{"id":33111,"date":"2013-03-21T22:07:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=33111 "},"modified":"2013-03-21T22:07:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T22:07:00","slug":"33111-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=33111","title":{"rendered":"China pig deaths: Toll from Shanghai rivers nears 14,000"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The number of dead pigs discovered in Chinese rivers around Shanghai has risen to almost 14,000, officials say.<\/div>
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There is no word from the authorities about the cause of the deaths.<\/div>
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Last week, officials retrieved nearly 6,000 pig carcasses from the Huangpu River network. They insisted that water from the river was safe.<\/div>
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Residents have condemned the local government’s failure to account for the carcasses, which some believe have been dumped by farmers upstream.<\/div>
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Workers have been pulling dead pigs from rivers that supply Shanghai with drinking water for the past 11 days, sparking alarm on internet chat sites.<\/div>
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Correspondents say that the carcasses are embarrassing for the city’s authorities, who want Shanghai to be seen as an international financial centre.<\/div>
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The scandal has also highlighted China’s difficulties with food safety as pork is one of the country’s most popular meats.<\/div>
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Farmers in the Jiaxing area of Zhejiang province, upstream from Shanghai, have denied dumping the pigs in rivers.<\/div>
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Improperly disposed of animals that have died from disease can often end up in China’s food supply, experts say, despite laws against such practices.<\/div>
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So far, the general mood in the affected areas has been of concern rather than outrage or panic.<\/div>
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The Chinese public has seen food scandals before, such as the use of oil scraped from drains for cooking, and baby formula contaminated with chemicals.<\/div>
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Laboratory tests have identified that some of the pigs had porcine circovirus, a common disease that affects pigs but not humans.<\/div>
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Jiaxing officials have said that the pigs may have fallen victim to the cold weather.<\/div>
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The scandal comes amid growing concerns about China’s environment, including recent record smog levels in Beijing, and water and air pollution affecting villages.<\/div>
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