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Egypt pig killings could affect tourism: welfare group
Cairo (AFP) June 5, 2009 An animal welfare charity warned Egypt on Friday that its mass slaughter of pigs following the outbreak of swine flu risked damaging its lucrative tourism industry. The UK-based Compassion in World Farming, which coordinates a network of 34 animal welfare groups in 27 countries, said "the most horrific methods" had been used to kill 160,000 pigs in Egypt, including dumping them in mass graves and burying them alive. "Britons and people from around the world have joined the international storm of protest against this atrocity in Egypt, with many saying they'll no longer consider Egypt as a possible holiday destination," the group's chief executive, Philip Lymbery, said in a statement. "Egypt's government needs to act quickly to stop this appallingly cruel and totally unnecessary cull and show the world that lessons have been learned. Otherwise, the country's tourist industry could be amongst the casualties." In 2007, more than one million Briton visited Egypt, more than from any other country, according to tourism ministry and embassy figures. Lymbery urged the government to protect the animals "from such vile and inhumane cruelty and ensure that horrific scenes like these can never happen again." Last month, Egypt ordered the nation's pigs slaughtered in what it said was a swine flu prevention measure, although the World Health Organisation said the drastic step was unjustified. In May, another animal welfare group -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) -- expressed its "shock and outrage" at the mass slaughter after videos were posted online. One clip posted by independent newspaper Al-Masri Al-Yom showed gory images of pigs being beaten with iron bars, piglets being stabbed with kitchen knives and animals being kicked alive into bulldozer buckets. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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