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A 225-pound pig that attacked and seriously injured a man less than two hours after attacking a woman at a Massachusetts farm will be put down.Watch report"I got him into the barn to lock him into his stall," Shannon Hernandez, 38, said. "He turned around and starting coming at me." Townsend Police Chief Robert M. Eaton Jr. said his department was investigating "two very unfortunate farm incidents" in the town about 50 miles northwest of Boston.Police and emergency responders were called to the farm Tuesday evening for a report of an injured woman."I need an ambulance. My husband is not home and my pig just literally attacked me," Shannon Hernandez told a 911 dispatcher."Your what?" the dispatcher asked."My pig," Shannon Hernandez repeated.Shannon Hernandez suffered lacerations on her body from the pig attack. She was taken to a hospital for treatment. Shannon Hernandez said 'Boss' is usually more friendly. "You can rub his belly he'll roll over for you and everything else," Shannon Hernandez said. "He broke out of his pen to get to the girls in heat," Shannon Hernandez said. "They can get edgy and aggressive when it comes to the females in heat. I got him into his barn to get him locked into his stall. He turned around and started coming at me."Less than two hours later, rescuers were called to the same location for a report of a man who had received more serious injuries from the same animal.A short time later, a second call came in about a second attack by the pig."There is a man in the road he's been injured and he's bleeding," the caller said.Jose Hernandez, 50, suffered life-threatening injuries, but is expected to survive. He is being treated at UMass Memorial Medical Center and was upgraded to stable condition Wednesday afternoon."He went to give him water and was taking the thing out," Shannon Hernandez said. "Boss came at him and got him worse than me." The pig, a 5-year-old male named Boss, was quarantined pending further evaluation on Wednesday by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, State Veterinarian, Animal Rescue League and Townsend Animal Control.Boss will be put down, officials said Wednesday afternoon. The animal will be also tested for rabies as a precaution.Get the WCVB News App10978732