FWD: Illegally-reared pigs culled near Port Dickson

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Part II of pig culling

 

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Isa: Pigs had to be culled

SEREMBAN: The state government acted in the

interest of the majority when it decided to proceed

with the culling of pigs reared illegally at Tanah

Merah Site A and C near Port Dickson on Monday,

said Mentri Besar Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad.

Many villagers from both the areas wanted the

authorities to put a stop to the illegal farming

activities there, he told reporters after chairing the

state Islamic Council’s finance committee meeting

here yesterday.

 

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Tuesday, April 30, 2002

Illegally-reared pigs culled near Port Dickson

PORT DICKSON: The state Veterinary Services Department has begun destroying

pigs, which are illegally reared at Tanah Merah Site A and C near here.

 

The culling operation, which began at about 8am yesterday, was initially met

with some resistance from farmers who wanted more time to dispose of the

animals.

 

 

 

However, by about 11am, some of the farmers had agreed to slaughter the animals

themselves instead of having them shot by the department staff.

 

State veterinary services director Dr Majid Awang, who was at Tanah Merah Site A

to oversee the operation, said the department had managed to destroy 32 pigs.

 

“According to our initial report, there are between 300 and 400 pigs at Tanah

Merah Site A and C,” he said.

 

Dr Majid told state DAP chief Tan Kok Wa, who was also present, that sufficient

notification had been given to the farmers.

 

He said farmers were given until March 25 to get rid of their animals, but there

were some who had refused to do so and were still rearing them up till now.

 

The state government, he said, had decided that the pigs should be culled and

the department was just carrying out its duty.

 

“They cannot say that the government or the department is cruel and inhuman.

 

“We gave them until March 25 and then extended the date to March 27 and it is

now already the end of April,” he said.

 

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