Pig Races as Religious Protest?

Come on...seriously, there has to be a better way to do this.

KATY, Texas (AP) -- A man unhappy with an Islamic association's plans to build a mosque next to his property has staged pig races as a protest during afternoon prayers.

Craig Baker, 46, sold merchandise and grilled sausages Friday for about 100 people who showed up in heavy rain. He insisted he wasn't trying to offend anyone with the pigs, which are forbidden from the Muslim diet.

Does anyone else see the irony in having an event celebrating the athletic prowess of these magnificent animals while serving them between a bun right beside the event? "Gee, number 2 on the right there looks fast- I bet he'd be good with some mustard and a cold beer."