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China's dead pig mystery

Overcrowding on farms appears to be an underlying factor in the mysterious appearance of thousands of dead pigs floating down China's rivers

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China's dead pig mystery

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  1. A farmer works at a pig farm on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province, China June 9, 2012. REUTERS-Stringe

  2. Dead pigs float in a branch of Huangpu River in Pinghu, Zhejiang province, March 11, 2013. Over 2,200 pigs have been found dead in one of Shanghai's main water sources, official media reported, triggering a public outcry in China where concerns over food safety and environmental pollution run high. REUTER-Aly Son

  3. Cleaning workers retrieve the carcasses of pigs from a branch of Huangpu River in Shanghai, March 10, 2013. REUTERS-Stringe

  4. Cleaning workers retrieve the carcasses of pigs from a branch of Huangpu River in Shanghai, March 10, 2013. REUTERS-Stringe

  5. Dead pigs float in a branch of Huangpu River in Pinghu, Zhejiang province, March 11, 2013. REUTER-Aly Son

  6. Pigs are seen at a hog pen in Jiaxing, eastern China's Zhejiang province, September 16, 2006. REUTERS-Stringe

  7. A dead pig lies on a street in Pinghu, Zhejiang province, March 11, 2013. REUTER-Aly Son

  8. A worker moves a dead pig onto a truck in the Zhulin village of Jiaxing March 12, 2013. The workers, who have been employed since March 5 by the village government to remove dead pigs left by breeders on roadsides, said they carry away more than 200 pigs a day. REUTERS-Stringe

  9. A worker drags a sick pig to a truck in the Zhulin village of Jiaxing March 12, 2013. REUTERS-Stringe

  10. A worker moves a dead pig onto a truck in the Zhulin village of Jiaxing March 12, 2013. REUTERS-Stringe

  11. Workers pour dead pigs into a cement pit in the Zhulin village of Jiaxing March 12, 2013. REUTERS-Stringe

  12. A villager cuts meat from a dead pig in the Zhulin village of Jiaxing March 12, 2013. The village government hired two workers to remove dead pigs left by breeders on roadsides. REUTERS-Stringe

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