About 2.2 thousand dead pigs were found in the main artery of Shanghai — Huangpu River, reported Reuters . The reason for the mass death of animals is not yet known, the authorities launched an investigation.
According to Agence France-Presse , Corpses, probably sailed from neighboring Zhejiang province, which is located upstream of the river. It is suggested that pigs thrown into the river farmers after the animals died from the disease.
City officials said that has already started to clear the river of pig carcasses to prevent pollution of the river, which supplies water the largest city of China. Also, began testing water quality in the Huangpu, which have revealed no abnormalities. At the same time, local bloggers have criticized too slow response of local authorities to the threat.
Shanghai Agriculture Commission, meanwhile, acknowledged that some of the animals caught suffered from porcine circovirus is not dangerous to humans, but widespread in pigs.
The pig is the most common farm animals in China. China produces annually about half the world\’s pork, which comes as domestic consumption and for export.