900 Dead pigs found floating in Shanghai river

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900 DEAD PIGS FOUND FLOATING IN SHANGHAI RIVER

Mar. 10 9:36 AM EDT

In this photo taken Thursday March 7, 2013 and made available Sunday, March 10, 2013, dead pigs are strewn along the riverbanks of Songjiang district in Shanghai, China. Chinese officials say they have fished out 900 dead pigs from a Shanghai river that is a water source for city residents. Officials are investigating where the pigs came from. A statement posted Saturday on the city's Agriculture Committee's website says they haven't found any evidence that the pigs were dumped into the river or of any animal epidemic. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials say they have fished out 900 dead pigs from a Shanghai river that is a water source for city residents.

Officials are investigating where the pigs came from. A statement posted Saturday on the city's Agriculture Committee's website says they haven't found any evidence that the pigs were dumped into the river or of any animal epidemic.

The statement says the city and Songjiang district governments started retrieving the pigs on Friday night. By late Saturday afternoon they had recovered and disposed of more than 900.

The statement says the water and environmental protection bureaus are ramping up monitoring of the river's water quality.

 

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Thousands of Dead Pigs Found Floating in Shanghai River

by Fauna on Monday, March 11, 2013

From NetEase:
Over 3000 Dead Pigs Fished Out of Huangpu River, Officials Say Water Quality Normal

March 9th, a large number of dead pigs appeared floating on the Huangpu River surface in the Songjiang district of Shanghai. As of March 11th, already over 3000 pigs have been fished out. These dead hogs mainly come from areas upstream of Shanghai. Shanghai’s Water Department says the tap water quality “data is normal” in Songjiang district and in accordance with relevant standards. [Above] March 10th, Shanghai Huangpu River, numerous pigs floating on the surface of the river.

March 10th, Shanghai Huangpu River, sanitation workers fishing out the dead pigs.

March 10th, Shanghai Huangpu River, sanitation workers dragging away the dead pigs on the shore.

On Sina Weibo:

@头条新闻: Online chatter today: Over a thousand pigs unsatisfied with pollution collective jump into the Huangpu River. March 9th, a large number of dead pigs appeared floating on the Huangpu River surface in the Songjiang district of Shanghai. At present, already over 1200 swine have been fished out, including amongst them suckling pigs as well as adult pigs weighing over hundreds of kilograms. It has been tentatively determined that these dead pigs come upstream from the Zhejiang province area. Netizens joked about this, claiming these pigs had “angrily jumped into the river” because they were unhappy with pollution.


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From Sohu:

Shanghai Huangpu River Floating Pigs Test Results: Porcine Circovirus Detected

China Exclusive Report: Results of Tests on the Pigs Floating on the Huangpu River: Porcine circovirus (PCV) detected, not yet major outbreak. The Shanghai Municipal Agriculture Commission announced on the 11th that the dead pigs that were floating in the Huangpu River have undergone sampling and testing, with one sample testing positive for porcine circovirus, and the other specimens all testing negative. Porcine circovirus disease is caused by porcine circovirus type 2, a disease that has broken out relatively frequently in recent years, and not considered a zoonosis disease [one that transmits between humans and animals].