Drilling Inc. - 830-796-9355 / info@aquatechdrillinginc.com / linda@aquatechdrillinginc.com (can leave reviews too)

Buddy’s Septic & Water Well Service LLC - 830-796-3878 / buddyswaterwellservice@yahoo.com (can leave reviews too)

Bandera County Convention & Visitors Bureau - 830-796-3045 (can leave reviews too)

Texas Tractor Country - 830-460-0118 / email from website (can leave reviews too)

Texas Hill Country Bank - 830-796-3100

Twin Elm Guest Ranch / 2E RV Guest Ranch Resort Park - 830-796-3628 / twinelmranch@hotmail.com (can leave reviews too)

Bandera Electric Cooperative - 866-226-3372 / publicrelations@banderaelectric.com (can leave reviews too)

Coyote Powersports - 830-816-5511 / 210-606-8788 / email on their website (can leave reviews too)

Flying L Guest Ranch - 1-800-292-5134 (can leave reviews too)

Tj’s at the Old Forage - 830-796-9990 / email on website (can leave reviews too)

Bandera Dairy Queen - 830-796-3595 (can leave reviews too)

Bandera Bank - 830-796-3711 / info@banderabank.com (can leave reviews too)

Hondo National Bank - 830-426-3355

Bandera Mini Mart - 830-796-4313

Custom Glass & Mirror - 830-460-7728 (can leave reviews too)

Reagan Peterson - 830-796-8341 / 830-796-3476

Event Coordinator - Genie Strickland:

210-215-1995 / coordinator@wildhogexplosion.com

Bandera Chamber of Commerce:

cowboy@banderatx.com / 830-796-3280

NEW ADDITIONAL SPONSORS:

Country Accents Antiques - 830-535-4979 (can leave reviews on Facebook)

Bandera True Value - 830-796-3861 / banderatv@indian-creek.net (can leave reviews on Facebook)

HEB Stores - 210-938-8357

United Angels - 844-921-0217

Brick’s Restaurant - 830-796-9900 / info@bricksrivercafe.com (can leave reviews)

Gringo’s Burritos - (can leave reviews)

Lone Star BBQ Society - President Eddie Williams - (325) 430-5678

Mendoza’s Mexican Grill - 830-796-9332 (can leave Facebook and Yelp reviews)

Kiolbassa Sausage Provision Company - 210-226-8127 (can leave yelp reviews)

The China Bowl - 830-796-8494 (can leave Yelp reviews)

Bandera Natural History Museum - 830-328-5090 / mjschumacher@banderanhm.org (can leave Yelp and Facebook reviews)

Ag Pro - 210-648-1765 (can leave Yelp reviews)

Mahindra Tractors - 281-449-7771

Bandera Wine & Spirits - 830-796-4555 (can leave reviews on Facebook)

Shoe Biz - 830-796-8302 (can leave Yelp reviews)

Texas Farm Credit - 830-950-8563 (can leave Facebook reviews and email from website)

Bandera Beverage Barn - 210-687-7602 (can leave Yelp and Facebook reviews)

Lavender & Sage Stitchery (owned by Di Dooley) - 830-796-3272 (can leave Facebook reviews and email from website)

Chickin Coop - 830-796-4496 (can leave Facebook, Yelp, and TripAdvisor reviews)

Bandera Crossing Resort - 832-385-1373 / Bryan@boatwerxtx.com (can leave Facebook reviews)

El Jacalito Bandera - 830-460-3853 (can leave Yelp and Facebook reviews)

Ghost Creek Properties - 830-796-4446 (office) / 210-710-5573 (cell) / tholliday06@gmail.com

Lonesome Dove Design - 817-480-7017 (can leave Facebook reviews)

Heart Two - 830-328-5045 / heart2bandera@gmail.com (can leave Facebook reviews)

The Red Horse Saloon - 830-796-3825 (can leave Facebook, Yelp and TripAdvisor reviews)

Lone Star Plumbing - 830-796-4737 (can leave Yelp reviews)

Bandera Paint & Body - 830-796-4004 / bpd@78003.com (can leave Yelp reviews)

Vincent’s Automotive - 830-796-9594 (can leave Facebook and Yelp reviews)

Dahlenburg Construction & Excavation - 713-808-5726