Afghanistan's only pig quarantined in flu fear

Reuters ^ | 05/05/09 | Golnar Motevalli

[TigerLikesRooster]

Afghanistan's only pig quarantined in flu fear

By Golnar Motevalli Tue May 5, 1:05 pm ET

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan's only known pig has been locked in a room, away from visitors to Kabul zoo where it normally grazes beside deer and goats, because people are worried it could infect them with the virus popularly known as swine flu.

The pig is a curiosity in Muslim Afghanistan, where pork and pig products are illegal because they are considered irreligious, and has been in quarantine since Sunday after visitors expressed alarm it could spread the new flu strain.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[Free State Four]

Pig abuse! Torture!

[allmost]

:)

[taxesareforever]

“Afghanistan’s only pig quarantined in flu fear”

They caught osama!!

[Gator113]

That poor pig has got to have serious issues.

[Gator113]

No, Obama’s girlfriend.

[eclecticEel]

They have a serious lack of understanding about how viruses spread.

[NurdlyPeon]

Well at least they have the decency to keep the pig away from the Muslims. We wouldn’t want him catching anything, would we?

[Cronos]

Viruses are spread whenAlllah say “phoeey” and when you wash your hands with foreign things like soap and brush your teeth and cut the hair on your head or trim your beard. This is what the Hadiths say. If you don’t believe me, then we will behead you, just like we do to those who disagree when we say that zzlam means peace.

[katykelly]

I make all my bacon, sausage, pork belly confit, homade stuff. I will adopt that pig.

[Sender]

On a related note, the owner of Afghanistan’s only known charcoal grill is guardedly excited and has gone off in search for Kingsford.

[Doogle]

Afghanistan's government having complicated discussions on captured pig.....what to do with it....where to ship it....
at what cost.....who will take it.....not near my goats!...
some even suggested paying other countries to take it...the other countries have no use for it......their afraid if they ship it to the United States, it will suffer and eventually get eaten
Guess it will stay in the room for now

[LeoWindhorse]

if only muslims were as rare in America

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

LOL! With one pig in the entire country, I guess there aren’t any books titled “Best Afghan BBQ Recipes” or Mahmoud Shafsani’s Championship Sauces, Rubs, and Mops”.

[Rebelbase]

A pig in Kabul? Do its keepers wear biological suits when handling it?

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Close the Pork GITMO!!!

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping... (Thanks, TigerLikesRooster!)

[sanchmo]

It’s the only pig in a country of 250,000 square miles... and they want to quarantine it further? It couldn’t be more quarantined if it was flown to the moon!

[Sender]

Actually I think there is also only one book in Afghanistan, and you know what it is. But “Best Afghan BBQ Recipes” would be #2!

[taxesareforever]

LOL!

[ArrogantBustard]

Only one pig in the entire country of Afghanistan?

Hah!

We've more pigs than that in the United States Senate!

[Karliner]

I’M CALLING PETA!! Oh wait...maybe we can bottle this pig sh*t and send it....to swinestan