The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are letting their actions do the oinking, so to speak, as they have offered replacement piglets to a Lehigh County farmer whose swine were shot.

Todd Hedrick, of Hedrick Family Farms and Produce, said four of his piglets were shot Saturday evening; two were killed; one pig was so seriously injured when it was found it had to be put down by a state trooper; and a fourth was wounded.

Today the IronPigs announced they want to replace the lost piggies.

Matt Provence, director of the Pigs' media relations, said they have reached out to an area pig farmer to get the cost of three pigs and plan to speak to Hedrick to see what he wants to do.

"It's something our team wants to be a part of," Provence said.

State police at Fogelsville are investigating the shootings at the Lowhill Township farm and said charges are pending. The value of the pigs was estimated at $2,800.

Hedrick said he planned to let the two surviving pigs live in peace at the farm. The litter had already been purchased by customers and Hedrick planned to use the money for Christmas.

This is not the Pigs' first foray into porcine altruism.

In 2007 the team paid the fine and court costs for a Lansford, Pennsylvania native who violated a borough ordinance by keeping pot-bellied pigs at her home, according to the team's news release. A year later, the team offered a reward for information leading to the discovery of a lost pot-bellied pig in Warwick Township, Pennsylvania.

And in 2010, the franchise publicly honored and rewarded Jeff Olson, a La Center, Washington, man, who saved the life of a pig though mouth-to-snout resuscitation.

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