The provincial chief veterinary officer (CVO) has confirmed
two new cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PED) on a farm located
in southeastern Manitoba. The virus causes severe watery diarrhea in pigs and is
often fatal, with a nearly 100 percent mortality rate in young piglets. The
deadly virus has already claimed the lives of over 8 million piglets in the U.S.
alone.
A recent
study confirmed that the virus can be transmitted through contaminated animal
feed that has been sprayed with dried pig’s blood! The government
is now stepping in and warning pig
farmers to “maintain strict on-farm biosecurity procedures to keep PED out of
the barn. Considering the horrible
living conditions on factory farms, it’s no wonder that the disease
continues to spread.
If the thought of piglets suffering a painful death from watery
diarrhea makes you sick to your stomach, you can withdraw your support by
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