Pigs

Connecting Hog Farms To Pipelines Could Streamline Methane Gas Energy

Will Michaels — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:26:07 +0000

Researchers at Duke University say they have shed more light on the prospects of using hog waste to produce energy.

Smithfield Ending Controversial Hog Crates

Jeremy Loeb — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:35:00 +0000

Animal rights advocates are welcoming news that Smithfield Foods is on track to phase out the use of small metal crates for pregnant hogs. The company said in a statement it will end the practice by 2017. The non-profit Humane Society filed a federal complaint against Smithfield a month ago.

New Laws Take Effect Saturday

Will Michaels — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:05:00 +0000

More than 50 new laws take effect this weekend in North Carolina.

Among the changes starting Saturday is a new provision in the medical malpractice law. People who file lawsuits will be limited to 500-thousand dollars in non-economic damages if they win a case. That includes compensation for pain, suffering and other injuries. There will not be a limit on payments for medical bills and lost wages.

Orphan Piglets Get New Home

WUNC News — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:48:00 +0000

Durham County Animal Shelter officials auctioned off five little pigs today. The young piglets made headlines two months ago after they turned up on interstate forty blocking traffic. The porkers have been living in a converted dog pen at the Durham County Animal Shelter. Lee Sackett of C-J Acres Animal Rescue Farm in Keystone Heights, Florida was the winning bidder. He paid $3,200 for the pigs.

Hog Farm Pollution Tied To Residents' Symptoms

Rose Hoban — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:00:00 +0000

People living near hog farms in the eastern part of the state experience breathing problems when emissions from hog waste are highest - that's from new research done by UNC environmental scientists.

Epidemiologist Steve Wing from the Gillings School of Global Public Health placed air pollution monitors in communities surrounded by large hog farms. He says one of the most important gasses he measured is hydrogen sulfide. The rotten egg smelling gas is known to be toxic to the nervous and the respiratory systems. Wing also asked residents to keep diaries of their symptoms.