Farmers indicted over hiding swine fever outbreakStaff writer, with CNAProsecutors yesterday indicted a father and son for falsifying evidence to hide an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak at their pig farm in Taichung’s Wuci District (梧棲) in October last year and demanded that the court give them heavy sentences. Animal health personnel disinfect a pig farm in Taichung on Oct. 31 last year. Investigators found that the younger Chen had uploaded photos taken in 2022 as false evidence of procedures in 2023 and last year. When pigs began dying in large numbers in October last year, the pair failed to report the suspected outbreak and instead administered antibiotics, prosecutors said. After inspections and mandatory testing, authorities confirmed ASF and culled 195 remaining pigs on Oct. 22 last year.

Source: Taipei Times February 25, 2026 17:16 UTC