Livestock Technology Center Cancellation of events where children touch pigs Kanagawa Oct. 1 21:53
As the infection of swine cholera spreads in the Kanto region, the livestock technology center in Kanagawa Prefecture will stop the event that children planned for this month will come into contact with pigs, etc. in order to prevent infection of the pigs raised in the facility. Decided.
The prefectural livestock technology center in Ebina City, Kanagawa, holds an event that comes into contact with pigs and cattle every year at this time, and is crowded with many families.
However, since the infection of swine cholera was confirmed in Saitama Prefecture last month, we decided to cancel the event scheduled for this month.
In the center, Kanagawa Prefecture's brand pig “Kanagawa Yume Pork” breed pigs are bred to avoid the risk of being infected with swine cholera by entering and leaving the venue.
Masaru Shizawa, chairman of the prefectural livestock promotion organization that hosts the event, said, “It was a difficult decision to protect pigs from hog cholera. I wanted to deepen my understanding of the livestock industry through contact with livestock. I want to recover. ”