2 Beloved Therapy Pigs Found Beaten to Death in Kentucky: 'We Are Hurt, Angry, Sad, Lost'

Photo: Getty Images/EyeEm A Kentucky woman is on the hunt for a “sadistic” killer after she says her two beloved therapy pigs were brutally murdered. Sunnie Howell went to an anniversary dinner with her husband last week, leaving her three pigs — Pygrawk, Honey and Gypsy — locked in a shed in her backyard, she toldlocal Fox affiliate WDRB. But when she returned, she discovered the shed door’s latches had been unlocked – and Pygrawk and Honey dead.

2 Billion Genetically Altered Mosquitoes Will Be Released in Fla. and Calif. to Fight Disease

Photo: Getty Billions of genetically modified mosquitoes are expected to be released within the next two years as part of an expanded version of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study — but the project is receiving criticism from advocacy groups that believe it could be dangerous. The EPA saidin an announcement on Mondaythat it will extend its current study into reducing the population of theAedes aegypti,a mosquito commonly found in the United States, through April 2024.

2 Bird Flu Cases Confirmed in U.S. Zoos, Officials Say Infected Birds Won't Be Euthanized

Photo: GettyTwo cases of the bird flu have been confirmed in United States zoos. The infected birds will not be euthanized, according to health officials.On Thursday, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) spokesman Mike Stepien declined to reveal which two zoos reported the cases and which bird species were affected, theAssociated Pressreported.Stepien told the outlet that while most farms have to euthanize infected birds, zoos do not. Instead, zoos are allowed to work with state veterinary officials to treat their infected birds as long as the animals are isolated from other birds to avoid a larger outbreak.

2 Black Female Head Coaches Will Lead Teams to NCAA Women's Final Four for the First Time

Photo: getty images (2)The NCAA women’s tournament will make history next month as two Black women lead teams into the Final Four for the first time.Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks will enter the Final Four for the third time, while the Arizona Wildcats and head coach Adia Barnes will make their debut appearance.After South Carolina prevailed over the Texas Longhorns Tuesday, securing their spot to compete for the championship, Staley, 50, said that she was “super proud of Adia” and happy to see a long overdue piece of women’s basketball history made,CNNreported.

2 Bodies Found After RV Is Swept Away During Texas Flood, as 2 Remain Missing

Photo: Rachel Kellner/AP/REX/Shutterstock On Thursday, search crews spotted the bodies on the banks of the Llano River near Junction, Texas, around 4:30 p.m. local time and boats moved through the debris in the water to get to the victims. The pair found are two of four people who vanished from the South Llano River RV Park during Monday’s flood. “When the [flood] occurred, approximately 45 people were evacuated, 19 were actually rescued from the river,” Texas A&M Forest Service spokeswoman Christi Powers tells PEOPLE.