PLANT CITY, Fla. - The Strawberry Festival is overflowing with livestock, and its organizers are changing the rules to try to get control of it.

However, their new plan to restrict participation in the swine show is ruffling some feathers on the western side of Hillsborough County. Kids at schools west of I-75 will no longer be allowed to participate.

The backstory:

The Strawberry Festival is considered the gold standard of swine shows in Hillsborough County, but organizers said that they are finally enacting a rule they've been considering for years.

Last year, 189 applied to be in the raffle, but could only accept 80. Even more were expected for this year's raffle if nothing changed.

What they're saying:

Andi Sloane Bland sold a pig last year that weighed 233 pounds for $10 per

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