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Meat plant closures mean pigs are gassed or shot instead
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.
A quarter of the global pig population has been wiped out. Here’s why
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.
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