Nghe An: Horrified by people dumping dead pigs into the environment at the 'epidemic epicenter' Thanh Chuong

According to the reporter's records, on the morning of April 5, on the road to Phuong ferry, Thanh Yen commune, districtThanh Chuong, there are many dead pigs thrown under the bridge.

A pig carcass weighing about 70kg is decomposing on the road to Phuong ferry, Thanh Yen commune, Thanh Chuong. Photo: Nguyen Chau

Among them was a pig weighing about 70kg in the process of decomposing, a piglet and a sack of pigs (unknown number of pigs inside) floating on the water, emitting a foul smell.

Mr. Phan Van Quang, a resident of Thanh Yen commune, said: "This road leads to Phuong ferry connecting the two banks of the river, so the traffic is very heavy every day. Therefore, it is likely that the person who dumped the pig chose the night when few people passed by to carry out his act."

It is worth mentioning that Thanh Yen commune has had an outbreak.swine feverSince early April 2021, nearly 2 tons of pigs have been destroyed in Africa in a short period of time. Local authorities have also completely banned the trading and slaughtering of pigs, especially the dumping of dead pigs into the environment. However, some households still deliberately violate the law.

Piglets and pig sacks were scattered at the foot of the bridge, on the way to Phuong ferry. Photo: Nguyen Chau

Mr. Bui Huu Chuong - Chairman of the Commune People's CommitteeThanh YenIt is reported that people have been dumping pig carcasses into the environment and the commune has directed the authorities to retrieve them and destroy them according to procedures.

"It is very difficult to identify the people who dump pigs because they often go during off-peak hours and at night, so we will increase our forces on duty and patrol. If they are discovered, we will strictly handle them according to regulations," Mr. Chuong added.

Not only Thanh Yen commune but also in the communeThanh Linh- one of the hottest areas for African swine fever in Thanh Chuong district, also saw dead pigs dumped in the middle of the river in recent days.

Mr. Nguyen Van Phu - Thanh Linh commune militia said: In early April, a dead pig weighing nearly 100 kg appeared in Trai river, however, it was very difficult to determine the household that dumped the pig because Trai river flows through Thanh Huong, Thanh Thinh communes and then Thanh Linh, so the pig also followed the water flow down. Immediately after discovering the dead pig, we immediately proceeded to destroy it according to the correct procedure.

Thanh Linh commune authorities recovered nearly 100kg of dead pigs from Trai River. Photo: Nguyen Chau

It is known that all hamlets of Thanh Linh commune have African swine fever, the number of pigs destroyed in the commune is nearly 10 tons.

Although dead pigs that are reported to local authorities for destruction will be subsidized, according to the reporter's investigation, the current mentality of some households when seeing dead pigs is to hide the disease because they are afraid that reporting will cause the whole herd to be destroyed (especially in the condition that pig prices are very high while compensation prices are much lower), so they choose to throw away the dead pigs and separate the live ones to continue taking care of them.

Thanh Chuong district has destroyed 170 tons of pigs infected with the disease. Photo: Nguyen Chau

Thanh Chuong District is the locality with the largest pig herd in the province, with 110 thousand pigs, but it is also the district with the most complicated epidemic developments in the province, with 170 tons of pigs destroyed. Currently, the District People's Committee is directing localities to drastically implement solutions.prevention and control of epidemics, focusing on disinfection and sterilization, especially patrolling and controlling the transportation of pigs and dumping of dead pigs into the environment./.