Although it started in southern states like Texas, there is a feral pig population explosion that has moved into northern states. The New York Times describes them as eating machines that "roam city streets, collide with cars, root up cemeteries, rototill fields, dig up lawns, decimate wetlands, kill livestock, spread diseases like pseudo-rabies, occasionally attack humans" and weigh 200 pounds or more each.Between 1990 and now, their numbers have risen from 2 million to six million and although they are recognized as the blight that they are, there are no local, regional or national policies to deal with them.
That might be about to change, but that doesn't mean that the hogs aren't going to become the latest political football. If this concerns you, read the linked article for more details.
I say between snakeheads, nutria and the pigs, we could easily take care of some of our hunger problems in this country.
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