January 27, 2011
Farmers Save Water By Toilet Training Pigs
Taiwan’s pig-farmers are being asked to learn a new skill in the name of water conservation, Reuters reports. The government wants them to toilet-train their animals and help save the nation millions of tonnes of water each year.
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Reader Comments
it is kind of difficult to slaughter an animal after you have gone through the trouble of toilet training it. Don’t you think?
Moses Boone | January 27th, 2011
If farmers would not use industrial, factory farm methods this would not be an issue. The pig sty showed here is not humane or sustainable, seeing the number of animals housed so closely and the grated floor for the toilet area. Farmers who use open range/outdoor access methods don’t have such sustainability issues.
Lou Markham | January 29th, 2011
Factory farms like this simply aren’t sustainable regardless of how they collect the waste. They should convert to free range methods and compost the waste instead of piling it in lagoons. Way too many animals packed in close quarters here. Unsustainable, inhumane and breeds illness that results in overuse of antibiotics.
Chris D | January 29th, 2011