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Pigs are victims of govt reform programme
STRANESTI. Romania: They gnaw iron bars in hope of sustenance. Neither chubby nor pink, these young pigs are as thin as street cats, reports AP.
Tomanla's 3 million pigs have become victims of economic reform.
Throughout this poor Balkan country, tens of thousands of pigs have died of starvation in recent weeks. And 400.000 more risk the same fate in the coming days, says government adviser Adrian Ionescu.
Farmers are increasingly unable to afford feed, which has doubled in price since January 1. when the new, reform-minded government ended farm subsidies. Nor can they get bank credits to buy feed because interest rates have climbed too high.
Authorities say they will open state granaries to supply 100.000 tons of feed to save the pigs — for now. Pig farmers say they cannot survive long-term without state subsidies.
Even well-organised, profitable farms have been hit. Sales of pork — Romania's staple meat — have plummeted since the government also lifted price controls on food January 1 and the price of pork went up.
The state plans to privatize its 48 large pig farms, auctioning 10 next week. Agriculture Minister Dinu Gavrilescu blames the pig famine on bad management and accuses the previous government of subsidising cronies in fanning.
But Nicolae Dubuleac. head of the mainly state-owned company Comporsa SA. which has 60.000 pigs, argues subsidies were well-used. His firm was profitable — until now.
"If we don't get the financial resources to buy feed, it is possible for our pigs to disappear", he said.
Livestock farmers use cheaper feed and chickens don't eat as much so those animals haven't been affected. Dubuleac said in Ploiesti. 40 miles north of the capital Buchares. And our situation isn't bad compared to others.
Crocodile stoned to death!
TBILISI. Georgia: Distraught officials at the cash-strapped Tibilisi zoo appealed Monday for help after one of their prize exhibits Gogi the crocodile, was stoned to death, reports AP.
Zoo director tieorgy Zarkua said Monday that money was needed to build a shelter and proride a guard for two surviving crocodiles. The zoo has been snort of money for years because of the government's economic crisis and conditions at the facility in the former Soviet Republic are very poor.
Zarkua said it appeared that a gang of hooligans got into the zoo Saturday and pelted Gogi with bricks and stones while he was sunning himself
The two meter (six foot) animal hail at least eight head wounds, but was still alive when zoo wotkers found him Zarkua said Efforts to save the animal failed he said