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2,800 pigs dumped in Shanghai river raises pollution concern

BEIJING — A surge in the dumping of dead pigs upstream from Shanghai — with more than 2,800 carcasses floating into the financial hub through Monday — has followed a police campaign to curb the illicit trade in sick pig parts.

The effort to keep infected pork off dinner tables is fueling new health fears, as Shanghai residents and local media fret over the possibility of contamination to the city’s water supply, though authorities say no contamination has been detected.

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Of course, never a word about the suffering of the pigs who had some kind of disease.  Mankind is so callous towards farm animals it's unbelievable.