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  • June 2008

    • Hunters Battle Invasion of Hungry Hogs

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 21, 08 6:39 AM CDT

      Hunters Battle Invasion of Hungry Hogs

      Hog hunters are finding their services in demand as the wild beasts spread across the country, reports the New York Times . The porkers—descendants of pigs brought by Spanish explorers, escaped swine from farms, and wild boar released by hunters—weigh up to 400 pounds and cause around $800 million in property damage yearly. Some are even particular to golf courses, notes the Times, which goes on the hunt with a crew near Houston. More »

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      animal  • hunting  • pig  • swine  • wild hog

  • April 2008

    • Roger Waters' Giant Inflatable Pig—Found!

      newser  |  The Desert Sun  |  Apr 29, 08 6:46 PM CDT

      Roger Waters' Giant Inflatable Pig—Found!

      The bus-sized, helium-filled pig unintentionally unleashed by Pink Floyd alum Roger Waters at the Coachella music festival Sunday has been found—in two pieces—at a nearby country club, reports the Desert Sun of Palm Springs. "It is entirely possible that I have at least part of your pig," a woman wrote organizers of the festival. "I must warn you that it is not in good shape." More »

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      pig  • Pink Floyd

  • March 2008

    • UK Pig Farmers Squeal Poverty

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 26, 08 10:39 AM CDT

      UK Pig Farmers Squeal Poverty

      Floundering British pig farmers are on the march behind a curious protest song: "Stand by Your Ham." With feed prices soaring, UK farmers say they're losing $50 on every pig they sell, so they’re begging anyone who’ll listen to support higher pork prices, reports the Wall Street Journal. They've taken to the streets alongside Winnie the Pig, their 500-pow sow mascot, and a massive pink plywood cutout tallying their losses. More »

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      Great Britain  • farmer  • meat  • pork  • pig

  • February 2008

    • Pork Shortage Plagues China

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Feb 3, 08 6:09 PM CST

      Pork Shortage Plagues China

      Pigjacking is China's latest crime. Sounds like a joke? Crooks are scoffing the swine thanks to a boom economy and a pig shortage that has hogs highly valued. With a record winter storm stranding thousands and sparking unrest, Beijing is dipping into its official pork preserve—hoping to calm a country that gets 65% of its protein from porkers, Newsweek reports. More »

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      China  • US economy  • markets  • pork  • pig  • grain

  • August 2007

    • Deadly Swine Disease Sweeps China

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Aug 16, 07 1:10 AM CDT

      Deadly Swine Disease Sweeps China

      A virulent strain of deadly swine disease is sweeping through Chinese livestock, triggering a pork shortage, rampant inflation and worldwide worries about where the virus will appear next, the New York Times reports. China, one the world's biggest hog exporters, is refusing to cooperate with international health organizations and may already have allowed the disease to spread beyond its borders. More »

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      China  • food  • disease  • exports  • virus  • pig  • swine

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