(IQ) Wild boars killed in Iraq over swine flu fears

[Guest guest]

Crap, after all that destruction they still have an open zoo!?! What do

they dress the kids in on zoo-day out...Kevlar? That story just highlights

the total insanity of human beings, who perhaps are just getting what they

deserve and reminds me to go wash my hands.

Jigs

 

 

On 5/6/09 11:47 AM, " Merritt Clifton " <anmlpepl wrote:

 

>> If only " animal activists " would take the time to learn some basic science

>> instead of flailing about and fuelling a planetary pig genocide!

>

>

> Here is another example, just in --

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> Wild boars killed in Iraq over swine flu fears

> * STORY HIGHLIGHTS

> * Animals killed " to break a barrier of fear, " zoo official says

> * The animals were tested prior to being put to sleep, didn't have

> virus

> * Iraq had no reported cases of swine flu

> updated 7:59 a.m. EDT, Sun May 3, 2009

>

> By Jomana Karadsheh

> CNN

>

>

>

> BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Three wild boars were put to sleep in Iraq on Friday

> because of swine flu fears, a zoo official said.

> The decision to kill the 10-year-old wild boars in Baghdad was a

> precautionary measure by the government to prevent an outbreak of swine flu,

> said Adel Musa, the zoo director.

> It was done " to break a barrier of fear " zoo visitors had developed in

> recent days because of the spread of swine flu worldwide, he said.

> The animals were tested prior to being put to sleep and found not to

> carry the virus, Musa said, adding that they were killed humanely.

> Iraq had no reported cases of swine flu -- known as influenza A (H1N1) -- as

> of Sunday, the World Health Organization said.

> The government has allocated $30 million to respond to possible

> outbreaks, according to the Iraqi ministry of health.

> Health officials at border crossings are checking travelers for swine flu

> symptoms, it said.

> The Kurdistan Regional Government, the country's semiautonomous Kurdish

> region in the north, which has a large number of wild boars, has banned boar

> hunting, said Zirian Othman, the region's health minister.

> Othman said residents are being advised not to eat pork. Medical teams have

> been deployed to the region's international airports to monitor travelers,

> especially those from affected countries, he said.

> Should the region be affected by the virus, there is enough medication for

> 75,000 people, Othman said.