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Khanzir is unique. He's the only pig in Afghanistan, a Muslim country where pork is illegal. For the past seven years he has lived a bachelor's life amid deer and goats in the Kabul Zoo.
Now, amid visitors' fears over the H1N1 swine flu, his life has become lonelier: he has been put in isolation until zoo officials confirm he's not infected.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline...lu-fears-.html
oh geez
I feel sorry for that damn pig, they ought to at least hook him up with some pig buddies/girlfriends so he's not all alone.
You seem to have misunderstood what "quarantine" means....Quote:
Originally Posted by Syme
Still, even if it dies, surely they can just get another pig from somewhere else
Uh, no, I know what "quarantine" means. I'm talking about the conditions in which the pig is kept even when it's not in quarantine. Even if this pig was taken out of quarantine, he would be all alone--the OP makes it clear that he is the only pig in the entire country. I'm saying I feel sorry for animals that are kept in captivity without any contact with other members of their species, which is how this pig is being kept even when he's not in quarantine. The quarantine in this case means keeping the pig separated from people and other animals, not from other pigs, because there ARE no other pigs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mach 5