Jonnie Boggess was arrested by police in Miami, West Virginia on Wednesday after admitting to having had "gentle sexual intercourse" with his beagle-mix, Piglet.

According to the Charleston Daily Mail, an animal rights group tipped police off to Boggess' behavior. He reportedly admitted to Kanawha County State Trooper N.M. Manolakos that he had been drinking and had sex with the dog in his bed.

"(Boggess) stated that when he had finished having intercourse that he held 'Piglet', petted her, and told 'Piglet' that he loved her," Manolakos wrote in his report obtained by the Charleston Daily Mail.

Kanawha County Sgt. Larry O'Bryan told the paper that Boggess, 47, allegedly told police that he believed it was "OK" to have sexual intercourse with the dog "because it was more than 40 pounds and also because Piglet has been spayed."

"He said he wished he hadn't done it," O'Bryan told the Charleston Gazette. "He said he was drunk when he did it.

But one neighbor claims that this isn't the first time Boggess is believed to have had intercourse with an animal.

"He has done this before, with animals before, and it's no shock," the neighbor told WOWKTV. Boggess was later released on $5,000 bond.

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