TIGblogs TIG | TIGblogs GROUP TIGBLOGS LOGIN SIGNUP
Sobre todo creo que no todo está perdido
Sobre todo creo que no todo está perdido
They manage our waste - Taking Away Pigs
Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

A few days ago, the civic authorities carried away a truck load of pigs to leave them on the outskirts of the city because of people's complaints against pigs roaming the streets. The unfounded fear of swine flu and the very minor attacks on small children were among the other causes.

I don't understand the wisdom behind transporting all the pigs to the outskirts of the city.
For one, there never was a case of confirmed swine flu.
Second, pigs aren't a nuisance, and every animal has a right to self-defence. Little children throw stones at pigs, and most of the time, pigs run away but sometimes they defend themselves. You can't expect such an intelligent animal to not react when you attack it.

Our cities don't have any form of waste management. All the garbage ends up in landfills and the anaerobic conditions created in a landfill make it very hard for bacteria to decompose any waste. Bacterial degradation is eitherway a very slow process. Most often garbage is overflowing from bins and strewn on the roads in big cities where it rots and the stench is unbearable.
I don't think people appreciate the role pigs play in waste management. They consume almost everything, from big bones that dogs can hardly chew, to rotting fruit, to human excreta. They're really responsible for keeping much of this city clean. I think they help prevent many epidemics. In this country where people and children still relieve themselves on the roads, the only solution are pigs because they clean up our worst waste. They even clean up excreta from railway tracks.
And yet, these gentle creatures are much maligned. Their usefulness is overlooked on account of their 'ugliness'.


June 3, 2009 | 4:07 PM Comments  1 comments

You must be logged in to add tags.


Comments

kesavardhan REDDI KESA VARDHAN
June 18, 2009 | 2:41 PM

What u say is true...
I think people's minds should be cultivated first before pigs are displaced from their homes.
Humans should take responsibility about their cleanliness and environment. As the second step we should give stray dogs,pigs and other stray creatures proper place to live in.
siddiqua's Profile


Latest Posts
Super Moon
World Comics
Iron Man
april showers or...
wow. a tremor !

Monthly Archive

Change Language


Tags Archive
animals art awareness bees birds butterfly culture dying elections family fao food hunger india inspirational karnataka kingofpop michaeljackson nature pigs school sky tigers trees upcherswarblers waste wastemanagement water women worldcomics


117997 views
Important Disclaimer