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China Fishes 900 Dead Pigs From River

But nobody's really sure where they came from yet

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 10, 2013 12:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – Here's one thing you definitely don't want to find in your water source: 900 or so dead pigs. But that's exactly what Chinese officials have pulled out of a Shanghai river that serves as a city water source. But there's mystery added to the ick factor, notes the AP: City officials aren't sure were the pigs came from, whether they were dumped, or what might have killed them. They say there's no sign of any epidemic, and they emphasize that the water is being tested.

In this photo made available Sunday, March 10, 2013, dead pigs are strewn along the riverbanks of Songjiang district in Shanghai, China.
In this photo made available Sunday, March 10, 2013, dead pigs are strewn along the riverbanks of Songjiang district in Shanghai, China.   ((AP Photo) CHINA OUT)
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slammer
Mar 11, 2013 3:22 PM CDT
send them to egypt as food aid!!!!!!
right2dave
Mar 11, 2013 6:49 AM CDT
And Jesus asked the crazy man, "What is your name? Mob he replied" Jesus sent the pack of demons in the man into a nearby group of rooting pigs. The pigs then all jumped into the lake and drowned.
Doctor-Zaius
Mar 10, 2013 9:14 PM CDT
Corporate America and Right Wing corporatists in general hold China up as a model to emulate. No thanks.
 

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