Causes www.nytimes.com Meat plant closures mean pigs are gassed or shot instead Coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants have created a backlog of animals ready for slaughter but with nowhere to go. Farmers are having to cull them.
Causes www.washingtonpost.com A quarter of the global pig population has been wiped out. Here’s why A massive pig die-off is having grim repercussions.