China: Thousands of Dead Pigs Dumped in Shanghai’s Water Source

By Larry Habegger and Laurie Weed | Permalink | No Comments | March 13th, 2013 | Trackback

Water pollution is a major concern throughout China, but for many of Shanghai’s 23 million residents, a surge in the dumping of dead pigs has heightened their worries. Over a two-day period in early March, authorities retrieved 2,813 dead pigs from the Huangpu River—a primary source of city drinking water. Official reports stated that the drinking water supply tested “normal,” though additional chlorine was being added as a precaution. Most of the pig carcasses were found in the Songjiang District, where thousands of pigs have died in recent months due to disease and poor living conditions. The government’s subsequent crackdown on selling diseased pig parts may have prompted the dumping—which is also illegal.

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