Egypt Slaughtering Thousands of Pigs in Effort to Prevent Swine Flu

Despite having no confirmed cases of swine flu Egypt has taken to slaughtering thousands of pigs in an effort to prevent the deadly virus from spreading.

Egypt’s Health Minister Hatem el-Gabali announced the cull on Wednesday declaring, “It is decided to slaughter all swine herds present in Egypt, starting from today.” While Egypt has had no cases of the H1N1 virus neighboring Israel has reported two cases.

The cull has angered several breeders who have voiced concern that the government will not compensate them for the slaughter. They have also pointed to the benefit their herds provide especially in Cairo were the pigs eat much of the garbage that is amassed.

There are an estimated 250,000 to 400,000 pigs in the country.

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