Several live pigs have been seen tumbling out of a speeding truck in a motorway tunnel as drivers swerved to avoid them.
The owner was fined after reportedly hiring an unlicensed truck driver to save money.
One motorist filmed three terrified pigs falling out of the vehicle.
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The driver had to change lanes to avoid running them over.
He filmed the scenes in the Guanyinshan Tunnel on Expressway 64 near the Taiwanese capital Taipei.
Police reviewed the motorist’s dashcam footage and tracked down the owner.
Following an investigation, the pig farmer, surnamed Lin, who has over 20 years’ experience, was reportedly fined £210 (TWD 9,000).
He was sanctioned £140 (TWD 6,000) for failing to install a GPS device – required in Taiwan for transporting pigs and pork to prevent the spread of disease – and £70 (TWD 3,000) for violating vehicle safety rules.
According to reports, Mr. Lin hired an unlicensed friend to transfer the animals to save on transportation fees last November.
Officials from the Taipei City Animal Protection Office found the fallen pigs on the motorway and took them to their facility for health checks, as reported by Need To Know.
Other than cuts and bruises, the animals were found to be unharmed and were returned to Mr. Lin.
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