Virus lockdown for world’s smallest and rarest wild pigs

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Pygmy hogs — the world’s smallest and rarest wild pig — are under a virus lockdown.

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Not because of the coronavirus, but because of the first outbreak of African swine fever in India. There is neither a vaccine nor cure for the highly contagious viral disease that has already killed over 16,000 domestic pigs, said Pradip Gogoi, an official at Assam state’s animal husbandry wing. After authorities confirmed the swine fever outbreak reached India on May 18, scientists virtually locked down the breeding centers and adopted strict precautions, said Parag Deka, who heads the Pygmy Hog Conservation Program run jointly by Indian authorities, U.K.-based Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and local nonprofit Aaranyak.

 

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Let’s name her Lakeisha.

If Joe Biden wins the election the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would take away out oil and coal and the United States would be like Venezuela then we could eat dogs. Would do what the communist Bernie Sanders wants and Joe Biden would have Beto O’Rourke take our away ourguns.

Due to swine flu.

I always knew we were living in a real life version of Orwell’s Animal Farm

Throw masks on them. They'll be fine.

Cook 'em

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