LARGO, Fla. - The SPCA of Tampa Bay has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges stemming from their treatment of a pig named "Waddles."

The backstory:

In July, a TikTok video of Waddles went viral, racking up more than 2.5 million video views, because of his severely burned skin. Advocates accused the SPCA of leaving Waddles out in the scorching hot sun, which caused his skin to burn, crack and bleed.

The county cited the SPCA for animal cruelty, and at the time, the SPCA president told FOX 13 that the allegations were false and said they intended to fight the citations.

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However, court records showed that they entered a guilty plea on Friday.

The other side:

A spokesperson for SPCA Tampa Bay released the following statement:

"We chose to resolve the recent ci

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