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The Farm Where Old Pigs Go to Be Massaged Until They Die
Not all farm animals that have already lived their productive years have to head straight for the slaughterhouse—some go to peaceful retirement homes to live out their golden years.
Why Romanians No Longer Love Killing Pigs
People in Romania aren't buying and killing their own pigs any longer, a fact the merchants at the Brănești pig fair can't escape.
'Lulu Goes to Rehab,' Today's Comic by Ida Eva Neverdahl
Lulu Lulusen is in rehab for her cheese doodle addiction and they help her by weaning her onto pork rinds.
Walmart Is Hoping a Blockchain Can Clean Up China’s Dirty Pork Industry
A new pilot project aims to track the food supply more closely, to avoid the safety scares of the past.
Stale Bread with Ham and Rum: Tourism in the Time of Cuba
“Cuba is for traveling, not for living,” said one man I encountered. “We get a ration of five eggs per month, one piece of bread per day, and one chicken leg every 45 days.”
A Canadian Court Might Jail Woman for Giving Pigs Water
Animal activists say the trial is raising awareness to their cause.
Photos of Pig Heads and Human Pyramids at the World's Biggest Trumpet Festival
The Guča Trumpet Festival is about brass bands, makeshift bars, and indulging in one or more of the cardinal sins.
This Pig Lung Is Pulsating with Human Blood
Scientists say pigs are the ideal mammal to transplant organs to humans.
A Pig Got Loose and Britain’s Most British Week Ever Somehow Got More British
This pig is the only one in the UK with the right idea. Run, pig. Run.
Is It Ethical to Grow Human Organs Inside Animal Chimeras?
Even if creating human-animal “chimeras” is not intrinsically wrong, is there an ethical problem in experimenting on and harvesting organs from a creature that is part-human?
See Baby Wild Pigs, Tigers, and Tapirs Caught on a Camera Trap
Social media is a great way for researchers in the field to share their work while it's happening.