(Reuters) - A four-decade tradition of people mud-wrestling pigs at a Wisconsin church's summer fundraiser has been halted after 81,000 people signed an online petition pressed by animal rights ...

JEROME — He stood tall in his white shirt and blue jeans. His long white beard and baseball cap would protect his face later, though his thigh-high wader boots offered cause to take pause. Well, they ...

A Wisconsin church is receiving a lot of criticism for its annual pig wrestling event, which raises money for the parish. Pig wrestling takes place across the country. It generally happens in a mud ...

The "Original Pig Rassle" was a four-decade staple fundraiser for St. Patrick's Parish. However, after more than 80,000 people signed a petition complaining about the event, it’s been called off. "We ...

JEROME • Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the Mud Munchers, the Royal Slime Fetchers or Pig-inators Friday night. It encouraged them. The teams of kids steeled themselves against the drizzle and ...

In the mid-July heat, after days of hanging around the Colfax County Fairgrounds, a large group of fairgoers find a unique way to cool off a little - diving in a pit of muddy water trying to catch a ...

Many people don't go in for mud or slop. But some will do anything for a good cause. Like slop around in the mud, trying to catch an oiled-up pig. Like they did at the pig wrestling tournament at the ...

The splashing, flying flecks of mud and the three rushing bodies seemed to be caught in slow motion. Thundering hoves were instantly tied as Troy Clements tackled the beast with the skill that would ...