Afghanistan's only pig locked up: official

[Coventina]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iF09Q0TbkymePnFrYg3O3KRlA31Q

KABUL (AFP) — Afghanistan's only known pig has been taken off display at Kabul Zoo and locked away to avoid panic among visitors who may be worried about swine flu, the zoo's director said Wednesday.

"We put the pig temporarily in his winter house under quarantine because of swine influenza," director Aziz Gul Saqib told AFP.

"Most people don't have much knowledge about swine influenza and seeing a pig, they panic that they will be infected.

"Just to address our visitors' concerns, we have put the pig away from public view for the past two days," he said.

[Critters2]

1. I must admit I wondered why there were so many hogs in Egypt,

which is also a Muslim country.

[MyUserNameIsBroken]

3. Coptic Christians

Own the pigs in Egypt, where they are used primarily for garbage disposal. NPR has had some decent coverage of this, check their website.

[robinlynne]

2. I feel bad for that little guy. locked away alone. noone from his species for friends.

[David__77]

4. I love that a pig is an exotic animal there.

In North Korea, I read that house cats are in zoos and that Pyongyang children delight at the sight of them.