Sedated pigs to be killed, violators punished: officialAfter the discovery of thousands of pigs injected with sedatives in a large slaughterhouse complex in Cu Chi District, HCM City authorities have ordered the immediate killing of all injected animals. After the discovery of thousands of pigs injected with sedatives in a large slaughterhouse complex in Cu Chi District, HCM City authorities have ordered the immediate killing of all injected animals. On average, each day, the wholesale Hoc Mon Market in HCM City trades in over 5,000 pigs – mostly from the Xuyen A slaughterhouse. She agreed that killing all sedated pigs and making public the names of violating slaughterhouse operators were necessary deterrents. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the pigs are sedated because it makes them less rowdy and restless during transportation.

Source: VietNamNet News October 04, 2017 04:30 UTC