Coping with the wild boar invasion Monday, August 5, 2013 There's a place where pork producers and the Humane Society of the United States can agree. Wild pigs have no place in New York State.According to the Wall Street Journal in June, the Humane Society was urging New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign legislation making it illegal to import, possess, sell or release invasive wild pigs in the state. Not that they aren't already there. They are also known as Eurasian boars, notorious for escaping their fenced enclosures and establishing breeding populations throughout the state. A minimum of a $500 fine would be imposed for breaking the law.Brian Shapiro, New York state director for the Humane Society, is quoted as saying in a press release: "For too long, these invasive species have been escaping fenced enclosures and wreaking havoc on our environment. We are grateful to our sponsors and the legislature for recognizing the importance of protecting our native wildlife and livestock and strongly urge Governor Cuomo to sign this critical legislation right away."Earlier in June, the society applauded Vermont governor Peter Shumlin for stopping captive hunts of wild boars in that state. BP Tighter rules may be on the way for castration A Chinese takeover of Smithfields?
Spain mobilises military against swine fever, says contaminated sandwich could be cause Monday, December 1, 2025 Spain's military was deployed on Monday to contain an African swine fever outbreak near Barcelona which officials suspect may have been triggered by a wild boar eating contaminated food such as a sandwich, sparking a chain of events now disrupting the country's multibillion-euro pork export... Read this article online
How a pig disease posed a hidden biosecurity trap for beef exports Monday, December 1, 2025 It may come as a confronting surprise for cattle producers to learn that a pig disease could have cost them access to a key export beef market, had it made the relatively short hop from Timor Leste since gaining a foothold there in 2019. At LIVEXchange 2025, former chief veterinary... Read this article online
South Korea raises African Swine Fever alert after outbreak at pig farm Monday, December 1, 2025 South Korea said on Tuesday there had been an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) at a pig farm in the country's largest pig-breeding region, prompting authorities to raise the national alert level to "serious". Some 1,423 pigs were culled due to the outbreak at a farm in Dangjin, South... Read this article online
New research at University of Saskatchewan identifies cause of pig ear necrosis Monday, December 1, 2025 Pig ear necrosis was first described in the 1960s, but since then it’s been nearly impossible to identify the cause of the painful animal affliction. Until now, that is. New research at the University of Saskatchewan has identified the bacteria that causes pig ear necrosis – a fairly... Read this article online
Common gut bacteria identified as cause of pig ear necrosis Monday, December 1, 2025 It's a problem that's made its way through pig farms around the world for decades, with no clear cause or solution. But new research from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has identified the cause of pig ear necrosis, a painful and troublesome affliction that causes the ear tissue of pigs... Read this article online