Chicago man sues animal sanctuary to return 330-Pound emotional support pig he says gave him ‘massage therapy’

There’s a satanist from Chicago named Kenneth William Mayle who fell on hard times and was going through “temporary housing difficulties.” During that period, he lost his 330-pound hog called Chief Wiggum to a Michigan animal sanctuary — but now that Mayle is back on his feet, he wants his “emotional support animal” back.

Mayle might only be focusing on his separation from his beloved hog, but reports suggest he has a wide-ranging array of problems that would have taken precedence for most people in his shoes.

Mayle is unemployed. His claim to fame is his supposed leadership role at The Satanic Temple Illinois, but The Independent followed up and received a statement assuring that Mayle “does not hold any leadership position within The Satanic Temple Illinois or the international organization, is not a recognized member of the Illinois congregation, and does not speak for, represent, or lead the Illinois congregation in any capacity.”

The man rejected by the church that praises Satan was asking the judge to intervene in his case because losing his hog would cause him “irreparable harm.” Mayle was representing himself in his bid to file a restraining order against Chubby Goat Acres, a nonprofit animal sanctuary in southwestern Michigan that has had the hog since 2018.

He revealed to the court that he has bipolar disorder, which he claimed would be severely worsened if he did not have his hog by his side. Mayle argued that Chief Wiggum afforded him therapeutic benefits, massage therapy, and emotional support. Money can buy a lot of things in this world, but Mayle assured the court, “No amount of money can compensate for this loss.”

While dealing with the trauma of pet loss, Mayle has also reportedly been trying to file suits to allow bigamy in the state of Illinois and remove the phrase “In God We Trust” from currency. Beyond his legal troubles, he also has an apparent allergy to dogs — which eventually led him back to court in an attempt to gain access for his hog to a local park.

According to Chubby Goat Acres, however, Mayle voluntarily surrendered his emotional support hog. Attorney Kimberly Backman even brought evidence to court showing blog posts by Mayle referring to Chief Wiggum as a “permanent resident” of the animal sanctuary. Mayle also wrote that he believed his hog was now living a happy life.

In a blunt clarification in court, Backman said, “An animal doesn’t have individual rights, it’s no different than a car, some flatware, whatever. If I surrender a car, I can’t come back years later and say I want the car back.” She continued, “And it’s not like he gave the pig up eight weeks ago, or eight months ago — this was eight years ago… The reality under the law is that… the pig was transferred over to the [sanctuary], without a written boarding agreement or some type of contract where they would return the pig to his care.”

Mayle is now seeking to prevent the sanctuary from “adopting out, selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of Chief Wiggum.” A jury will determine the case.