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Butchers slaughter a huge black-haired pig. |
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Butchers slaughter a huge black-haired pig, weighing over 800 kg (1,764 lb), in a sacrifice for the Yimin Festival and 'god pig contest' in Taiwan's northern county of Hsinchu on August 24, 2005.
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About 700 pigs are force-fed to gargantuan proportions every year to take part in such competitions, a traditional religoius practice that has come under fire from animal rights groups who say the breeding and slaughter methods are inhumane. Picture taken August 24, 2005. To match feature Life-Taiwan-Pigs. REUTERS/Richard Chung TW/NL LIFE TAIWAN PIGS HSINCHU
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Story by Richard Chung |
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Photo by RICHARD CHUNG |
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REUTERS NEWS PICTURE SERVICE
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