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The Egyptian government has begun slaughtering all of the pigs in the country. From the NY Times: Egypt has begun forcibly slaughtering the country’s pig herds as a precaution against swineflu, a move that the United Nations described as “a real mistake” and one that is prompting anger among the country’s pig farmers.
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