Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Hundreds Dead Pig Floating on the River

More than 900 pigs found dead floating in the Huangpu River in Shanghai. In fact, the river is is one source of drinking water for the citizens of the city of Shanghai. Hundreds of dead pigs found in Chinese river Shanghai authorites have retrieved more than 900 dead pigs from a local river and are Investigating what may be Causing the Deaths. Reports of the existence of the carcasses have been received by the authorities since early last week. Efforts to remove the carcasses that can only be done during the day for doing it at night would be very dangerous. About where the origin of the pig carcasses, are still being investigated. So far, there is no evidence that the carcasses were deliberately discarded or animal epidemic. As stated by the agricultural committee of Shanghai as quoted Yahoo! News. The test results showed that the water quality of the river is not affected. However, to ensure the safety of drinking water, authorities have pledged to tighten and intensify testing the cleaning.