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Farmers Potty-train Pigs to Curb Pollution

Posted by samzenpus on from the happier-than-a-pig-in... dept.

In an attempt to curb water pollution, farmers in southern Taiwan have started to potty-train their pigs. Farmers have set up special pig toilets in the area to keep from having to pay a planned pollution fee. Pig farmer Chang Chung-tou says, "The pig toilets on my farm help me collect about 95 percent of all pig waste, making cleaning much, much easier." Now we just need them to learn how to cure and smoke each other.

5 comments

  1. The real news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    is that we're eating animals which are smart enough to be potty-trained! I think I'm going to stick with kosher and h.alâl food from now on.

    1. Re:The real news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Not these ones, they spent all their money on instant lottery tickets

  2. curing should be a breeze.... by meow27 · · Score: 1

    "Now we just need them to learn how to cure and smoke each other."

    if you are cleaning their environment from 95% of the pig waste, shouldn't alot of their health issues be resolved?

    1. Re:curing should be a breeze.... by LoRdTAW · · Score: 1

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curing_(food_preservation)

  3. Biomass by tacarat · · Score: 1

    I know dairy farmers use the gases from their cows for heating and such. I wonder if the pig farmers will start doing the same.

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