Battle Over Michigan's New Swine Rules Goes Hog Wild
Michigan officials and pig farmers are locked in an escalating debate over new rules that make wild boars illegal in the state. The state maintains that the animals can destroy natural ecosystems, but...
View ArticleShanghai's Dead Pigs: Search For Answers Turns Up Denials
The discovery of thousands of dead pigs floating in the waters around Shanghai has turned up disturbing reports: of pig dumping and the sale of meat from diseased animals among pig farmers. In the...
View ArticleWhy Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?
There's a curious twist in the contentious debate over feeding antibiotics to animals in order to make them grow faster. Evidence suggests using antibiotics for growth promotion, at least among pigs,...
View ArticleAs Pig Virus Spreads, The Price Of Pork Continues To Rise
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus has killed more than 7 million piglets in the past year. There's no cure, but a vaccine that may protect piglets has been approved even though it's still being tested.
View ArticleChipotle's Pulled Pork Highlights Debate Over Sow Welfare
Wondering why your local Chipotle is no longer serving pork? It's because a big supplier was housing pigs in confined quarters. But there's debate about whether that's really worse for the animals.
View Article'Tales' Of Pig Intelligence, Factory Farming And Humane Bacon
Journalist Barry Estabrook wanted to know more about the animal and its journey from the farm to his plate. In a new book, he explores the dichotomies of the industry that's raising our pork chops.
View ArticleA Muscle Drug For Pigs Comes Out Of The Shadows
The USDA is allowing a pork retailer, for the first time, to label products as raised with "no ractopamine." It may lead to pressure on farmers to stop using the muscle-promoting drug.
View ArticleE. Coli Bacteria Can Transfer Antibiotic Resistance To Other Bacteria
Reports from China show that E. coli bacteria are increasingly resistant to the antibiotic of last resort — and can pass that resistance on to other strains of bacteria.
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