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| 10/30/2014

" That's one of the reasons why I want to bring in the dogs. So the kids can have their Halloween."

-- Licensed tracker James Dean

Children in a Florida county may experience a cruel trick instead of sweet treats this Halloween thanks to a group of wild hogs that are wreaking havoc on homes, authorities said.

Feral hogs have recently been running amok throughout neighborhoods in Brevard County, on the Atlantic coast near Orlando, having already destroyed up to 17 yards by ripping up the grass in search of food and desecrating sidewalks with their feces, authorities said.

Law enforcement has hired licensed tracker James Dean, 52, for the month to capture the hogs in the hopes that they will not pose a danger to children trick-or-treating on Halloween. 

Read more at ABC News.

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