LAS VEGAS (KLAS) A 56-year-old man is accused of felony animal cruelty after a pig was found with four deep lacerations that witnesses say were made with a machete.

Harold Gene Smith of Mohave Valley, Arizona, remained in custody on Monday at the Mohave County Jail in Kingman. The attack was reported on Thursday afternoon, but apparently it occurred the day before.

“The reporting party advised they had located a large pig with severe, obvious injuries to its back. Deputies observed the pig to have four deep lacerations and the animal was obviously suffering and having trouble breathing, so the decision was made to humanely euthanize the pig,” according to information provided by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO).

A witness told police that Smith struck the pig with a machete on Wednesday.

Sheriff’s officials said Smith admitted to striking the pig with the machete.

Mohave Valley is south of the Laughlin/Bullhead City area, about 115 miles south of Las Vegas.